80(R) HB 1 - Engrossed version


	ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 1, is the committee substitute to H.B. 1 The General Appropriations Bill can be found on the Legislative Budget Board's Web site. The URL is http://www.lbb.state.tx.us.


	By: Chisum, Guillen	H.B. No. 1

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 2

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (House committee printing) as follows:

(1) Add the following appropriately numbered rider in

Article I following the appropriations to the Comptroller of Public

Accounts:

__. Contingent Appropriation: Review of Appraisal District

Appraisal Standards. (a) Contingent on the enactment of House Bill

2513 or similar legislation of the 80th Legislature relating to

periodic reviews of appraisal district appraisal standards, the

Article X appropriations to the Texas House of Representatives for

Strategy A.1.1. (page X-2) for the fiscal year ending August 31,

2008, are reduced by $1,500,000, and those appropriations for the

fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, are reduced by $1,500,000, and

the amount of $1,500,000 from the same methods of finance is added

to the amounts otherwise appropriated for each of those fiscal

years to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for the purpose of

conducting those periodic reviews of appraisal district appraisal

standards.

(b) The unexpended balance of the amount appropriated by

Subsection (a) for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, is

appropriated to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for the same

purpose for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009.

(2) Adjust article and agency totals (pages I-21 and X-2)

accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 3

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following appropriately

numbered rider in Article I of the bill after the appropriation to

the Comptroller of Public Accounts:

___. Out of the appropriation made in this Article for the

Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Comptroller of Public Accounts

shall expend funds to issue a report to be made easily accessible by

the public, itemized by fund, on the use of state taxes and fees for

purposes other than the purpose for which they were expressly

collected.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 4

Amend the amendment to C.S.H.B. No 1 by adding the following

appropriately number revised rider in Article I of the bill after

the appropriation to the Comptroller of public Accounts:

___. Out of the appropriation made to this Article for the

Comptroller of public Accounts, the Comptroller of Public Accounts

shall expend funds to issue a report to be placed on the agency's

website ~~made easily accessible by the public~~, itemized by General

Revenue-Dedicated Fund ~~fund~~, on the use of state taxes and fees for

purposes other than the purpose for which ~~they~~the General

Revenue-Dedicated Funds were expressly collected.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 5

Amend C.S.H.B. 1, Article I, Texas Historical Commission, on

page I-55, by adding a new rider to read as follows and by numbering

it accordingly:

"___. African Americans in Texas. Historical & Cultural

Legacies. Out of the funds appropriated above, the Commission

shall print sufficient copies for public distribution of the

booklet entitled African Americans in Texas: Historical & Cultural

Legacies.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 6

Amend Committee Substitute for House Bill 1 as follows:

1. On Page I-44, Office of the Governor, reduce funding for

Strategy A.1.1. Support Governor & State by $800,000 in Fiscal Year

2008;

2. On Page I-78, Veterans Commission, increase funding for

Strategy A.1.1. Claims Representation and Counseling; and

3. On Page I-80, amend Section 4. Visitation to Wounded and

Disabled Veterans by striking the words "amount of $52,000" and

substituting in lieu thereof the words "amount necessary".

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 7

Amend Amendment No. 16 by Escobar to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 22

of the prefiled amendments packet) as follows:

(1) In item 1 of the amendment, strike "reduce funding for

Strategy A.1.1. Support Governor & State by $800,000" and

substitute "reduce general revenue appropriations for Strategy

A.1.1. SUPPORT GOVERNOR & STATE by $600,000".

(2) In item 2 of the amendment strike "increase funding for

Strategy A.1.1. Claims Representation and Counseling" and

substitute "increase general revenue appropriations for Strategy

A.1.1. CLAIMS REPRESENTATION & COUNSELING by $600,000 for the state

fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009".

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 8

Amend C.S.H.B. 1 as follows:

(1) Add the following appropriately numbered rider to

Article II of the bill after the appropriations to the Department of

Family and Protective Services:

____. CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR HB 3008. Contingent

upon the enactment of HB 3008 or similar legislation by the 80th

Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, that becomes law, the amount of

$600,000 is appropriated to the Department of Family and Protective

Services out of the general revenue fund for the state fiscal

biennium beginning September 1, 2007, for the purpose of

implementing any of the purposes of that legislation.

(2) In Article VI of the bill, in the general revenue fund

appropriations to the Markets & Public Health within the Department

of Agriculture, in the Strategy A.1.1 appropriations to the

Generate Marketing Opportunities (house committee printing, page

VI-1), strike "$16,802,470" and substitute "$16,502,470" for

fiscal year 2008 and strike "$9,725,103" and substitute "9,425,103"

for fiscal year 2009.

