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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in |
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appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority |
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regarding appropriations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. CERTAIN REDUCTIONS IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE |
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STATE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2021. (a) The appropriations |
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from the general revenue fund for the state fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 2021, made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), to the agencies listed in this subsection are reduced |
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respectively for each agency, in the unencumbered amounts indicated |
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by this subsection, for a total aggregate reduction of |
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$505,483,200. Each of the following agencies shall identify the |
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strategies and objectives out of which the indicated reductions in |
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unencumbered amounts appropriated to the agency from the general |
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revenue fund are made except to the extent a strategy or objective |
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is specified by this subsection: |
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(1) Trusteed Programs within the Office of the |
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Governor: $20,783,291 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(2) Office of the Governor: $1,243,087 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(3) Office of the Attorney General: $26,549,199 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(4) Comptroller of Public Accounts: $11,091,563 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(5) Comptroller of Public Accounts - Fiscal Programs: |
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$1,407,917 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(6) Library and Archives Commission: $1,677,337 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(7) Secretary of State: $493,248 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(8) Department of Information Resources: $558,158 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(9) Texas Emergency Services Retirement System: |
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$33,954 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(10) Pension Review Board: $85,601 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(11) Public Finance Authority: $81,157 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(12) Bond Review Board: $36,471 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(13) Veterans Commission: $722,667 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(14) Texas Historical Commission: $2,724,637 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(15) Preservation Board: $1,033,141 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(16) Texas Commission on the Arts: $1,268,954 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(17) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service: $3,134,081 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(18) Texas A&M AgriLife Research: $2,957,033 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(19) Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic |
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Laboratory: $507,329 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(20) Texas A&M Forest Service: $2,669,415 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(21) Texas Education Agency: $15,680,975 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(22) Texas A&M University System: $77,003 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(23) Texas A&M University: $16,683,164 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(24) Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station: |
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$916,244 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(25) Tarleton State University: $2,479,494 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(26) The University of Texas at Arlington: $10,021,698 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(27) Prairie View A&M University: $2,509,295 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(28) Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service: |
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$446,177 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(29) Texas Southern University: $1,987,645 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(30) Texas A&M University at Galveston: $694,130 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(31) The University of Texas System: $391,525 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(32) The University of Texas at Austin: $28,001,098 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(33) The University of Texas at El Paso: $7,502,902 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(34) Texas A&M Transportation Institute: $380,664 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(35) University of Houston: $9,959,213 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(36) Texas Woman's University: $1,691,543 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(37) Texas A&M University - Kingsville: $2,818,366 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(38) Texas Tech University: $15,506,315 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(39) Lamar University: $4,317,816 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(40) Midwestern State University: $1,554,567 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(41) Angelo State University: $2,661,743 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(42) The University of Texas at Dallas: $9,065,514 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(43) Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College: |
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$503,589 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(44) The University of Texas of the Permian Basin: |
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$1,880,659 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(45) The University of Texas at San Antonio: |
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$8,887,496 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(46) The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley: |
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$7,907,998 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(47) Texas A&M University - San Antonio: $1,935,421 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(48) The University of Texas at Tyler: $2,619,365 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(49) Texas A&M University - Commerce: $1,859,974 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(50) University of North Texas: $7,259,510 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(51) Sam Houston State University: $4,703,729 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(52) Texas State University: $9,594,609 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(53) Stephen F. Austin State University: $1,632,927 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(54) Sul Ross State University: $946,931 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(55) West Texas A&M University: $2,893,526 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(56) Texas State University System: $136,800 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(57) University of Houston - Clear Lake: $1,457,531 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(58) Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi: $2,100,310 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(59) Texas A&M International University: $1,228,366 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(60) Texas A&M University - Texarkana: $750,295 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(61) University of Houston - Victoria: $732,426 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(62) Texas Tech University System: $136,800 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(63) University of North Texas System: $179,200 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(64) Texas A&M University - Central Texas: $1,116,092 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(65) School for the Blind and Visually Impaired: |
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$1,650,973 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(66) School for the Deaf: $723,046 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(67) University of North Texas - Dallas: $1,459,912 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(68) Higher Education Coordinating Board: $57,423,241 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(69) University of Houston System: $76,712 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(70) University of Houston - Downtown: $1,102,764 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(71) Support for Military and Veterans Exemptions: |
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$1,500,000 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(72) Office of Court Administration: $2,694,587 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(73) State Commission on Judicial Conduct: $125,469 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(74) State Law Library: $111,049 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(75) Texas Commission on Fire Protection: $175,328 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(76) Alcoholic Beverage Commission: $5,462,877 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(77) Texas Juvenile Justice Department: $21,900,778 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(78) Commission on Jail Standards: $82,439 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(79) Texas Department of Criminal Justice: |
