78S10603 JRD-D

By:  Uresti                                                       H.B. No. 122



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to making appropriations for certain health and human 
services purposes and certain purposes related to education.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 11.15(b), Article IX, House Bill No. 1, 
Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(b)  An amount equal to the sum of the General Revenue Fund 
and general revenue dedicated account appropriations contained in 
this Act that are vetoed by the Governor under Section 14, Article 
IV, Texas Constitution, shall be segregated by the Comptroller and 
is hereby appropriated to the Comptroller of Public Accounts[, as 
necessary,] for the purposes described by Section 11.28 of this 
Article, to be transferred as determined under the budget execution 
plan of transfers developed under Section 11.28 of this Article
[transfers in subsection (c)].
	SECTION 2.  Section 11.28(a), Article IX, House Bill No. 1, 
Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(a)  Notwithstanding other provisions of this Act, based 
upon the passage of federal legislation that provides federal funds 
for the purpose of state fiscal relief, such funds are 
appropriated[, after the implementation of Section 11.15, 
Contingency Appropriation Reduction and Contingency 
Appropriation,] to the Comptroller of Public Accounts in the fiscal 
year in which the funds are received for the purpose of transferring 
funds to state agencies for state fiscal relief, as provided by 
subsection (b) of this section.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.