(3) Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 9

Amend Floor Amendment No. 24 of C.S.H.B. 1 by Pierson (page 30

of the prefiled amendments packet) as follows:

(1) on line 4 strike "II" and substitute "XI"

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 10

Amend CSHB 1 in Article II of the bill on page II-36 by adding

the following Rider No. ____:

Subsidized Guardianship Program. The Department is hereby

directed to maximize federal funding for Guardianship programs by

developing and submitting a waiver that will allow the state of

Texas to use Title IV-E or any other federal funds that become

available for subsidized guardianship programs.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 11

Amend Floor Amendment No. 26 on page 33 of the amendment

packet by inserting the following language between "developing and

submitting" and "a waiver that will allow the state of Texas":

"or applying for"

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 12

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article II by adding the following

appropriately numbered rider (on page _____) after the

appropriations to the Dept. of State Health Services:

_____.

Rider 6381. Family Planning Services at Federally Qualified

Health Centers: Out of funds appropriated in Strategy B.1.3,

Family Planning Services, up to $10,000,000 in each year of the

2008-09~~2006 07~~ biennium shall be set aside for family planning

services provided by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs.

The Department shall implement this provision only to the extent

that it will not have an adverse affect on the number of women

served by the family planning program, especially in underserved

areas of the state and areas where no FQHC is available. In

addition, up to $1,000,000 per year may be allocated to clinics for

core family planning services provided under the auspices of Baylor

College of Medicine. Funds will be allocated statewide to counties

for family planning services according to DSHS' annual assessment

of women-in-need and on the contractor's ability to utilize their

full allocation effectively. Any funds not applied for and granted

to FQHCs each fiscal year shall be made available to non-FQHC

contractors~~grantees~~. FQHCs funded under this strategy shall assure

that recipients receive comprehensive primary and preventive care

in addition to the family planning services. The Department of

State Health Services shall work with FQHC contractors~~grantees~~ to

assure that reporting requirements are aligned with FQHC

eligibility, payment and reporting requirements.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 13

Required Action

1) Replace the floor amendment to Committee Substitute for

House Bill 1 by Chisum on page 38 with the following.

Add the following rider to the bill pattern for the

Department of State Health Services in Article XI, numbering as

appropriate.

_____. Family Planning Services at Federally Qualified

Health Centers. Out of funds appropriated in Strategy B.1.3,

Family Planning Services, up to $10,000,000 in each year of the

2008-09 biennium shall be set aside for family planning services

provided by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). The

Department shall implement this provision only to the extent that

it will not have an adverse affect on the number served by the

family planning program, especially counties where no FQHC is

available. In addition, up to $1,000,000 per year may be allocated

to clinics for core family planning services provided under the

auspices of Baylor College of Medicine. Funds will be allocated

statewide to counties for family planning services according to

DSHS' annual assessment of women-in-need and on the contractors'

prior year compliance with stated performance measures. Any funds

not applied for and granted to FQHCs each fiscal year shall be made

available to non-FQHC contractors. FQHCs funded under this

strategy shall assure that recipients receive comprehensive

primary and preventive care in addition to the family planning

services. The Department of State Health Services shall work with

FQHC contractors to assure that reporting requirements are aligned

with FQHC eligibility, payment, and reporting requirements.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 14

Amend CSHB 1 in Article II on pages II-72 by striking Rider

No. 31 and substituting the following:

31. Other Reporting Requirements.

a. Federal Reports. The Health and Human Services

Commission shall submit the following information

to the Legislative Budget Board, the Governor, and

all Members of the Texas Legislature no later than

the date the respective report is submitted to the

federal government:

(1) Notification of proposed State Plan amendments

or waivers for Medicaid, CHIP, TANF, and any

other federal grant requiring a state plan.

State Plan amendments and waiver submissions

shall also be provided to the Senate Health and

Human Services, House Human Services, and House

Public Health committees.

(2) A copy of each report or petition submitted to

the federal government relating to Medicaid,

CHIP, and TANF.

b. Federal Issues. The Health and Human Services

Commission shall notify the Legislative Budget

Board and the Governor on a timely basis about

emerging issues that could result in the loss of

more than $1 million in federal revenue assumed in

the appropriations act.

c. Monthly Financial Reports. The Health and Human

Services Commission shall submit the following

information to the Legislative Budget Board and the

Governor on a monthly basis:

(1) Information on appropriated, budgeted,

expended, and projected funds and

full-time-equivalents, by strategy and method

of finance.

(2) Information on appropriated, budgeted,

expended, and projected revenues, including

program income, interest earnings, experience

rebates, vendor drug rebates (Medicaid, CHIP

and supplemental), Medicaid subrogation

receipts, premium co-payments, earned federal

funds, cost sharing - Medicaid clients, and

appropriated receipts used as match for federal

funds.