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$91,740,828 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(80) General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board: |
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$2,204,896 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(81) Railroad Commission: $89,070 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(82) Department of Agriculture: $5,193,498 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(83) Animal Health Commission: $687,186 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(84) Water Development Board: $3,439,699 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(85) Soil and Water Conservation Board: $1,604,164 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(86) Parks and Wildlife Department: $22,447,654 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(87) Department of Housing and Community Affairs: |
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$1,191,997 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(88) Department of Transportation: $978,828 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(89) Department of Motor Vehicles: $1,005,554 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(90) Securities Board: $306,174 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(91) Office of Public Insurance Counsel: $991 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(92) Department of Licensing and Regulation: |
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$1,606,045 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(93) Texas Department of Insurance: $2,200,000 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(94) Board of Plumbing Examiners: $155,054 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(95) Public Utility Commission of Texas: $532,121 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(96) Board of Professional Geoscientists: $9,417 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(97) Texas Medical Board: $335,209 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(98) Texas State Board of Dental Examiners: $211,552 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(99) Funeral Service Commission: $23,877 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(100) Optometry Board: $26,035 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(101) Executive Council of Physical Therapy and |
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Occupational Therapy Examiners: $53,897 from General Revenue Fund |
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0001; and |
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(102) Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners: $81,396 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001. |
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(b) The appropriations from dedicated accounts in the |
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general revenue fund for the state fiscal year ending August 31, |
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2021, made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), to the |
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agencies listed in this subsection are reduced respectively for |
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each agency, in the unencumbered amounts indicated by this |
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subsection from the dedicated accounts, for a total aggregate |
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reduction of $71,507,410. Each of the following agencies shall |
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identify to the comptroller of public accounts and the Legislative |
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Budget Board the dedicated accounts, strategies, and objectives out |
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of which the indicated reductions in unencumbered amounts |
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appropriated to the agency are made: |
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(1) Trusteed Programs within the Office of the |
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Governor: $2,209,059; |
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(2) Texas Emergency Services Retirement System: |
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$132,922; |
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(3) Commission on State Emergency Communications: |
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$7,688,161; |
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(4) Texas Historical Commission: $248,625; |
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(5) Comptroller of Public Accounts - Fiscal Programs: |
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$600,000; |
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(6) Texas AgriLife Research: $22,785; |
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(7) Texas A&M Forest Service: $223,437; |
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(8) Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station: |
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$44,356; |
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(9) Texas A&M University at Galveston: $5,000; |
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(10) Higher Education Coordinating Board: $3,027,000; |
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(11) Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial |
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Council: $4,485,436; |
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(12) Office of Capital and Forensic Writs: $185,535; |
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(13) Commission on Law Enforcement: $179,756; |
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(14) Texas Department of Criminal Justice: $11,859; |
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(15) Railroad Commission: $8,854,935; |
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(16) Department of Agriculture: $1,203,307; |
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(17) Commission on Environmental Quality: |
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$33,050,205; |
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(18) Parks and Wildlife Department: $7,975,768; |
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(19) Texas Department of Insurance: $584,707; |
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(20) Public Utility Commission of Texas: $311,540; and |
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(21) Texas Medical Board: $463,016. |
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(c) The appropriations from the general revenue fund and |
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dedicated accounts in the general revenue fund for the state fiscal |
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year ending August 31, 2021, made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of |
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the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General |
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Appropriations Act), to the agencies listed in this subsection are |
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reduced respectively for each agency, in the unencumbered amounts |
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indicated by this subsection, for a total aggregate reduction of |
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$1,680,004,018. The agencies listed in this subsection shall, in |
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consultation with the comptroller of public accounts and the |
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Legislative Budget Board, determine the allocation of benefits |
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included in the reductions listed under this subsection. Each of |
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the following agencies shall identify the strategies and objectives |
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out of which the indicated reductions in unencumbered amounts |
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appropriated to the agency from the general revenue fund and |
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dedicated accounts in the general revenue fund are made except to |
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the extent a strategy or objective is specified by this subsection: |
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(1) Alcoholic Beverage Commission: $16,624,900; |
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(2) Texas Department of Criminal Justice: |
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$853,817,454; |
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(3) Texas Department of Family and Protective |
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Services: $194,959,202; |
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(4) Texas Department of Public Safety: $307,418,551; |
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(5) Department of State Health Services: $55,073,028; |
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(6) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: |
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$62,275,646; |
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(7) Texas Juvenile Justice Department: $15,900,884; |
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(8) Texas Military Department: $1,609,751; |
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(9) Parks and Wildlife Department: $11,811,093; |
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(10) The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler: |
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$13,834,955; |
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(11) The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer |
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Center: $90,961,382; and |
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(12) The University of Texas Medical Branch at |
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Galveston: $55,717,172. |
