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79S31282 JJT-F

By:  Pitts                                                        H.B. No. 135



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an appropriation to the Department of Aging and 
Disability Services for funding an increased personal needs 
allowance for certain residents of nursing or intermediate care 
facilities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  In addition to amounts previously appropriated 
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the following 
amounts are appropriated to the Department of Aging and Disability 
Services for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, for the 
purpose of funding the personal needs allowance of eligible 
residents of nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities for 
the mentally retarded (ICF/MR) at an amount increased to $60 per 
month from $45 per month for each resident:
		(1)  the amount of $10,700,000 out of the general 
revenue fund; and         
		(2)  the amount of $10,700,000 from federal matching 
funds.                 
	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 on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.