1-1 By: Ratliff S.B. No. 472 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 10, 1999; February 15, 1999, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Finance; 1-4 February 22, 1999, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; 1-6 February 22, 1999, sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 472 By: Ratliff 1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-9 AN ACT 1-10 relating to making emergency appropriations. 1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-12 SECTION 1. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: TEACHER TRAINING FOR THE 1-13 SOCIAL PROMOTION INITIATIVE. In addition to amounts previously 1-14 appropriated for the current fiscal biennium, the sum of 1-15 $18,840,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the 1-16 Texas Education Agency for the two-year period beginning on the 1-17 effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing teacher 1-18 training and otherwise implementing a social promotion initiative 1-19 to assist the schoolchildren of this state in developing reading 1-20 skills. 1-21 SECTION 2. DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES: 1-22 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES DIVISION. (a) In addition to amounts 1-23 previously appropriated for the current fiscal biennium, the sum of 1-24 $8,876,750, consisting of $6,701,946 from the general revenue fund 1-25 and $2,174,804 of federal funds from the appropriate federal 1-26 matching fund source, is appropriated to the Department of 1-27 Protective and Regulatory Services for the two-year period 1-28 beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of 1-29 providing child protective services. It is the intent of the 1-30 legislature that the appropriations made by this section be used to 1-31 reduce the number of cases per worker, reduce the number of workers 1-32 per supervisor, and increase purchased services for families and 1-33 children. 1-34 (b) It is the intent of the legislature that the amount of 1-35 salaries expended from the appropriation made by this section not 1-36 exceed $1,344,481 in fiscal year 1999. 1-37 (c) The amount of employee benefit cost for fiscal year 1999 1-38 associated with the appropriation made by this section is estimated 1-39 to be $370,942 for fiscal year 1999. The expenditure of employee 1-40 benefit cost for fiscal year 1999 is authorized in House Bill No. 1-41 1, Chapter 1452, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1-42 1997 (the General Appropriations Act). 1-43 (d) The full-time equivalent employee limitation for the 1-44 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services for fiscal year 1-45 1999 is increased above the amount set by House Bill No. 1, Chapter 1-46 1452, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (the 1-47 General Appropriations Act), by 60 for the third quarter of fiscal 1-48 year 1999. 1-49 (e) The full-time equivalent employee limitation for the 1-50 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services for fiscal year 1-51 1999 is increased above the amount set by House Bill No. 1, Chapter 1-52 1452, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (the 1-53 General Appropriations Act), by 220 for the fourth quarter of 1-54 fiscal year 1999. 1-55 SECTION 3. THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. In addition to 1-56 amounts previously appropriated for the current fiscal biennium, 1-57 the sum of $7,132,134 is appropriated from the general revenue fund 1-58 to The Texas A&M University System for the use by its components 1-59 for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act 1-60 for the purpose of reimbursing extraordinary expenses related to 1-61 the suppression of forest fires. 1-62 SECTION 4. TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF: SALARIES. In 1-63 addition to amounts previously appropriated for the current fiscal 1-64 biennium, the sum of $717,361 is appropriated from the general 2-1 revenue fund to the Texas School for the Deaf for the two-year 2-2 period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose 2-3 of payment of increased salary expenses. 2-4 SECTION 5. TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: 2-5 SALARIES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the 2-6 current fiscal biennium, the sum of $498,000 is appropriated from 2-7 the general revenue fund to the Texas School for the Blind and 2-8 Visually Impaired for the two-year period beginning on the 2-9 effective date of this Act for the purpose of payment of increased 2-10 salary expenses. 2-11 SECTION 6. TEXAS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND: EDUCATION AND 2-12 TREATMENT. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the 2-13 current fiscal biennium, the sum of $724,518 is appropriated from 2-14 the general revenue fund to the Texas Commission for the Blind for 2-15 the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for 2-16 the purpose of payment of costs and expenses related to the 2-17 Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program. Funds 2-18 appropriated under this section are from donations made as provided 2-19 by Section 91.027, Human Resources Code. 2-20 SECTION 7. STATE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT: WORKERS' 2-21 COMPENSATION PAYMENTS. In addition to amounts previously 2-22 appropriated for the current fiscal biennium, the sum of $6,000,000 2-23 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the State Office 2-24 of Risk Management for the two-year period beginning on the 2-25 effective date of this Act for the purpose of payment of workers' 2-26 compensation benefits. 2-27 SECTION 8. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CAPACITY. 