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(d) This subsection applies only to a state agency or |
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institution of higher education the appropriations to which are |
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reduced under Subsection (c) of this section. Notwithstanding any |
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other provision of Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), a grant of federal money received from the Office of the |
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Governor by a state agency or institution of higher education to |
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which this section applies shall be: |
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(1) treated as general revenue for the purpose of |
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calculating benefits in accordance with Section 6.08, Article IX, |
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of that Act; and |
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(2) eligible for proportional general revenue |
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benefits as if the appropriations from general revenue were not |
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reduced for the state agency or institution of higher education |
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under Subsection (c) of this section. |
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(e) It is the intent of the legislature that federal funds |
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appropriated in accordance with Section 13.01, Article IX, of |
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Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), to a state agency |
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or institution of higher education be used by the agency or |
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institution for the purpose of avoiding reductions to the provision |
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of important government services as a result of the reduction in the |
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amount appropriated to the agency or institution from the general |
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revenue fund or a dedicated account in the general revenue fund |
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under Subsection (c) of this section. |
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(f) It is the intent of the legislature that lapsed |
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appropriations associated with appropriations made by Chapter 1353 |
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(H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
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General Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund or from |
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dedicated accounts in the general revenue fund to a state agency or |
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institution of higher education for the state fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 2020, be used to offset the total amount of reductions |
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required by Subsections (a) and (b) of this section for the |
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applicable agency or institution. The offset is contingent upon |
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approval by the comptroller of public accounts and the Legislative |
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Budget Board. |
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SECTION 2. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE |
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GOVERNOR: DISASTER-RELATED APPROPRIATIONS. Any and all amounts |
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that have not been expended or encumbered as of the effective date |
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of this Act and that were previously appropriated from the economic |
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stabilization fund by Section 5, Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the |
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86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental |
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Appropriations Act), for Trusteed Programs within the Office of the |
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Governor for the purpose of response to a disaster similar to |
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purposes addressed by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), (with those amounts estimated to be $0) are appropriated for |
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the same purposes from the same funds for use during the two-year |
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period beginning on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. FACILITIES COMMISSION: CAPITOL COMPLEX PHASE 1. |
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In addition to amounts previously appropriated by Chapter 1353 |
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(H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
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General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of $34,920,754 is |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas |
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Facilities Commission, for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing interior |
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finish out of new facilities included in Phase I of the Capitol |
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Complex construction projects, costs associated with moving |
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agencies into the new facilities, and security services for the new |
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facilities for the following strategies as listed in Chapter 1353 |
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(H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
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General Appropriations Act): |
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(1) $34,724,146 for Strategy A.2.1., Facilities |
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Design and Construction; and |
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(2) $196,608 and three full-time-equivalent positions |
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for Strategy B.2.1., Facilities Operation. |
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SECTION 4. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF |
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THE PACIFIC WAR. The amounts (estimated to be $0) that have not |
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been expended or encumbered by the Texas Historical Commission as |
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of the effective date of this Act and that were previously |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund by Section 7, |
|
Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas |
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Historical Commission for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the same purposes, which are capital |
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projects at the National Museum of the Pacific War under Strategy |
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A.1.4., Historic Sites, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of |
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the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General |
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Appropriations Act), including: |
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(1) updates to the electrical, security, and heating, |
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ventilation, and air conditioning systems; |
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(2) projects to address accessibility issues; |
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(3) exterior, roofing, and structural repairs to the |
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Nimitz Barn maintenance area; |
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(4) refurbishment of the Bush Gallery to address wear |
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and tear from visitor volume; and |
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(5) technology upgrades to exhibits in the Bush |
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Gallery. |
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SECTION 5. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: COURTHOUSE |
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PRESERVATION GRANTS. The amounts (estimated to be $0) that have not |
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been expended or encumbered by the Texas Historical Commission as |
|
of the effective date of this Act and that were previously |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund by Section 8, |
|
Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas |
|
Historical Commission for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the same purposes, which are |
|
courthouse preservation grants under Strategy A.1.3., Courthouse |
|
Preservation, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations |
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Act). |
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SECTION 6. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: DEFERRED |
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MAINTENANCE. The amounts (estimated to be $0) that have not been |
|
expended or encumbered by the Texas Historical Commission as of the |
|
effective date of this Act and that were previously appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund by Section 9, Chapter 465 |
|
(S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
