By: Ratliff S.B. No. 472
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1-1 relating to making emergency appropriations.
1-2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-3 SECTION 1. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: TEACHER TRAINING FOR THE
1-4 SOCIAL PROMOTION INITIATIVE. In addition to amounts previously
1-5 appropriated for the current fiscal biennium, the sum of
1-6 $18,840,000, is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1-7 Texas Education Agency for the two-year period beginning on the
1-8 effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing teacher
1-9 training and otherwise implementing a social promotion initiative
1-10 to assist the school children of this state develop reading skills.
1-11 SECTION 2. DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES:
1-12 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES DIVISION.
1-13 (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
1-14 current fiscal biennium, the sum of $8,876,750 consisting of
1-15 $6,701,946 from the general revenue fund and $2,174,804 of federal
1-16 funds from the appropriate federal matching fund source is
1-17 appropriated to the Department of Protective and Regulatory
1-18 Services for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
1-19 this Act for the purpose of child protective services. It is the
1-20 intent of the Legislature that the appropriations made by this
1-21 section be used for reducing the number of cases per worker,
1-22 reducing the number of workers per supervisor, and increasing
2-1 purchased services for families and children.
2-2 (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the amount of
2-3 salaries expended from the appropriation made by this section not
2-4 exceed $1,344,481 in fiscal year 1999.
2-5 (c) The amount of employee benefit cost for fiscal year 1999
2-6 associated with the appropriation made by this section is estimated
2-7 to be $370,942 for fiscal year 1999. The expenditure of employee
2-8 benefit cost for fiscal year 1999 is authorized in House Bill 1,
2-9 Chapter 1452, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997
2-10 (the General Appropriations Act).
2-11 (d) The full-time equivalent employee limitation for the
2-12 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services for fiscal year
2-13 1999 is increased above the amount set by House Bill 1, Chapter
2-14 1452, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (the
2-15 General Appropriations Act) by 60 for the 3rd quarter of fiscal
2-16 year 1999.
2-17 (e) The full-time equivalent employee limitation for the
2-18 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services for fiscal year
2-19 1999 is increased above the amount set by House Bill 1, Chapter
2-20 1452, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (the
2-21 General Appropriations Act) by 220 for the fourth quarter of fiscal
2-22 year 1999.
2-23 SECTION 3. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. In addition to
2-24 amounts previously appropriated for the current fiscal biennium,
2-25 the sum of $7,132,134, is appropriated from the general revenue
2-26 fund to the Texas A&M University System for the use by its
3-1 components for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
3-2 of this Act for the purpose of reimbursing extraordinary expenses
3-3 related to suppression of forest fires.
3-4 SECTION 4. TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF: SALARIES. In
3-5 addition to amounts previously appropriated for the current fiscal
3-6 biennium, the sum of $717,361 is appropriated from the general
3-7 revenue fund to the Texas School for the Deaf for the two-year
3-8 period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
3-9 of payment of increased salary expenses.
3-10 SECTION 5. TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED:
3-11 SALARIES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
3-12 current fiscal biennium, the sum of $498,000 is appropriated from
3-13 the general revenue fund to the Texas School for the Blind and
3-14 Visually Impaired for the two-year period beginning on the
3-15 effective date of this Act for the purpose of payment of increased
3-16 salary expenses.
3-17 SECTION 6. TEXAS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND: EDUCATION AND
3-18 TREATMENT. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
3-19 current fiscal biennium, the sum of $724,518 is appropriated from
3-20 the general revenue fund to the Texas Commission for the Blind for
3-21 the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
3-22 the purpose of payment of costs and expenses related to the
3-23 Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program. Funds
3-24 appropriated under this section are from donations made as provided
3-25 by Section 91.027(f), Human Resources Code.
3-26 SECTION 7. STATE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT: WORKERS'
4-1 COMPENSATION PAYMENTS. In addition to amounts previously
4-2 appropriated for the current fiscal biennium, the sum of $6,000,000
4-3 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the State Office
4-4 of Risk Management for the two-year period beginning on the
4-5 effective date of this Act for the purpose of payment of workers'
4-6 compensation benefits.
4-7 SECTION 8. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CAPACITY.
4-8 In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the current
4-9 fiscal biennium, the sum of $27,600,000, is appropriated from the
4-10 general revenue fund to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
4-11 for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
4-12 for the purpose of providing for expenditures relating to
4-13 additionally constructed prison capacity and contracts with
4-14 counties for additional temporary capacity.
