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House Bill 10 |
House Author: Pitts et al. |
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Effective: 6-18-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Ogden |
House Bill 10 makes almost $3.6 billion in supplemental appropriations. The sources of funding include approximately $1.9 billion from the Economic Stabilization Fund, $1.02 billion from federal funds and federal matching funds, $597 million from the General Revenue Fund and general revenue-dedicated accounts, and $400,000 from the Foundation School Fund. House Bill 10 also makes a contingency appropriation of $200 million to the Emerging Technology Fund and reduces appropriations to various state agencies by $292 million. The bill appropriates $808.3 million to the state Medicaid program; $234.6 million to the Children's Health Insurance Program; $214 million to various Health and Human Services Commission programs; $258.3 million for child protective services; $265.3 million for foster care; $126 million for adoption subsidies; $148 million for nursing facility services and mental retardation community center services; $55.8 million to the Department of Aging and Disability Services for community care caseload and costs; $15.9 million to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for contracted temporary capacity; $66.3 million to TDCJ for managed health care; $30.7 million to the Teacher Retirement System for the employee pass-through; $400,000 for the juvenile justice alternative education program; $560 million to the Foundation School Program; $339.6 million to purchase textbooks; $316.1 million for the Student Success Initiative; $1.9 million to the State Board for Educator Certification for examinations; $1.5 million to implement the Help America Vote Act; $2.1 million for repairs to the San Jacinto Monument; $25 million for petroleum storage tank cleanup; $78.9 million to partially restore the 2003 reduction of appropriation for certain agency property sales; and $36,000 to the Ninth Court of Appeals in Beaumont for salaries.