|
(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are appropriated from the |
|
economic stabilization fund to the Texas Historical Commission for |
|
the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for |
|
the same purposes as provided by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the |
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85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General |
|
Appropriations Act), which are deferred maintenance projects under |
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Strategy A.1.4., Historic Sites. |
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SECTION 7. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: LEVI JORDAN |
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PLANTATION. The amounts (estimated to be $0) that have not been |
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expended or encumbered by the Texas Historical Commission as of the |
|
effective date of this Act and that were previously appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund by Section 10, Chapter 465 |
|
(S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
|
(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are appropriated from the |
|
economic stabilization fund to the Texas Historical Commission for |
|
the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for |
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the same purposes, which are continuing development of the Levi |
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Jordan Plantation, including architectural, engineering, |
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interpretive, and site survey services and collections |
|
conservation and acquisition to develop museum exhibits, as |
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provided by Strategy A.1.4., Historic Sites, Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), |
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Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General |
|
Appropriations Act). |
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SECTION 8. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SETTLEMENT FOR SUPPORT |
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AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE SPECIAL EDUCATION. (a) In addition to |
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amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium |
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ending August 31, 2021, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), and by Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, |
|
Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), the |
|
amount of $107,928,979 is appropriated from the general revenue |
|
fund to the Texas Education Agency for the two-year period |
|
beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of using |
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the funds as required by the negotiated legal settlement agreement |
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between the State of Texas and the United States Department of |
|
Education to prevent the withholding of federal funds as a result of |
|
an alleged failure to maintain adequate state financial support for |
|
special education under federal law (20 U.S.C. Section |
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1412(a)(18)(A) and 34 C.F.R. Section 300.163(a)), during the state |
|
fiscal years ending August 31, 2012, August 31, 2017, and August 31, |
|
2018. |
|
(b) The unencumbered appropriations from the general |
|
revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency made by Sections |
|
30(a)(1) and (2), Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental |
|
Appropriations Act), are reduced by $107,900,000. |
|
(c) The amounts appropriated under Subsection (a) of this |
|
section must be used to provide funding for public schools and must |
|
be distributed for each full-time equivalent student in average |
|
daily attendance in a special education program under Subchapter A, |
|
Chapter 29, Education Code, in proportion to the applicable weight |
|
for the student under the public school finance system. |
|
SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: TEXAS EDUCATION |
|
AGENCY. (a) The unencumbered appropriations from the Foundation |
|
School Fund No. 193 made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), to the Texas Education Agency for use during the state fiscal |
|
biennium ending August 31, 2021, are reduced by $5,473,203,345 from |
|
Strategy A.1.1., Foundation School Program-Equalized Operations, |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act). |
|
(b) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
|
1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
|
appropriations to the Texas Education Agency, the sum-certain |
|
appropriation to the Foundation School Program for the state fiscal |
|
year ending August 31, 2021, is $24,418,500,000. |
|
SECTION 10. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: NATURAL DISASTERS. |
|
In addition to amounts previously appropriated by Chapter 1353 |
|
(H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal |
|
biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of $56,388,408 is |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas A&M |
|
Forest Service, for the two-year period beginning on the effective |
|
date of this Act for the purpose of responding to previously |
|
occurring and future natural disasters, including responding |
|
through the mobilization of ground and aviation resources for fire |
|
suppression. |
|
SECTION 11. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON HEALTH SCIENCES |
|
CENTER: FACULTY RECRUITMENT. In addition to amounts previously |
|
appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
|
2021, the amount of $500,000 is appropriated out of the general |
|
revenue fund to the University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences |
|
Center, for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
|
this Act for the purpose of recruiting faculty for the UTHealth |
|
Behavioral Sciences Center, a campus program within the University |
|
of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center. |
|
SECTION 12. SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE: HIGHER EDUCATION GROUP |
|
INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS. In addition to amounts previously |
|
appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
|
2021, $5,660,318 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to |
|
South Texas College for the state fiscal year ending August 31, |
|
2021, to provide for state contributions for health benefits. |
|
SECTION 13. LAMAR STATE COLLEGE - ORANGE: HURRICANE |
|
RECOVERY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of |
|
$1,472,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to |
|
Lamar State College - Orange, for the two-year period beginning on |
|
the effective date of this Act for the purpose of recovery from |
|
Hurricane Laura, including for repairs and the purchase of a |
|
natural gas power generator. |
|
SECTION 14. LAMAR UNIVERSITY: TROPICAL STORM IMELDA |
|
RECOVERY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of |
|
$5,700,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to |
|
Lamar University, for the two-year period beginning on the |
|
effective date of this Act for the purpose of building repair and |
|
flooding recovery necessitated by damage from Tropical Storm |
|
Imelda. |
|
SECTION 15. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: |
|
CORRECTIONAL MANAGED HEALTH CARE. In addition to amounts |
|
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August |
|
31, 2021, $123,700,000 is appropriated from the general revenue |
|
fund to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice beginning on the |
|
effective date of this Act and for the state fiscal year ending |
|
August 31, 2021, for correctional managed health care under |
|
Strategy C.1.9., Hospital and Clinical Care, as listed in Chapter |
|
1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
|
(the General Appropriations Act). |
|
SECTION 16. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. In |
|
addition to amounts previously appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
|
1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal |
|
biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of $86,000,000 is |
|
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department |
|
of Criminal Justice, for the period beginning on the effective date |
|
of this Act and ending August 31, 2021, for the following purposes: |
|
(1) Strategy C.1.1., Correctional Security |
|
Operations, $47,000,000; |
|
(2) Strategy C.1.5., Institutional Goods, $6,000,000; |
|
(3) Strategy C.1.7., Institutional Operations and |
|
Maintenance, $22,000,000; and |
|
(4) Strategy E.2.1., Parole Supervision, $11,000,000. |
|
SECTION 17. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: |
|
CORRECTIONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM PROJECT. The amounts |
|
(estimated to be $24,164,000) that have not been expended or |
|
encumbered by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as of the |
|
effective date of this Act and that were previously appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund by Section 53, Chapter 465 |
|
(S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
|
(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are appropriated from the |
|
economic stabilization fund to the Texas Department of Criminal |
|
Justice for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
|
this Act to be used for corrections information technology system |
|
projects as provided under Strategy G.1.4., Information Resources, |
|
as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, |
|
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act). |
|
SECTION 18. TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: DATA CENTER |
|
SERVICES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for use |
|
during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, $400,000 |
|
is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Juvenile |
