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.
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