4-15 SECTION 9. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: COTTON PESTS
4-16 ERADICATION. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
4-17 the current fiscal biennium, the sum of $25,000,000 is appropriated
4-18 from the general revenue fund to the Department of Agriculture for
4-19 the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
4-20 the purpose of payment of costs and expenses related to eradication
4-21 of cotton pests.
4-22 SECTION 10. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: LOCAL PROGRAM
4-23 ASSISTANCE.
4-24 (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
4-25 current fiscal biennium, the sum of $350,000, is appropriated from
4-26 the Advance Interest Trust Fund, Fund 935, to the Texas Workforce
5-1 Commission for the two year period beginning on the effective date
5-2 of this Act for the purpose of payment of extraordinary expenses
5-3 associated with local program assistance as provided by Subsection
5-4 (b).
5-5 (b) Due to the termination of contracts for delivery of
5-6 workforce services to five local workforce development boards, and
5-7 the subsequent actions by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to
5-8 ensure continuation of local workforce services (including paying
5-9 salaries and related costs for December 16-31, 1998, and contracted
5-10 services), there is hereby appropriated and authority granted to
5-11 reimburse TWC, Strategy A.2.2. (Wage Assistance and Child Labor
5-12 Protection), in an amount not to exceed $350,000 from Fund 935,
5-13 Advance Interest Trust Fund, during fiscal year 1999. Authority
5-14 under this appropriation shall be reduced for amounts received by
5-15 TWC from any subsequent recovery of funds. Any and all such funds
5-16 shall be utilized to repay Fund 935.
5-17 SECTION 11. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: TEXAS AGRICULTURAL
5-18 EXTENSION SERVICE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
5-19 for the current fiscal biennium, the sum of $874,648, is
5-20 appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas
5-21 Agricultural Extension Service for the two-year period beginning on
5-22 the effective date of this Act for the purpose of expanding the
5-23 Financial and Risk Management Assistance (FARM Assist) Program
5-24 statewide.
5-25 SECTION 12. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: OYSTER TESTING.
5-26 (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
6-1 current fiscal biennium, the sum of $103,000 is appropriated from
6-2 the general revenue fund dedicated account number 5022, Oyster
6-3 Sales to the Texas Department of Health for the two-year period
6-4 beginning on the effective date of this Act with $10,000 of the
6-5 total appropriation to be used by the Texas Department of Health
6-6 for the purpose of collecting and delivering oyster and water
6-7 samples to the Seafood Microbiology Laboratory, Department of
6-8 Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston and $93,000 of
6-9 the total appropriation to be used by the Texas Department of
6-10 Health for the purpose of entering into an agreement with Texas A&M
6-11 University at Galveston as provided by Subsection (b).
6-12 (b) The Texas Department of Health and Texas A&M University
6-13 at Galveston shall enter into an agreement for the testing of
6-14 vibrio parahaemolyticus levels in Texas oysters and Texas bay
6-15 waters. Under the agreement the Texas Department of Health shall
6-16 pay Texas A&M University at Galveston $93,000. The Texas
6-17 Department of Health shall deliver appropriate test samples to
6-18 Texas A&M University at Galveston. Texas A&M University at
6-19 Galveston shall preform tests to determine vibrio parahaemolyticus
6-20 levels in Texas oysters and Texas bay waters.
6-21 SECTION 13. CERTAIN TRANSFERS FOR CONTRACT SERVICES. Funds
6-22 appropriated by House Bill 1, Chapter 1452, Acts of the 75th
6-23 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (the General Appropriations Act)
6-24 to the Employees Retirement System of Texas for health insurance
6-25 may be transferred by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to
6-26 the appropriation for "Higher Education Employees Group Insurance
7-1 Contributions" for institutions participating in the Uniform Group
7-2 Insurance Program for the purpose of paying employees benefit costs
7-3 incurred by an institution of higher education related to a
7-4 contract to provide services.
7-5 SECTION 14. SOURCE FOR APPROPRIATIONS.
7-6 (a) The appropriations from the general revenue fund made by
7-7 this Act are from non-tax revenue and may not be construed so as to
7-8 increase total appropriations from state tax revenue not dedicated
7-9 by the Texas Constitution for the current biennium above the level,
7-10 with authorized adjustments, as adopted by the Legislative Budget
7-11 Board on November 20, 1996.
7-12 (b) The contingency appropriation made by Rider 198, page
7-13 IX-127, House Bill 1, Chapter 1452, Acts of the 75th Legislature,
7-14 Regular Session, 1997, (Section 198, Contingency Appropriation:
7-15 Enrollment Growth, Article IX, General Appropriations Act) is
7-16 reduced by $18,840,000.
7-17 SECTION 15. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation
7-18 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-19 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-20 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-21 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
7-22 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
7-23 passage, and it is so enacted.