|
Justice Department for the period beginning on the effective date |
|
of this Act and ending August 31, 2021, for the purpose of making a |
|
payment in the amount of $400,000 to the Department of Information |
|
Resources for data center services. |
|
SECTION 19. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. In |
|
addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
|
biennium ending August 31, 2021, the following amounts necessary to |
|
replace funds transferred as provided by the Texas Commission on |
|
Environmental Quality, Rider 11 and Rider 25, Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
|
1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), for the purpose of continuing water |
|
rights litigation with the State of New Mexico for equitable |
|
distribution of water pursuant to the Rio Grande Compact are |
|
appropriated to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for |
|
use by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during the |
|
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act from the |
|
funds and accounts and in the amounts as follows: |
|
(1) $650,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated Clean Air |
|
Account No. 151; |
|
(2) $500,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated Operating |
|
Permit Fees Account No. 5094; |
|
(3) $500,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated Water |
|
Resource Management Account No. 153; |
|
(4) $1,000,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated |
|
Petroleum Storage Tank Remediation Account No. 655; |
|
(5) $500,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated Hazardous |
|
and Solid Waste Remediation Fees Account No. 550; and |
|
(6) $1,850,000 from the general revenue fund. |
|
SECTION 20. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS |
|
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY FUND. (a) In addition to amounts |
|
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August |
|
31, 2021, $100,400,000 is appropriated from the economic |
|
stabilization fund to the comptroller of public accounts for the |
|
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, for the purpose of |
|
immediately depositing that amount to the credit of the Texas |
|
infrastructure resiliency fund. |
|
(b) The unencumbered appropriations made from the economic |
|
stabilization fund to the comptroller of public accounts for the |
|
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for the purpose of |
|
immediately depositing that amount to the credit of the Texas |
|
infrastructure resiliency fund as provided by Section 85, Chapter |
|
465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
|
(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are reduced by |
|
$172,000,000. |
|
SECTION 21. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. The amount of |
|
$600,000 appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), to the Texas Workforce Commission through appropriated |
|
receipts by way of an intra-agency contract between the Texas |
|
Education Agency and the Texas Workforce Commission to provide |
|
subsidies to individuals 21 years of age or older for the high |
|
school equivalency exam, for use during fiscal year 2020, is |
|
appropriated for use during fiscal year 2021 for the same purposes. |
|
SECTION 22. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: NUTRITION |
|
ASSISTANCE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of |
|
$3,380,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the |
|
Department of Agriculture beginning on the effective date of this |
|
Act and for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, for |
|
programs under Strategy C.1.2., Nutrition Assistance (State), as |
|
listed in Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, |
|
Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), and |
|
allocated as follows: |
|
(1) $1,400,000 for the Texans Feeding Texans - Home |
|
Delivered Meals Program; and |
|
(2) $1,980,000 for the Texans Feeding Texans - Surplus |
|
Agricultural Products Grant Program. |
|
SECTION 23. CAPITAL BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF |
|
STATE HEALTH SERVICES. The bill pattern of the appropriations to |
|
the Department of State Health Services in Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), |
|
Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General |
|
Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following |
|
appropriately numbered rider to read as follows: |
|
__. Additional Capital Budget Authority. (a) |
|
Notwithstanding any limitations in this Act, the Department of |
|
State Health Services may increase capital budget authority for |
|
repairs and renovations at the Texas Center for Infectious Disease |
|
(TCID) using $1,104,759 in other funds, generated from delivery |
|
system reform incentive payments. The funds may be transferred to a |
|
new capital budget item for the state fiscal year ending August 31, |
|
2020, and then moved forward to the state fiscal year ending August |
|
31, 2021, to be expended for repair of the TCID fire alarm system |
|
and other related repairs and renovations. |
|
(b) If the Department of State Health Services is not able |
|
to create a new capital budget item as authorized under Subsection |
|
(a) of this rider, the Department of State Health Services may |
|
transfer other funds as necessary in the amount provided by |
|
Subsection (a) to create a new capital budget item for the purposes |
|
described by Subsection (a). |
|
SECTION 24. PRESERVATION BOARD. (a) In addition to amounts |
|
previously appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
|
2021, the amount of $33,605,000 is appropriated from the economic |
|
stabilization fund to the Preservation Board for the two-year |
|
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose |
|
of performing renovations to the Texas Capitol and the Capitol |
|
Extension, including the replacement of the Capitol's historic |
|
roof, phase 1 of an exterior waterproofing project for the Capitol |
|
and Capitol Extension, and other repairs and renovations to the |
|
Capitol, Capitol Extension, Capitol Visitors Center, Capitol |
|
grounds, and Governor's Mansion. |
|
(b) In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of |
|
$2,465,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to |
|
the Preservation Board for the two-year period beginning on the |
|
effective date of this Act for the purpose of performing repairs and |
|
renovations to the Texas State History Museum. |
|
SECTION 25. CAPITOL MOVES. In addition to amounts |
|
previously appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
|
2021, the following amounts, for a total aggregate appropriation of |
|
$5,210,512, are appropriated from the economic stabilization fund |
|
to the following agencies for the two-year period beginning on the |
|
effective date of this Act for the purpose of paying expenses |
|
related to moving agencies to new Capitol Complex offices: |
|
(1) Commission on State Emergency Communications: |
|
$85,500; |
|
(2) Veterans Commission: $98,432; |
|
(3) Higher Education Coordinating Board: $749,098; |
|
(4) Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council: |
|
$85,000; |
|
(5) Board of Chiropractic Examiners: $70,000; |
|
(6) Texas State Board of Dental Examiners: $83,055; |
|
(7) Funeral Service Commission: $50,000; |
|
(8) Board of Professional Geoscientists: $34,214; |
|
(9) Texas Medical Board: $3,004,500; |
|
(10) Texas Board of Nursing: $597,512; |
|
(11) Optometry Board: $38,390; |
|
(12) Board of Pharmacy: $7,050; |
|
(13) Executive Council of Physical Therapy and |
|
Occupational Therapy Examiners: $39,754; |
|
(14) Texas Racing Commission: $204,307; and |
|
(15) Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners: $63,700. |
|
SECTION 26. BUILDING RELATED APPROPRIATIONS FOR VARIOUS |
|
AGENCIES. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the following |
|
amounts, for a total aggregate appropriation of $584,967,877 are |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for the two-year |
|
period beginning on the effective date of this Act as follows: |
|
(1) Facilities Commission: $76,546,870 for health and |
|
safety improvements and remediation of deferred maintenance of |
|
state buildings; |
|
(2) Texas Historical Commission: $19,125,000 for |
|
remediation of deferred maintenance of state buildings; |
|
(3) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: |
|
$322,005,896, to be allocated as follows: |
|
(A) $321,250,000 for new construction; and |
|
(B) $755,896 for fire protection, power, cooling |
|
and heating ventilation and air conditioning, and preventative |
|
maintenance of state buildings; |
|
(4) School for the Blind and Visually Impaired: |
|
$1,935,000 for health and safety improvements to state buildings; |
|
(5) Texas Department of Criminal Justice: |
|
$153,820,000 for health and safety improvements to state buildings; |
|
(6) Texas Juvenile Justice Department: $3,538,850, to |
|
be allocated as follows: |
|
(A) $2,500,000 for health and safety |
|
improvements to state buildings; and |
|
(B) $1,038,850 for remediation of deferred |
|
maintenance of state buildings; |
|
(7) Texas Military Department: $4,246,261, to be |
|
allocated as follows: |
|
(A) $2,279,956 for health and safety |
|
improvements to state buildings; and |
|
(B) $1,966,305 for remediation of deferred |
|
maintenance of state buildings; and |
|
(8) Texas Department of Public Safety: $3,750,000 for |
|
remediation of deferred maintenance of state buildings. |
|
(b) In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the following |
|
amounts, for a total aggregate appropriation of $1,856,992, are |
|
appropriated from Adjutant General Federal Fund No. 449 to the |
|
Adjutant General for the two-year period beginning on the effective |
|
date of this Act as follows: |
|
(1) $977,124 for the State of Texas Armory |
|
Revitalization Project for health and safety improvements to |
|
armories and readiness facilities; |
|
(2) $800,774 for facility sustainment by remediation |
|
of deferred maintenance of state buildings; and |
|
(3) $79,094 for remediation of deferred maintenance to |
|
prevent armory deterioration. |
|
