By: Ogden S.B. No. 6
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
appropriating money for the support of state government.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The several sums of money herein specified,
or so much thereby as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any
funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or out of
special funds as indicated, for the support, maintenance, or
improvement of the designated agencies and institutions of
education.
(b) Article III, Senate Bill 1, Acts of the 79th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General Appropriations
Act), is amended by adding the following appropriations and to the
extent necessary, by giving all riders under the bill pattern of the
agency full force and effect:
TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
For the Years Ending August 31, 2006 August 31, 2007
Method of Financing:
General Revenue Fund
General Revenue Fund $365,640,734 $366,318,466
Available School Fund No. 002, estimated 1,271,000,000 1,622,000,000
State Textbook Fund No. 003, estimated 19,457,832 1,971,597
Foundation School Fund No. 193, estimated 8,556,398,505 7,979,015,981
Certification and Assessment Fees (General
Revenue Fund) 18,359,121 18,378,121
GR MOE for Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families 2,000,000 2,000,000
Lottery Proceeds, estimated 1,045,000,000 1,046,000,000
Subtotal, General Revenue Fund $11,277,856,192 $11,035,684,165
General Revenue Fund - Dedicated
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund No. 345 115,000,000 115,000,000
Read to Succeed Account No. 5027 42,960 42,960
Subtotal, General Revenue Fund - Dedicated $115,042,960 $115,042,960
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 13,153,500 13,153,500
Federal Health, Education and Welfare Fund
No. 148 2,939,024,866 2,938,215,169
Federal School Lunch Fund No. 171 1,058,000,000 1,104,000,000
Subtotal, Federal Funds $4,010,178,366 $4,055,368,669
Other Funds
Appropriated Receipts (Redistributed Local Revenue), estimated 1,133,000,000 1,284,000,000
State Highway Fund No. 006 50,000,000 50,000,000
Permanent School Fund 6,851,389 6,914,804
Interagency Contracts 451,636 448,905
Subtotal, Other Funds $1,190,303,025 $1,341,363,709
Total, Method of Financing $16,593,380,543 $16,547,459,503
Other Direct and Indirect Costs Appropriated Elsewhere in this Act $1,340,119 $1,319,693
This bill pattern represents an estimated 100% of this agency's estimated total available funds for the biennium.
Number of Full-Time-Equivalents (FTE): 797.0 797.0
Schedule of Exempt Positions:
Commissioner, Group 6 $164,748 $164,748
Executive Director, State Board for Educator
Certification, Group 3 78,000 78,000
Items of Appropriation:
A. Goal: PROGRAM LEADERSHIP
A.1.1. Strategy: FSP - EQUALIZED
OPERATIONS $11,323,400,000 $11,224,000,000
Foundation School Program -
Equalized Operations.
A.1.2. Strategy: FSP - EQUALIZED
FACILITIES $765,000,000 $774,000,000
Foundation School Program -
Equalized Facilities.
A.2.1. Strategy: STUDENT SUCCESS $253,452,833 $253,463,111
Statewide Initiatives to Further
Student Achievement.
A.2.2. Strategy: ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS
AT RISK $ 1,317,068,251 $ 1,317,121,454
Resources for Low-income and Other
At-risk Students.
A.2.3. Strategy: STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES $961,715,519 $961,715,519
Resources for Mentally/Physically
Disabled Students
A.2.4. Strategy: SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT &
SUPPORT PGMS $159,084,132 $159,085,478
Grants for School and Program Improvement
and Innovation.
A.2.5. Strategy: ADULT EDUCATION & FAMILY
LITERACY $74,894,091 $74,894,091
Total, Goal A: PROGRAM LEADERSHIP $14,854,614,826 $14,764,279,653
B. Goal: OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
B.1.1. Strategy: ASSESSMENT &
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM $61,207,441 $61,207,441
B.2.1. Strategy: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY $42,220,916 $42,245,510
B.2.2. Strategy: SAFE SCHOOLS $56,696,728 $57,460,542
School Safety Programs and Education
in Disciplinary Programs.
B.2.3. Strategy: CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS $ 1,072,400,000 $ 1,118,400,000
B.2.4. Strategy: WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT $57,569,745 $57,569,745
Educational Resources for Prison Inmates.
B.3.1. Strategy: IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY $372,311,979 $372,396,121
Funds for Teacher Training and
Education Service Centers.
B.3.2. Strategy: AGENCY OPERATIONS $31,552,314 $31,653,501
B.3.3. Strategy: CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION $10,337,833 $10,338,027
B.3.4. Strategy: INFORMATION SYSTEMS -
TECHNOLOGY $16,025,761 $13,446,963
Total, Goal B: OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE $ 1,720,322,717 $ 1,764,717,850
C. Goal: EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
State Board for Educator Certification.
