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Senate Bill 500 |
Senate Author: Nelson et al. |
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Effective: 6-6-19 |
House Sponsor: Zerwas |
Senate Bill 500 makes supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations to various state agencies, programs, and funds; provides transfer authority and other appropriation adjustment authority; and imposes contingencies on the appropriation of funds and transferred appropriations and restrictions on the use of certain supplemental and transferred appropriations.
Unencumbered appropriations for the 2018‑2019 state fiscal biennium from the general revenue fund, from dedicated accounts in the general revenue fund, and from federal funds are reduced by roughly $1.04 billion. The bill makes supplemental appropriations for the 2018‑2019 state fiscal biennium totaling $2 million from the Coastal Protection Account and approximately $2.72 billion from the general revenue fund, $4.97 billion from the economic stabilization fund (ESF), and $2.16 billion from federal funds. Additionally, certain fee revenues collected from expedited permit review surcharges assessed under the Texas Clean Air Act and deposited to the Clean Air Account are appropriated to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the 2019 state fiscal year. The bill also appropriates $1.16 billion for the 2020‑2021 state fiscal biennium from the ESF to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
Senate Bill 500 sets the sum-certain appropriation to the foundation school program for the 2019 state fiscal year at $21,495,735,602. The bill provides for the cancellation of the Texas Child Support Enforcement System 2.0 project and requires TEA to report to the Legislative Budget Board and the governor's office regarding the use of supplemental appropriations for purposes of providing grants during the 2019 fiscal year to reimburse school districts for certain costs associated with special education.
Senate Bill 500 provides for the reimbursement of money appropriated by the bill if the applicable state agency or public institution of higher education receives reimbursement for an expenditure paid from the appropriation and for the deposit of any reimbursed appropriation to the credit of the ESF.