(c) In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the following |
|
amounts, for a total aggregate appropriation of $24,433,264, are |
|
appropriated to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission as |
|
follows: |
|
(1) $744,104 from federal funds, for fire protection, |
|
power, cooling and heating ventilation and air conditioning, and |
|
preventative maintenance of state buildings; and |
|
(2) $23,689,160 from revenue bonds to address deferred |
|
maintenance needs at state supported living centers and state |
|
hospitals, including: |
|
(A) repairs and renovations for fire, electrical |
|
and plumbing systems; |
|
(B) anti-ligature remediation; and |
|
(C) roofing of state buildings. |
|
(d) In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of |
|
$6,187,500 is appropriated from the Texas Department of Motor |
|
Vehicles fund to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the two-year |
|
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose |
|
of new construction of a building at department headquarters. |
|
SECTION 27. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: BRAZORIA |
|
COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER. In addition to amounts previously |
|
appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
|
2021, the following amounts, in an aggregate total of $8,700,000, |
|
are appropriated to the Texas Department of Public Safety for the |
|
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the |
|
purpose of building a consolidated law enforcement center with the |
|
Brazoria County's Sheriff's Office, to be named in honor of E. J. |
|
"Joe" King, from the sources and in the amounts as follows: |
|
(1) $3,000,000 from the economic stabilization fund; |
|
(2) $1,700,000 (estimated) from unexpended balances |
|
previously appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas |
|
Department of Public Safety for a consolidated law enforcement |
|
center with the Brazoria County's Sheriff's Office, under Strategy |
|
G.1.6., Facilities Management, as described in Rider 55 following |
|
the agency's bill pattern of appropriations, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
|
1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act); |
|
(3) $1,000,000 from unexpended balances previously |
|
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department |
|
of Public Safety for the driver license office in the City of |
|
Angleton, under Strategy F.1.1., Driver License Services, as |
|
described in Rider 43 following the agency's bill pattern of |
|
appropriations, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act); and |
|
(4) $3,000,000 from unexpended balances previously |
|
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department |
|
of Public Safety, under Strategy E.1.2., Crime Records Services, by |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act). |
|
SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: FACILITIES |
|
COMMISSION. The unencumbered appropriations from the general |
|
revenue fund to the Facilities Commission made by Chapter 1353 |
|
(H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal |
|
biennium ending August 31, 2021, for lease payments are reduced by |
|
$35,336,472. The commission shall identify the strategies and |
|
objectives to which the reduction is to be allocated and the amount |
|
of the reduction for each of those strategies and objectives. |
|
SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: PUBLIC FINANCE |
|
AUTHORITY. The unencumbered appropriations from the general |
|
revenue fund to the Public Finance Authority made by Chapter 1353 |
|
(H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal |
|
biennium ending August 31, 2021, for bond debt service payments, |
|
including appropriations subject to Rider 3, page I-50, Chapter |
|
1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
|
(the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
|
appropriations to the authority, are reduced by a total aggregate |
|
of $25,000,000. The authority shall identify the strategies and |
|
objectives to which the reduction is to be allocated and the amount |
|
of the reduction for each of those strategies and objectives. |
|
SECTION 30. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN |
|
SERVICES COMMISSION. The unencumbered appropriations from the |
|
general revenue fund to the Texas Health and Human Services |
|
Commission made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
|
2021, for lease payments to the master lease purchase program are |
|
reduced by an aggregate of $13,626,309. The commission shall |
|
identify the strategies and objectives to which the reduction is to |
|
be allocated and the amount of the reduction for each of those |
|
strategies and objectives. |
|
SECTION 31. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS. (a) In |
|
addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
|
biennium ending August 31, 2021, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of |
|
the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General |
|
Appropriations Act), the amount of $777,320 is appropriated from |
|
the economic stabilization fund to the Alcoholic Beverage |
|
Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date |
|
of this Act for the purpose of upgrading the commission's |
|
cybersecurity infrastructure. |
|
(b) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
|
1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), the following amounts are |
|
appropriated to the following agencies from the specified sources |
|
for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act |
|
for the purpose of modernization of various agency legacy computer |
|
systems as follows: |
|
(1) Office of the Attorney General: an aggregate |
|
amount of $4,841,500 appropriated for the legal case legacy |
|
modernization project, with $4,698,192 appropriated from the |
|
economic stabilization fund and $143,308 appropriated from |
|
interagency contract proceeds; |
|
(2) Office of the Attorney General: an aggregate |
|
amount of $24,080,298 appropriated for the system modernization |
|
project phase 1, with $8,187,301 appropriated from the economic |
|
stabilization fund and $15,892,997 appropriated from federal |
|
funds; |
|
(3) Office of the Attorney General: an aggregate |
|
amount of $44,255,140 appropriated for the system modernization |
|
project phase 2, with $15,046,748 appropriated from the economic |
|
stabilization fund and $29,208,392 appropriated from federal |
|
funds; |
|
(4) Secretary of State: $18,171,924 appropriated from |
|
the economic stabilization fund for the legacy system modernization |
|
project; |
|
(5) Texas Department of Family and Protective |
|
Services: an aggregate amount of $3,557,213 appropriated for |
|
information technology projects to meet case orders, with |
|
$3,122,001 appropriated from the economic stabilization fund and |
|
$435,212 appropriated from federal funds; |
|
(6) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: |
|
$7,280,267 appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for |
|
the migration of CLASS, CLASSMate, and Public and Provide systems |
|
from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to the |
|
Texas Health and Human Services Commission; |
|
(7) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: an |
|
aggregate amount of $266,406,192 appropriated for phase 1 of the |
|
management information systems modernization and procurement and |
|
transition, with $31,644,412 appropriated from the economic |
|
stabilization fund and $234,761,780 appropriated from federal |
|
funds; |
|
(8) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: an |
|
aggregate amount of $25,213,488 appropriated for the vendor drug |
|
program pharmacy benefits services modernization, with $2,928,372 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund and $22,285,116 |
|
appropriated from federal funds; |
|
(9) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: an |
|
aggregate amount of $7,150,000 appropriated for the development of |
|
a system to identify, preserve, collect, analyze, and produce all |
|
documents and information including electronically stored |
|
information in a hybrid cloud solution, with $4,853,581 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund and $2,296,419 |
|
appropriated from federal funds; |
|
(10) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: an |
|
aggregate amount of $1,029,946 appropriated for an automation of |
|
the survey scheduling function within a workload management system, |
|
with $933,750 appropriated from the economic stabilization fund and |
|
$96,196 appropriated from federal funds; |
|
(11) School for the Blind and Visually Impaired: |
|
$900,000 appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for |
|
redesigning and updating of the school's website; |
|
(12) Higher Education Coordinating Board: $4,000,000 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for the board's |
|
application portfolio modernization project; |
|
(13) Alcoholic Beverage Commission: $3,675,382 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for the |
|
commission's public safety technology project; |
|
(14) Alcoholic Beverage Commission: $4,347,730 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for |
|
modernization of the commission's licensing and tax collection |
|
system; |
|
(15) Commission on Law Enforcement: $2,143,262 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for information |
|
technology security and network operations; |
|
(16) Commission on Environmental Quality: $4,089,282 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for updating the |
|
occupational licensing and commissioner integrated database; and |
|
(17) Department of Transportation: $16,480,410 |
|
appropriated from the state highway fund to update and secure |
|
inefficient hardware and software systems. |
|
(c) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
|
1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), the following amounts are |
|
appropriated to the following agencies from the specified sources |
|
for use for the listed information technology projects for the |
|
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act as |
|