2-28 In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the current 2-29 fiscal biennium, the sum of $27,600,000 is appropriated from the 2-30 general revenue fund to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 2-31 for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act 2-32 for the purpose of providing for expenditures relating to 2-33 additionally constructed prison capacity and contracts with 2-34 counties for additional temporary capacity. 2-35 SECTION 9. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: DROUGHT RELIEF. In 2-36 addition to amounts previously appropriated for the current fiscal 2-37 biennium, the sum of $25,000,000 is appropriated from the general 2-38 revenue fund to the Department of Agriculture for the two-year 2-39 period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose 2-40 of payment of costs and expenses related to providing drought 2-41 relief. 2-42 SECTION 10. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: LOCAL PROGRAM 2-43 ASSISTANCE. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated 2-44 for the current fiscal biennium, the sum of $350,000 is 2-45 appropriated from the Advance Interest Trust Fund, Fund 935, to the 2-46 Texas Workforce Commission for the two-year period beginning on the 2-47 effective date of this Act for the purpose of payment of 2-48 extraordinary expenses associated with local program assistance 2-49 only as provided by Subsection (b) of this section. 2-50 (b) Due to the termination of contracts for delivery of 2-51 workforce services to five local workforce development boards and 2-52 the subsequent actions by the Texas Workforce Commission to ensure 2-53 continuation of local workforce services, including paying salaries 2-54 and related costs for December 16-31, 1998, and contracted 2-55 services, the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this 2-56 section may be used by the Texas Workforce Commission to reimburse 2-57 Strategy A.2.2. (Wage Assistance and Child Labor Protection). The 2-58 appropriation made by this section shall be reduced for amounts 2-59 received by the Texas Workforce Commission in settlement of claims 2-60 arising out of the terminated contracts. Funds recovered shall be 2-61 utilized to repay Fund 935. 2-62 SECTION 11. THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: TEXAS 2-63 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE. In addition to amounts previously 2-64 appropriated for the current fiscal biennium, the sum of $874,648 2-65 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas 2-66 Agricultural Extension Service for the two-year period beginning on 2-67 the effective date of this Act for the purpose of expanding the 2-68 Financial and Risk Management Assistance (FARM Assist) program 2-69 statewide. 3-1 SECTION 12. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: OYSTER TESTING. In 3-2 addition to amounts previously appropriated for the current fiscal 3-3 biennium, the sum of $103,000 is appropriated from the general 3-4 revenue fund dedicated account number 5022, Oyster Sales, to the 3-5 Texas Department of Health for the two-year period beginning on the 3-6 effective date of this Act. No more than $10,000 of the total 3-7 appropriation made by this section may be used by the Texas 3-8 Department of Health for the purpose of collecting and delivering 3-9 oyster and water samples to the Seafood Microbiology Laboratory, 3-10 Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston. 3-11 Ninety-three thousand dollars of the funds appropriated by this 3-12 section may be used by the Texas Department of Health only for the 3-13 purpose of entering into an agreement with Texas A&M University at 3-14 Galveston for the testing of vibrio parahaemolyticus levels in 3-15 Texas oysters and Texas bay waters. 3-16 SECTION 13. EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS: CERTAIN 3-17 TRANSFERS. Funds appropriated by House Bill No. 1, Chapter 1452, 3-18 Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (the General 3-19 Appropriations Act), to institutions of higher education, other 3-20 than those institutions belonging to The University of Texas System 3-21 or The Texas A&M University System, may be transferred from one 3-22 appropriation item to another at the discretion of the chief 3-23 administrative officer of the Employees Retirement System of Texas 3-24 for the purpose of applying appropriations in excess of actual 3-25 general revenue group insurance premium costs at any of the 3-26 institutions of higher education to appropriation shortfalls for 3-27 general revenue group insurance premiums at any of the other 3-28 institutions of higher education. The Employees Retirement System 3-29 of Texas shall file a report that provides details regarding the 3-30 transfers made under authority of this section with the Legislative 3-31 Budget Board, the governor, and the comptroller before November 1, 3-32 1999. 3-33 SECTION 14. SOURCE FOR APPROPRIATIONS. (a) The 3-34 appropriations from the general revenue fund made by this Act are 3-35 from nontax revenue and may not be construed so as to increase 3-36 total appropriations from state tax revenue not dedicated by the 3-37 Texas Constitution for the current biennium above the level, with 3-38 authorized adjustments, as adopted by the Legislative Budget Board 3-39 on November 20, 1996. 3-40 (b) The contingency appropriation made by Rider 198, page 3-41 IX-127, House Bill No. 1, Chapter 1452, Acts of the 75th 3-42 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Section 198, Contingency 3-43 Appropriation: Enrollment Growth, Article IX, General 3-44 Appropriations Act), is reduced by $18,840,000. 3-45 SECTION 15. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation 3-46 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-47 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-48 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-49 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 3-50 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 3-51 passage, and it is so enacted. 3-52 * * * * *