H.B. No. 23 




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 Chapter 305 (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 Chapter 305, 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 Chapter 305, 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 January 15, 2004.




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 23 was passed by the House on 
September 17, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 119, Nays 2, 1 
present, not voting; passed subject to the provisions of Article 
III, Section 49a, of the Constitution of the State of Texas.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 23 was passed by the Senate on 
September 24, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0; passed 
subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 49a, of the 
Constitution of the State of Texas.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                      Secretary of the Senate   


	
I certify that the amounts appropriated in the herein H.B. 
No. 23, 3rd Called Session of the 78th Legislature, are within 
amounts estimated to be available in the affected fund.

                                                  Certified_____________________

                                                  ______________________________
                                                 Comptroller of Public Accounts 




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                 Governor