follows: |
|
(1) Texas Historical Commission: $240,000 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for commission |
|
technology upgrades; |
|
(2) Pension Review Board: $300,000 appropriated from |
|
the economic stabilization fund for migration of the board's data |
|
from multiple servers to the cloud and the creation of a new |
|
web-based interface for the current internal databases; |
|
(3) Pension Review Board: $300,000 appropriated from |
|
the economic stabilization fund for the creation of a self-service |
|
portal to allow retirement systems to access a secure reporting |
|
portal to upload reports and view compliance status in real time; |
|
(4) Department of State Health Services: $1,181,028 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for a customer |
|
service efficiency project; |
|
(5) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: an |
|
aggregate amount of $13,418,742 appropriated for the system-wide |
|
business enablement platform project, with $8,444,183 appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund and $4,974,559 appropriated |
|
from federal funds; |
|
(6) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: an |
|
aggregate amount of $36,737,765 appropriated to provide for |
|
replacement of the end-of-life/end-of-support network |
|
infrastructure, including routers, switches, perimeter security |
|
protection equipment, firewalls, wireless local area networks, and |
|
uninterruptible power supplies, with $26,447,516 appropriated from |
|
the economic stabilization fund and $10,290,249 appropriated from |
|
federal funds; |
|
(7) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: an |
|
aggregate amount of $7,753,135 appropriated to restore reductions |
|
for certain information technology projects, with $6,000,000 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund and $1,753,135 |
|
appropriated from federal funds; |
|
(8) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: |
|
$3,106,672 appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for |
|
infrastructure upgrades to fiber and cabling projects at state |
|
hospitals and state supported living centers; |
|
(9) Texas Department of Criminal Justice: $21,475,950 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for a technology |
|
component for inmate health care; |
|
(10) Department of Motor Vehicles: $3,133,578 |
|
appropriated from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund for |
|
the Department of Motor Vehicles Automation System - webSALVAGE |
|
Project; |
|
(11) Department of Motor Vehicles: $3,472,958 |
|
appropriated from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund for |
|
the Accounts Receivable System Project; |
|
(12) Department of Motor Vehicles: $5,225,712 |
|
appropriated from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund for |
|
the Complaint Management System Project; |
|
(13) Department of Transportation: $22,471,772 |
|
appropriated from the state highway fund for the Enterprise |
|
Information Management Project; |
|
(14) Department of Transportation: $49,606,226 |
|
appropriated from the state highway fund for the Information and |
|
Systems Modernization Project; |
|
(15) Health Professions Council: $42,630 appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund for the Upgrade of Regulatory |
|
Database Project; |
|
(16) Texas Department of Insurance: $4,973,254 |
|
appropriated from the Texas Department of Insurance operating |
|
account for website modernization, automation, and the replacement |
|
of the Division of Workers' Compensation COMPASS System; |
|
(17) Department of Licensing and Regulation: |
|
$2,000,000 appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for |
|
the Licensing System - Phase II Project; |
|
(18) Optometry Board: $8,000 appropriated from the |
|
economic stabilization fund for the replacement of personal |
|
computers; |
|
(19) Board of Plumbing Examiners: $23,700 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for information |
|
technology enhancements to the VERSA Regulatory Licensing and |
|
Enforcement Database Project; and |
|
(20) Texas Racing Commission: $48,386 appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund for the Docking Desktops and |
|
Monitors Project. |
|
(d) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
|
1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), the following amounts are |
|
appropriated to the following agencies from the specified sources |
|
for use for the listed information technology projects for the |
|
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act as |
|
follows: |
|
(1) Public Finance Authority: an aggregate amount of |
|
$60,000 appropriated to provide for the Data Center Consolidation |
|
Project, with $30,000 appropriated from the Texas Public Finance |
|
Authority master lease project fund and $30,000 appropriated from |
|
bond revenue proceeds; |
|
(2) Department of Information Resources: an aggregate |
|
amount of $808,541 appropriated for the Data Center Consolidation - |
|
Data Warehouse Project, with $177,374 appropriated from the |
|
Department of Information Resources clearing fund account, |
|
$408,818 appropriated from the telecommunications revolving |
|
account - appropriated receipts, $26,782 appropriated from the |
|
telecommunications revolving account - interagency contracts, |
|
$176,869 appropriated from the statewide technology account - |
|
interagency contracts, and $18,689 appropriated from the statewide |
|
network applications account - appropriated receipts; |
|
(3) Department of Information Resources: an aggregate |
|
amount of $926,012 appropriated for the Data Center Consolidation - |
|
Data Optimization Project, with $403,677 appropriated from the |
|
Department of Information Resources clearing fund account, |
|
$418,307 appropriated from the telecommunications revolving |
|
account - appropriated receipts, $29,946 appropriated from the |
|
telecommunications revolving account - interagency contracts, |
|
$53,113 appropriated from the statewide technology account - |
|
interagency contracts, and $20,906 appropriated from the statewide |
|
network applications account - appropriated receipts; |
|
(4) Texas Department of Family and Protective |
|
Services: an aggregate amount of $3,433,847 appropriated to provide |
|
for data center consolidation, with $3,146,126 appropriated from |
|
the economic stabilization fund and $287,721 appropriated from |
|
federal funds; |
|
(5) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: an |
|
aggregate amount of $5,406,153 appropriated to provide for data |
|
center consolidation, with $3,146,126 appropriated from the |
|
economic stabilization fund and $2,301,671 appropriated from |
|
federal funds; and |
|
(6) Texas Education Agency: $1,833,750 appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund for data center consolidation. |
|
(e) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the |
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
|
1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), the following amounts are |
|
appropriated to the following agencies from the specified sources |
|
for use for the listed information technology projects for the |
|
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act as |
|
follows: |
|
(1) Office of the Attorney General: an aggregate |
|
amount of $4,224,001 appropriated to provide for the CAPPS |
|
Financial Transition Phase II Project, with $4,120,889 |
|
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund and $103,112 |
|
appropriated from interagency contract proceeds; |
|
(2) Facilities Commission: $2,173,394 appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund for the deployment of CAPPS |
|
Financials; |
|
(3) Public Finance Authority: $82,924 appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund for the support of |
|
programming, development, and deployment costs for transitioning |
|
the agency's human resources payroll from the Uniform Statewide |
|
Payroll/Personnel System to CAPPS; |
|
(4) Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal |
|
Compact Commission: $26,676 appropriated from the economic |
|
stabilization fund for the CAPPS Financials Deployment Project; |
|
(5) Water Development Board: $588,063 appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund for the CAPPS Financials |
|
Deployment Project; |
|
(6) Department of Transportation: $21,284,494 |
|
appropriated from the state highway fund for the CAPPS Upgrades and |
|
Improvements Project; and |
|
(7) Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council: |
|
$12,000 appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for the |
|
Deployment - Financials Project for CAPPS. |
|
(f) In addition to the number of full-time equivalent |
|
employees an agency is authorized by other law to employ during the |
|
applicable state fiscal year, the following agencies may use the |
|
money appropriated to the agencies under the following specified |
|
subsections of this section to employ the specified number of |
|
full-time equivalent employees during the following specified |
|
state fiscal years: |
|
(1) Alcoholic Beverage Commission: the amount |
|
appropriated under Subsection (b)(13) of this section may be used |
|
to employ three additional full-time equivalent employees during |
|
the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, and three additional |
|
full-time equivalent employees during the state fiscal year ending |
|
August 31, 2023; |
|
(2) Alcoholic Beverage Commission: the amount |
|
appropriated under Subsection (b)(14) of this section may be used |
|
to employ five additional full-time equivalent employees during the |
|
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, and three additional |
|
full-time equivalent employees during the state fiscal year ending |
|
August 31, 2023; |
|
(3) Department of State Health Services: the amount |
|
appropriated under Subsection (c)(4) of this section may be used to |
|
employ one additional full-time equivalent employee (FTE) during |
|
the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2022; |
|
(4) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: the |
|
amount appropriated under Subsection (c)(5) of this section may be |
|