(3) Narrative explanations of significant budget

adjustments, ongoing budget issues, and other

items as appropriate.

(4) Narrative and tabular explanation of

adjustments made to translate actuarial

forecasts of incurred claims into

budgeted/expended amounts on a cash basis for

the Medicaid program.

(5) Any other information requested by the

Legislative Budget Board or the Governor.

The monthly financial reports shall be prepared in a format

specified by the Legislative Budget Board.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 15

Amend Floor Amendment 36 on page 45 in the amendment packet

adding section (d.) before the final sentence:

d. Additional Monthly Reports. The Health and Human

Services Commission shall provide the following

information electronically on the Commission's

website to the general public:

(1) Information provided to the Legislative Budget

Board, the Governor, and all Members of the

Legislature, as prescribed by Section (a)(1) in

this rider, at the same time it is submitted to

those groups.

(2) Monthly enrollment totals in all the programs

for which there is a performance target measure

for the Commission.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 16

Amend CSHB 1 in Article II on pages II-75 by striking Rider

No. 44 and substituting the following:

"44. Medicaid Reform Waiver. Contingent on findings that a

Medicaid reform waiver is cost effective and feasible, the Health

and Human Services Commission shall seek a Medicaid reform waiver

or waivers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The

Medicaid reform waiver(s) should incorporate the following

principles without reducing the health benefit plan for children's

Medicaid:

(a) efficiently leverage state, local, federal and other

funding to:

(1) increase state flexibility in its use of Medicaid

funding;

(2) allow the state to be a more prudent purchaser and

payer of health care;

(3) build on private market approaches and

insurance-based premiums;

(4) reduce the state's uninsured through private

market-based solutions and the expansion of Medicaid;

(5) promote the transition of consumers from public

insurance to private insurance.

(b) support the increased personal planning and investments

in long term care needs;

(d) create incentives for healthier behaviors;

(e) align state policy and financial incentives by creating

a more transparent, systematic, and efficient approach for

allocating available funding within the health care system; and

(f) solicit broad-based stakeholder input.

Further it is the intent of the Legislature that Medicaid

reform waiver(s) recognizes the unique needs of the state's rural

providers, trauma centers, and primary care residency programs.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 17

Amend Floor Amendment 38 on page 48 of the amendment packet by

striking everything following "Medicaid Reform Waiver." and

substituting the following:

"Contingent on findings that a Medicaid reform waiver is cost

effective and feasible, the Health and Human Services Commission

shall seek a Medicaid reform waiver or waivers from the Centers for

Medicare and Medicaid Services that protect the interests of Texas

Medicaid recipients and taxpayers by incorporating the following

principles:

(a) efficiently leverage state, local, federal and other

funding to:

(1) increase state flexibility in its use of Medicaid

funding by authorizing tailored benefit plans designed to manage

health conditions, not reduce plan benefits for any Medicaid

recipient population;

(2) allow the state to be a more prudent purchaser and

payer of health care ensuring positive health outcomes while

pursuing value-conscious pricing;

(3) build on private market approaches and

insurance-based premiums by establishing multi-share programs

and/or low income pools that create more private coverage;

(4) reduce the state's uninsured through market-based

solutions coupled with best state practices to maximize federal

funds; and

(5) promote the transition of consumers from public

insurance to private insurance by guaranteeing that any pooling of

disproportionate share hospital (DSH) and upper payment limit (UPL)

funds will include inflation and population growth factors.

(b) support the increased personal planning and investments

in long term care needs;

Health Savings Accounts, Premium Assistance, Health Insurance

Premium Payment (HIPP) programs, or "Opt-out" programs that:

(1) include a provision requiring that the Health and

Human Services Commission first determine that it is cost

effective;

(2) either exempt recipients under age 21 or

explicitly require that the program be designed to protect and

promote children's access to preventive care and medical

treatments; and

(3) guarantee that recipient participation is

voluntary, and guarantee that a prompt return to regular Medicaid

coverage is allowed on request by the recipient.

(d) create incentives for healthier behaviors by

establishing programs that provide positive rewards for healthy

behaviors, and not punitive incentives;

(e) align state policy and financial incentives by creating

a more transparent, systematic, and efficient approach for

allocating available funding within the health care system; and

(f) solicit broad-based stakeholder input.

