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Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) In the appropriations to the Health and Human Services
Commission in Article II of the bill, strike strategy D.1.2. (page
II-62) and strike the appropriations for that strategy for each
state fiscal year.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered rider in Article
II of the bill under the appropriations to the Health and Human
Services Commission:
____. Nutrition Assistance Program Full Time Equivalent
Employee Authorization. Notwithstanding other authorizations for
full time equivalent employees (FTEs), the number of authorized
FTEs for the Health and Human Services Commission is reduced by 99.0
FTEs for each fiscal year of the biennium.
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered rider in Article
VI of the bill under the appropriations to the Department of
Agriculture:
____. Appropriation: Nutrition Assistance Program Funding
and Employees. (a) The following amounts are appropriated to the
Department of Agriculture for the purpose of administering a
nutrition assistance program:
(1) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
2007, the amount of $859,937 in general revenue and the amount of
$266,744,714 in federal funds; and
(2) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
2008, the amount of $859,937 in general revenue and the amount of
$266,744,707 in federal funds.
(b) In addition to other authorizations for full time
equivalent employees (FTEs), the number of authorized FTEs for the
Department of Agriculture is increased by 99.0 FTEs for each fiscal
year of the biennium to administer the department's nutrition
assistance program.
(c) If the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, does not
enact legislation that becomes law and that transfers the
responsibility for administering the nutrition assistance program
from the Health and Human Services Commission to the Department of
Agriculture:
(1) the appropriations made by Subsection (a) above do
not take effect and the same amounts from the same sources are
appropriated for the same purpose and the same state fiscal years to
the Health and Human Services Commission; and
(2) the increase in the department's authorized full
time equivalent employees (FTEs) as provided by Subsection (b)
above does not take effect and the number of authorized FTEs for the
Health and Human Services Commission is increased by 99.0 FTEs for
each fiscal year of the biennium to administer the commission's
nutrition assistance program.
(4) Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.