used to employ 15.2 additional full-time equivalent employees |
|
during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, and 15.2 |
|
additional full-time equivalent employees during the state fiscal |
|
year ending August 31, 2023; |
|
(5) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: the |
|
amount appropriated under Subsection (c)(6) of this section may be |
|
used to employ two additional full-time equivalent employees during |
|
the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, and two additional |
|
full-time equivalent employees during the state fiscal year ending |
|
August 31, 2023; |
|
(6) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: the |
|
amount appropriated under Subsection (c)(7) of this section may be |
|
used to employ two additional full-time equivalent employees during |
|
the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, and two additional |
|
full-time equivalent employees during the state fiscal year ending |
|
August 31, 2023; |
|
(7) Department of Motor Vehicles: the amount |
|
appropriated under Subsection (c)(11) of this section may be used |
|
to employ two additional full-time equivalent employees during the |
|
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, and two additional |
|
full-time equivalent employees during the state fiscal year ending |
|
August 31, 2023; |
|
(8) Facilities Commission: the amount appropriated |
|
under Subsection (e)(2) of this section may be used to employ nine |
|
additional full-time equivalent employees during the state fiscal |
|
year ending August 31, 2022, and 10 additional full-time equivalent |
|
employees during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2023; |
|
(9) Public Finance Authority: the amount appropriated |
|
under Subsection (e)(3) of this section may be used to employ one |
|
additional full-time equivalent employee during the state fiscal |
|
year ending August 31, 2022; and |
|
(10) Water Development Board: the amount appropriated |
|
under Subsection (e)(5) of this section may be used to employ five |
|
additional full-time equivalent employees during the state fiscal |
|
year ending August 31, 2022. |
|
SECTION 32. MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASES. In addition to |
|
amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium |
|
ending August 31, 2021, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), the following amounts, for a total aggregate appropriation of |
|
$12,156,918, are appropriated from the economic stabilization fund |
|
to the following agencies for the two-year period beginning on the |
|
effective date of this Act for the purpose of purchasing motor |
|
vehicles: |
|
(1) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: |
|
$7,850,000; |
|
(2) School for the Blind and Visually Impaired: |
|
$175,000; |
|
(3) School for the Deaf: $240,000; |
|
(4) Texas A&M Forest Service: $2,056,918; |
|
(5) Animal Health Commission: $1,400,000; |
|
(6) Department of Licensing and Regulation: $375,000; |
|
and |
|
(7) Board of Plumbing Examiners: $60,000. |
|
SECTION 33. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. (a) In addition |
|
to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium |
|
ending August 31, 2021, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), $6,544,802 is appropriated from the economic stabilization |
|
fund to the Parks and Wildlife Department for the two-year period |
|
beginning on the effective date of this Act, for the purpose of |
|
purchasing a law enforcement helicopter, to be used in a manner |
|
consistent with the appropriations made to the Parks and Wildlife |
|
Department in Strategy C.1.1., Enforcement Programs. |
|
(b) Rider 35, page VI-44, Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the |
|
86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General |
|
Appropriations Act), is amended to read as follows: |
|
35. Maximum Appropriation of Sporting Goods Sales Tax |
|
(SGST) Revenue. Amounts appropriated above include $126,220,236 in |
|
fiscal year 2020 and $128,651,198 in fiscal year 2021 from limited |
|
sales, excise, and use tax revenue identified as Sporting Goods |
|
Sales Tax (SGST) as reflected above in Rider 15, Informational |
|
Listing - Allocation of Sporting Goods Sales Tax (SGST). This |
|
appropriation represents the statutory maximum allocation of SGST |
|
revenue to TPWD, pursuant to Tax Code, §151.801 (94.0 percent of the |
|
total SGST revenue), as calculated in the Comptroller of Public |
|
Accounts' Biennial Revenue Estimate, net of appropriations made |
|
elsewhere in this Act for benefits and debt service. |
|
If the Comptroller determines that the maximum allocation of |
|
SGST revenue to TPWD for the 2020-21 biennium exceeds the amounts |
|
appropriated in this Act to TPWD and elsewhere for benefits and debt |
|
service, the difference is appropriated to TPWD. This appropriation |
|
of additional SGST revenue shall be allocated to the accounts that |
|
receive SGST revenue transfers proportionally to the allocation |
|
contained in this Act, except that for fiscal year 2021 the first |
|
$10,000,000 that exceeds the amounts appropriated in this Act to |
|
TPWD is allocated to Capital Construction and Repairs and the |
|
remainder is allocated proportionally. |
|
SECTION 34. ANTICIPATED FEDERAL COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING NOT |
|
APPROPRIATED. Notwithstanding any other law, including riders to |
|
the General Appropriations Act or the making of supplemental |
|
appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving |
|
direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations, no |
|
federal funds or monies received by the State of Texas from the |
|
federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act, the CARES |
|
Act, the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) |
|
I, II or III Act(s) or the Coronavirus Response and Relief |
|
Supplemental Appropriations Act, or any COVID-19 relief act can be |
|
appropriated, allocated, transferred or expended without an |
|
appropriate official action of the Texas Legislature in a regular |
|
session or special session called by the Governor in order for the |
|
Texas Legislature to consider and take appropriate action regarding |
|
the expenditure of such federal funds. |
|
SECTION 35. USE OF FEDERAL COVID-19 FEDERAL RELIEF MONEY |
|
FOR MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. (a) In this |
|
section, "commission" means the Health and Human Services |
|
Commission. |
|
(b) This section applies only to federal money provided to |
|
this state for the provision of Medicaid home and community-based |
|
services and administered by the commission under: |
|
(1) the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. |
|
L. No. 116-127); |
|
(2) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security |
|
(CARES) Act (15 U.S.C. Section 9001 et seq.); |
|
(3) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
|
No. 117-2); or |
|
(4) any other federal COVID-19 relief bill under which |
|
federal money is provided to the commission for the provision of |
|
Medicaid home and community-based services. |
|
(c) Section 1(e) of this Act does not apply to federal money |
|
to which this section applies. |
|
(d) During the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2023, |
|
the commission may use federal money to which this section applies |
|
only on Medicaid initiatives that: |
|
(1) directly increase: |
|
(A) access to care, including the provision of |
|
direct services; and |
|
(B) rates paid to direct service providers and |
|
for direct service supplies and equipment; |
|
(2) increase Medicaid waiver program and emergency |
|
diversion slots and decrease the number of individuals on Medicaid |
|
waiver program interest lists; |
|
(3) fund the implementation of provisions of state law |
|
governing Medicaid; |
|
(4) explore opportunities for this state to obtain |
|
additional federal money under the Advancing Care for Exceptional |
|
(ACE) Kids Act of 2019 enacted as part of the Medicaid Services |
|
Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 (Pub. L. No. 116-16); and |
|
(5) enable this state to achieve full compliance with |
|
federal law governing Medicaid home and community-based services, |
|
including rules on home and community-based services settings. |
|
(e) The commission shall ensure that: |
|
(1) money identified under Subsection (d) of this |
|
section for provider rate increases is used to directly reimburse |
|
direct service providers or to provide direct reimbursement for |
|
direct service supplies and equipment; and |
|
(2) Medicaid managed care organizations reimburse |
|
direct service providers or provide reimbursement for direct |
|
service supplies and equipment in an amount equal to the difference |
|
between this state's Medicaid fee-for-service rate and the federal |
|
medical assistance percentage (FMAP) rate increase for direct |
|
service providers and direct service supplies and equipment. |
|
(f) The commission may not use federal money to which this |
|
section applies: |
|
(1) for a purpose that is directly or indirectly |
|
related to payroll, contract administration, or administrative |
|
services provided by a Medicaid managed care organization; or |
|
(2) to replace other money available to this state for |
|
Medicaid. |
|
(g) The commission may not use money described by Subsection |
|
(e)(1) of this section for a purpose that is directly or indirectly |
|
related to payroll, bonuses, administrative services, or costs |
|
unallowable under state or federal law or under the uniform managed |
|
care contract. |
|
(h) The commission may use money to which this section |
|
applies only to supplement, rather than supplant, money available |
|
to this state for Medicaid in a manner that complies with the |
|
provisions of this section. |
|
SECTION 36. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section, |
|
this Act takes effect immediately. |
|
(b) Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 20, 24, 25, 26, |
|
27, 31, 32, and 33 of this Act take effect only if this Act receives |
|
a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each house of the |
|
legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article III, Texas |
|
Constitution. |