Enrolled Bill Summary

            For the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2003, House Bill 7 makes approximately $1 billion in supplemental appropriations out of the Economic Stabilization Fund to the Health and Human Services Commission for the Medicaid acute care program and the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Department of Health for the Texas Health Steps program and the Medical Transportation Program, the Department of Human Services for disaster assistance payments, and the Teacher Retirement System for the TRS-Care retiree health insurance program. The bill appropriates $142.4 million in supplemental appropriations out of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund to the Department of Human Services for the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System and disaster assistance payments and the Texas Education Agency for the student technology allotment. For the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2003, House Bill 7 reduces appropriations for more than 200 state agencies and institutions of higher education by approximately $1.5 billion.

            For the FY2004-FY2005 state fiscal biennium, House Bill 7 appropriates $295 million out of the Economic Stabilization Fund to the Texas Enterprise Fund for economic development and appropriates $1.5 million out of the general revenue fund to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston as reimbursement for servicing bond debt.

            The provisions of House Bill 7 relating to the Teacher Retirement System, the Texas Enterprise Fund, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston take effect September 1, 2003; all other provisions take effect June 22, 2003.