C.1.1. Strategy: EDUCATOR QUALITY
AND CREDENTIALING $4,165,093 $4,165,093
Educator Credentialing and
Educator Preparation Program Review.
C.1.2. Strategy: CERTIFICATION EXAM
ADMINISTRATION $10,381,994 $10,400,994
Educator Certification Exam Services.
Estimatedand nontransferable.
C.1.3. Strategy: RETENTION, RECRUITMENT $83,879 $83,879
Retention, Recruitment, and Continuing
Professional Development.
C.1.4. Strategy: EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT $3,812,034 $3,812,034
Total, Goal C: EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION $18,443,000 $18,462,000
Grand Total, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY $16,593,380,543 $16,547,459,503
Rider 95. Additional Appropriation. Out of funds
appropriated above in A.1.1. Strategy: FSP-Equalized Operations,
$273,000,000 in General Revenue in fiscal year 2006 and
$275,000,000 in General Revenue in fiscal year 2007 shall be used
for the purpose of providing increased compensation to school
district employees subject to the minimum salary schedule. In
addition to amounts appropriated above, $352,605,792 in General
Revenue in fiscal year 2006 and $839,516,718 in General Revenue in
fiscal year 2007 shall be appropriated to the Texas Education
Agency for disbursement to districts for the purpose of providing
additional compensation to school district employees subject to the
minimum salary schedule. Additional, $406,300,000 in General
Revenue is hereby appropriated for the following purposes:
For the Years Ending August 31, 2006 August 31, 2007
Proclamation 2002 textbooks $152,300,000 U.B.
(Health and Languages other than English)
Instructional Facilities Allotment $25,000,000 $25,000,000
Foundation School Program $102,000,000 $102,000,000
Rider 96. Contingency Appropriation. Contingent on passage
and enactment of House Bill 2 or similar legislation by the 79th
Legislature, First Called Session, relating to public education and
public school finance matters and Senate Bill 5, or similar
legislation by the 79th Legislature, First Called Session, relating
to certain fiscal matters affecting governmental entities, there is
hereby appropriated out of the General Revenue Fund $600,000,000
for the 2006-07 biennium to purchase the remaining Proclamation
2002 textbooks and to implement the provisions of House Bill 2 or
similar legislation by the 79th Legislature, First Called Session.
The Legislative Budget Board is directed to make all necessary
adjustments to public education agencies, strategies, methods of
finance, measures and rider provisions contained in Senate Bill 1,
79th Regular Session necessary to implement the legislation. The
Texas Education Agency shall develop a plan, subject to prior
approval of the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor, to
implement the bill's provisions.
Rider 97. For the purposes of delineating the appropriation
authority and expenditure requirements for the Texas Education
Agency for the 2006-07 biennium, the Legislative Budget Board is
hereby directed to make necessary adjustments to the provisions
above and to rider provisions contained in Senate Bill 1, 79th
Regular Session.
(c) Article III, Senate Bill 1, Acts of the 79th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General Appropriations
Act), is amended by adding the following appropriations:
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM
For the Years Ending August 31, 2006 August 31, 2007
Method of Financing:
General Revenue Fund $37,536,348 $66,871,003
Total, Method of Financing $37,536,348 $66,871,003
Items of Appropriation:
A. Goal: TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM
To administer the System as an Employee Benefit Trust.
A.1.1. Strategy: TRS-PUBLIC EDUCATION
RETIREMENT $37,536,348 $66,871,003
Retirement Contributions for Public
Education Employees. Estimated.
Grand Total, TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM $37,536,348 $66,871,003
(d) Article III, Senate Bill 1, Acts of the 79th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General Appropriations
Act), is amended by adding the following appropriations:
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE
For the Years Ending August 31, 2006 August 31, 2007
Method of Financing:
General Revenue Fund $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Total, Method of Financing $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Items of Appropriation:
1. Educational and General State Support $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Grand Total, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY -
KINGSVILLE $5,000,000 $5,000,000
1. Informational Listing of Additional Appropriated Funds.
C. Goal:PROVIDE SPECIAL ITEM SUPPORT
C.1.2. STRATEGY:IRMA RANGEL COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY $5,000,000 $5,000,000
(e) Article III, Senate Bill 1, Acts of the 79th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General Appropriations
Act), is amended by adding the following appropriations:
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
For the Years Ending August 31, 2006 August 31, 2007
Method of Financing:
General Revenue Fund $22,500,000 $22,500,000
Total, Method of Financing $22,500,000 $22,500,000
Items of Appropriation:
1. Educational and General State Support $22,500,000 $22,500,000
Grand Total, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY -
HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER $22,500,000 $22,500,000
1. Informational Listing of Additional Appropriated Funds.
D. Goal:PROVIDE SPECIAL ITEM SUPPORT
D.1.6. STRATEGY:EL PASO - MEDICAL $22,500,000 $22,500,000
(f) Article III, Senate Bill 1, Acts of the 79th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General Appropriations
Act), is amended by adding the following appropriations:
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING ONLY TO
STATE AGENCIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Section 62. Contingency Appropriation. Contingent upon
enactment of House Bill 6 or similar legislation relating to
authorization for issuance of tuition revenue bonds, there is
hereby appropriated $110,000,000 in General Revenue for the 2006-07
biennium for the purpose of paying debt service on the bonds
authorized in the legislation. The debt service appropriations
shall be transferred to affected institutions of higher education
based on a plan developed by the Higher Education Coordinating
Board and approved by the Legislative Budget Board.
SECTION 2. (a) The several sums of money herein specified,
or so much thereby as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any
funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or out of
special funds as indicated, for the support, maintenance, or
improvement of the judiciary and other judicial service units of
the state.
(b) Article III, Senate Bill 1, Acts of the 79th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General Appropriations
Act), is amended by adding the following appropriations:
SPECIAL PROVISIONS - JUDICIARY
Section 16. (a) Contingent on passage of House Bill 11 or
similar legislation by the Seventy-ninth Legislature, First Called
Session relating to compensation of state judges, and the
Comptroller of Public Accounts issuing a finding of fact certifying
additional revenue collections from fees, fines, and court costs
during the 2006-07 biennium that exceed the Comptroller of Public
Accounts Biennial Revenue Estimate for these items by at least
$17,808,761 in fiscal year 2006 and $23,461,314 in fiscal year
2007, the Comptroller of Public Accounts is hereby appropriated an
amount estimated to be $34,551,075 out of the Judicial Fund No. 573
and $6,719,000 out of the General Revenue Fund to fund a salary
increase described in Subsection (b) of this Section and related
benefits costs for state judges and other court personnel linked to
the salary of state judges in the Government Code, and to fund the
creation of new district courts as described in Subsection (k) of
this Section.
(b) As used in this section, 'salary increase' shall mean an
increase in annual salary for state judges to begin on November 1,
2005 and September 1, 2006, or on another date, contingent on
passage of House Bill 11 or similar legislation by the
Seventy-ninth Legislature, First Called Session, relating to
compensation of state judges.
(c) Any increase in employee benefits costs associated with
the salary increase as described above shall be paid only out of the
appropriations made above in subsection (a), including $6,679,000
out of the General Revenue Fund for the purposes of funding the
increased costs to the Judicial Retirement System - Plan I.
(d) Provisions requiring salaries and benefits to be
proportional to the source of funds shall apply to all sums
allocated under this section, except as otherwise provided. Each
court or agency shall pay the increase in compensation from funds
held in the state treasury and from local funds in the same
proportion as the employee's regular compensation.
(e) The Comptroller of Public Accounts shall promulgate
rules and regulations as necessary to administer this section.
Funds appropriated in this section shall be allocated to each court
or agency, and to the appropriate employee benefit appropriation
items, in accordance with such rules and regulations and may be used
only for the purpose of providing a salary increase and paying
associated employee benefit costs.
(f) This section does not authorize an increase of exempt
salary rates above the rates provided in House Bill 11 or similar
legislation by the Seventy-ninth Legislature, First Called Session
relating to compensation of state judges.
(g) Contingent on passage of House Bill 11 or similar
legislation by the Seventy-ninth Legislature, First Called Session
relating to compensation of state judges, the Comptroller shall
increase appropriations out of the Judicial Fund No. 573 and
decrease appropriations out of the General Revenue Fund by
$3,054,000 in fiscal year 2006 and by $3,665,000 for Strategy
D.1.1, District Judges made in Senate Bill 1 by the Seventy-ninth
Legislature, Regular Session to the Judiciary Section,
Comptroller's Department.
(h) Contingent on passage of House Bill 11 or similar
legislation by the Seventy-ninth Legislature, First Called Session
relating to compensation of state judges that redirects payments
for salary supplements for local administrative judges from
Government Code § 659.0125 to Government Code § 659.012(d), the
description for Strategy A.1.4, Local Administrative Judge
Supplement in the bill pattern for the Judiciary Section,
Comptroller's Department in Senate Bill 1 by the Seventy-ninth
Legislature, Regular Session, is replaced with the following
description: Per Government Code § 659.012(d).
(i) Included in amounts appropriated above in Section (a) is
$20,000 out of the General Revenue Fund for each fiscal year for the
purposes of funding $5,000 salary supplements to additional judges
eligible for such supplements under Government Code § 659.012(d).
