SRC-TBR S.B. 1013 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1013
77R8153 JSA-DBy: West, Royce
Finance
3/20/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the state provides the required matching funds for research and
extension activities at Prairie View A&M University.  As proposed, S.B.
1013 requires the state to continue to match the funds for each fiscal year
as they are required to meet federal requirements. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 87B, Education Code, by adding Section 87.107,
as follows: 

Sec. 87.107.  STATE FUNDING TO MATCH FEDERAL FORMULA FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH AND EXTENSION OR OTHER NONSTATE FUNDS. (a) Requires that, for each
state fiscal year, the legislature appropriate for agricultural research
and extension programs at Prairie View A&M University (university) from the
general revenue fund or other available sources an amount equal to the
amount of nonfederal matching funds required in that fiscal year to enable
those programs to meet the matching fund requirement to receive the maximum
amount of federal formula funds available under Section 1449(c), National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
Section 3222d). 

(b)  Requires the legislature, for each state fiscal year, to appropriate
from the general revenue fund or other available sources an additional
amount equal to 10 percent of the amount described by Subsection (a) to the
university for agricultural research, extension, education, or other
qualifying activities that enable the programs conducting those activities
to qualify for additional federal funds that become available under Section
1449(f), National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. Section 3222d), or for matching agricultural research,
extension, or education funds from any other federal program or from any
source not funded from revenue of this state. 

(c)  Provides that the portion of an appropriation made under Subsection
(a) or (b) not used or obligated in the applicable fiscal year to obtain or
qualify for matching funds under Subsection (a) or (b) lapses at the end of
the fiscal year. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.