By: Capelo H.B. No. 26
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to appropriating the fees relating to the office of
patient protection collected by certain licensing agencies for the
Health Professions Council under House Bill No. 2985, Acts of the
78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) All fees collected during the state fiscal
biennium beginning September 1, 2003, authorized by Subchapter G,
Chapter 101, Occupations Code, as added by House Bill No. 2985, Acts
of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, are appropriated to
the Health Professions Council for the state fiscal biennium
beginning September 1, 2003, for the administration of the office
of patient protection under Subchapter G, Chapter 101, Occupations
Code.
(b) Any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred
during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, in
connection with administering Subchapter G, Chapter 101,
Occupations Code, as added by House Bill No. 2985, Acts of the 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, shall be paid out of the
appropriations made by Subsection (a) of this section and shall be
allocated to the appropriate employee benefit appropriation items
in accordance with applicable rules of the comptroller.
SECTION 2. 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 November 1, 2003.