(j) Contingent on passage of House Bill 11 or similar
legislation by the Seventy-ninth Legislature, First Called Session
relating to compensation of state judges that increases the state
salary supplement paid to certain constitutional county judges
under Government Code, 26.006(a) the name and description for
Strategy C.1.1, Constitutional County Judge General Revenue
Supplement in the bill pattern for the Judiciary Section,
Comptroller's Department in Senate Bill 1 by the Seventy-ninth
Legislature, Regular Session, is replaced with the following name
and description: Constitutional County Judge General Revenue and
Judicial Fund No. 573 Supplement: Salary supplement per Gov. Code
26.006. Estimated.
(k) Contingent on passage of House Bill 11 or similar
legislation by the Seventy-ninth Legislature, First Called Session
relating to compensation of state judges, included in amounts
appropriated above in Section (a) is an amount estimated to be
$469,125 in fiscal year 2006 and estimated to be $748,800 in fiscal
year 2007 out of the Judicial Fund No. 573 to the Judiciary Section,
Comptrollers Department for additional district courts created on
or after September 1, 2005 by Senate Bill 1189, Seventy-ninth
Legislature, Regular Session.
SECTION 3. (a) The several sums of money herein specified,
or so much thereby as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any
funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or out of
special funds as indicated, for the support, maintenance, or
improvement of the designated public safety and criminal justice
agencies.
(b) Article III, Senate Bill 1, Acts of the 79th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General Appropriations
Act), is amended by adding the following appropriations and to the
extent necessary, by giving all riders under the bill pattern of the
agency full force and effect:
TEXAS MILITARY FACILITIES COMMISSION
For the Years Ending August 31, 2006 August 31, 2007
Method of Financing:
General Revenue Fund
General Revenue Fund $1,337,808 $1,651,690
Federal Funds $662,362 $1,895,528
Other Funds
Current Fund Balance 949,788 971,939
Interagency Contracts 4,052,409 4,120,411
Bond Proceeds - Revenue Bonds 0 9,206,545
Subtotal, Other Funds $5,002,197 $14,298,895
Total, Method of Financing $7,002,367 $17,846,113
This bill pattern represents an estimated 100% of this agency's estimated total available funds for the biennium.
Number of Full-Time-Equivalents (FTE): 40.0 40.0
Schedule of Exempt Positions:
Executive Director, Group 2 $67,000 $67,000
Per Diem of Board Members 5,700 5,700
Items of Appropriation:
A. Goal:MAINTAIN PROPERTIES
A.1.1. Strategy:BUILDING MAINTENANCE $3,486,846 $12,807,288
Evaluate and Maintain Buildings and
Facilities.
A.1.2. Strategy:DEBT SERVICE $2,872,333 $3,156,691
Debt Service - Rent from Adjutant General.
Total, Goal A:MAINTAIN PROPERTIES $6,359,179 $15,963,979
B. Goal:CONSTRUCT AND RENOVATE FACILITIES
Construct And Renovate Facilities To Achieve Energy Efficiency/Safety.
B.1.1. Strategy:NEW FACILITY CONSTRUCTION $0 $1,245,937
B.1.2. Strategy:RENOVATION OF EXISTING
FACILITIES $210,089 $196,451
Total, Goal B:CONSTRUCT AND RENOVATE
FACILITIES $210,089 $1,442,388
C. Goal:INDIRECT ADMINISTRATION
C.1.1. Strategy:INDIRECT ADMINISTRATION $433,099 $439,746
Grand Total,TEXAS MILITARY FACILITIES
COMMISSION $7,002,367 $17,846,113
Rider 16. For the purposes of delineating the appropriation
authority and expenditure requirements for the Texas Military
Facilities Commission for the 2006-07 biennium, the Legislative
Budget Board is hereby directed to make necessary adjustments to
the provisions above and to rider provisions contained in Senate
Bill 1, 79th Regular Session.
SECTION 4. Appropriations made in Article IX, Sec. 13.18 of
Senate Bill 1, 79th Regular Session, from the general revenue fund,
general revenue dedicated accounts, and general revenue related
funds are reduced by:
(1) the amount of appropriation made in Section 1 of
this Act to the Texas Education Agency from the General Revenue Fund
for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2006 ($11,277,856,192);
(2) the amount of the appropriation made in Section 1
of this Act to the Texas Education Agency from the General Revenue
Fund for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2007 ($11,035,684,165);
(3) the amount of the appropriation made in Section 1
of this Act to the Texas Education Agency from the General Revenue
Fund - Dedicated for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2006
($115,042,960);
(4) the amount of the appropriation made in Section 1
of this Act to the Texas Education Agency from the General Revenue
Fund - Dedicated for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2007
($115,042,960); and
(5) the amount of appropriation made in Section 3 of
this Act from the same sources.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
immediately.