BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                            S.B. 1

                                                                                                                                          By: Ogden

                                                                                                                                                Finance

                                                                                                                                              7/6/2005

                                                                                                                                              As Filed

 

 

AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

S.B. 1 appropriates money out of available money in the state treasury for the support, maintenance, or improvement of the Texas Education Agency, (TEA), and directs the Legislative Budget Board to make necessary adjustments to the provisions in the legislation and the rider provisions contained in S.B. 1, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.

 

S.B. 1 also specifies that appropriations made in Article IX, Section 13.18 of S.B. 1, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, from the general revenue fund, general revenue dedicated accounts, and general revenue related funds are reduced by the amount of appropriations made in Section 1 of this Act from the same sources.

 

The grand total of appropriations listed in this act for TEA is $16,593,380,543 for FY 2006 and $16,547,459,503 for FY 2007.

 

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.  Appropriates specific sums of money for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated.

 

SECTION 2.  Provides that for the purposes of delineating the appropriation authority and expenditure requirements for TEA for the 2006-07 biennium, the Legislative Budge Board is directed to make necessary adjustments to certain provisions contained in S.B. 1, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.

 

SECTION 3.  Provides that appropriations made in Article IX, Section 13.18 of S.B. 1, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, from the general revenue dedicated accounts, and general revenue related funds are reduced by the amount of appropriations made in Section 1 of this Act from the same sources.

 

SECTION 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Effective date: upon passage or on the 91st day after adjournment.