By: Junell H.B. No. 999 73R4910 SOS-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the distribution of certain general revenue 1-3 appropriations to public institutions of higher education. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 403, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 403.0935 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 403.0935. ACCOUNT FOR CERTAIN GENERAL REVENUE 1-8 APPROPRIATIONS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) This 1-9 section applies only to general revenue appropriations to 1-10 institutions of higher education that are not the appropriations 1-11 made under Article VII, Section 17, of the Texas Constitution. 1-12 (b) A special account known as the higher education 1-13 appropriations account is created in the general revenue fund. 1-14 (c) The comptroller shall retain the appropriations to each 1-15 institution of higher education in the general revenue fund until 1-16 the appropriations are transferred to the higher education 1-17 appropriations account in accordance with this section. 1-18 (d) Except as provided by Subsection (f), on the last 1-19 business day of each month other than the month of September, the 1-20 comptroller, as a ministerial duty, shall: 1-21 (1) transfer from the general revenue fund to the 1-22 higher education appropriations account one-twelfth of the total 1-23 appropriations to institutions of higher education for a fiscal 1-24 year; and 2-1 (2) distribute to each institution of higher education 2-2 one-twelfth of the amount of appropriations for that fiscal year to 2-3 which the institution is entitled. 2-4 (e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), on the first 2-5 business day of September, the comptroller, as a ministerial duty, 2-6 shall: 2-7 (1) transfer from the general revenue fund to the 2-8 higher education appropriations account one-twelfth of the total 2-9 appropriations to institutions of higher education for a fiscal 2-10 year; and 2-11 (2) distribute to each institution of higher education 2-12 one-twelfth of the amount of appropriations for that fiscal year to 2-13 which the institution is entitled. 2-14 (f) If an institution of higher education provides the 2-15 comptroller with documentation that the institution needs more than 2-16 a one-twelfth distribution, the comptroller may distribute to the 2-17 institution more than one-twelfth of the appropriations to the 2-18 institution for that fiscal year. The comptroller shall reduce the 2-19 amount of subsequent distributions to an institution of higher 2-20 education that receives more than a one-twelfth distribution so 2-21 that the institution receives only the amount appropriated to that 2-22 institution for that fiscal year. 2-23 (g) In this section: 2-24 (1) "Business day" means a day that is not Saturday, 2-25 Sunday, or a legal holiday. 2-26 (2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning 2-27 assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. 3-1 (h) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the comptroller may not 3-2 transfer or distribute the appropriations for the month of August 3-3 1995 until the first business day of September of the fiscal year 3-4 beginning September 1, 1995. This subsection expires October 1, 3-5 1995. 3-6 SECTION 2. Section 403.0935, Government Code, as added by 3-7 this Act, applies to general revenue appropriations beginning with 3-8 the fiscal year that begins September 1, 1993. 3-9 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 3-10 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-11 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-12 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-13 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 3-14 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 3-15 passage, and it is so enacted.