Further it is the intent of the Legislature that any Medicaid

reform waiver(s) sought from the federal government will not

include a waiver of children's comprehensive health care under

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT). The

authority of the Health and Human Services Commission to impose any

cost-sharing policies on Medicaid recipients is limited to

non-emergent ER use co-payments. The Legislature also recognizes

the unique needs of the state's rural providers, trauma centers,

and primary care residency programs.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 18

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, in Article II of the bill, by amending

Rider 51 following the appropriations to the Health and Human

Services Commission (Freestanding Psychiatric Facilities rider,

page II-77) to read as follows:

51. Freestanding Psychiatric Facilities. To determine

Medicaid payment for inpatient services in freestanding

psychiatric facilities, it is the intent of the Legislature that

the Health and Human Services Commission adopt a reimbursement

methodology based on the prospective payment system currently used

by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reimburse

inpatient psychiatric services [~~under the Medicare program~~], to the

extent the commission finds that the increase in reimbursement [it]

is cost-effective.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 19

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

1. Strike Rider 57 in the Health and Human Services Commission's

bill pattern, page II-78.

2. In Article II, add the following rider for the Health and Human

Services Commission:

. Staffing and Capital Authorization in Lieu of Contracted

Responsibilities.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, if the

executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission

determines that a service performed as of the effective date of this

Act under a contract would be more effectively performed by state

personnel, the executive commissioner is authorized to adjust the

agency's FTE limitation to the extent necessary to ensure the

successful assumption of such contracted duties. The commission

must make corresponding adjustments in the scope of duties and

responsibilities in the affected contract. An increase in agency

staffing resulting from the executive commissioner's determination

under this section is subject to the following requirements:

1. The commission must notify the Legislative Budget Board and

the Governor at least 10 days prior to adjusting the

budgeted FTE levels.

2. The commission must report on a quarterly basis beginning

December 1, 2007 to the Legislative Budget Board and the

Governor the number of eligibility and related support

staff and any related costs in Strategy A.1.2, Integrated

Eligibility and Enrollment.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, if the

executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission

determines that a service performed as of the effective date of this

Act under a contract would be more effectively performed by state

personnel, the Health and Human Services Commission is authorized

to exceed the capital authority limitation provided elsewhere in

this Act to the extent necessary to acquire hardware, software,

office space, or other capital items to support any assumed

contracted duties. The commission must make corresponding

adjustments in the scope of the affected contract. An increase in a

capital project is subject to the following requirements:

1. The commission must notify the Legislative Budget Board and

the Governor at least 10 days prior to acquiring capital

equipment.

2. The commission must include capital acquisitions in

required financial reporting to the Legislative Budget

Board and the Governor.

Justification: This provision would authorize HHSC to exceed the

agency's FTE cap and capital budget authority during the 2008-09

biennium for purposes related to eligibility determination and

related supports that would be performed by state workers in lieu of

outsourced functions.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 20

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Add the following appropriately numbered rider in

Article II of the bill following the appropriations to the Health

and Human Services Commission:

_____. TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS INTEROPERABILITY. It is the

intent of the legislature that the Health and Human Services

Commission shall ensure that technology systems used to support the

Medicaid fraud pilot program and the electronic health passport for

foster care program are HIPAA compliant, web-based, and fully

interoperable with all provider legacy medical records and can be

used as a medical record for all providers. To the extent allowed

by federal law, the Health and Human Services Commission shall use

federal grants related to the electronic health passport for foster

care program to create an interoperable system.

(2) In Article XI, on page XI-13, following the

appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission, strike

the rider for Technology Systems Interoperability.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 21

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following appropriately

numbered rider in Article II after the appropriations to the Health

and Human Services Commission:

____. Restriction on Use of Funds for HPV Vaccine. None of

the funds appropriated above to the Health and Human Services

Commission may be used to require immunization against human

papillomavirus for admission to school, or to purchase or

administer a vaccine to comply with such a requirement, in

accordance with the Governor's Executive Order RP65 without prior

written approval from the Legislative Budget Board and the

Governor.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 22

Amend Amendment No. __ by Davis (page 53, pre-filed

amendments packet) by striking the text of the amendment and

substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following appropriately

numbered rider in Article II of the bill following the special

provisions relating to all health and human services agencies:

__. Restriction on Use of Funds for HPV Vaccine. None of the

funds appropriated above to an agency in Article II may be used to

require immunization against human papilloma virus as a condition

for admission to school or used to purchase or administer a vaccine

to comply with such a requirement in the Governor's Executive Order

RP65 or other similar executive orders or directions.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 23

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 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.

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.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 24

Proposed Amendment to Committee Substitute for HB 1

Article II, Health and Human Services Commission

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/26/07

Overview

We have been asked to prepare an amendment which would require the

Health and Human Services Commission to take certain actions with

regard to eligibility certifications.

Required Action

On page II-78 of the bill pattern for the Health and Human Services

Commission, add the following new rider:

____. Eligibility Certifications. It is the intent of the

Legislature that all initial eligibility certifications for Health

and Human Service eligibility-based programs utilize technology to

reduce time required for those determinations and to reduce error

rates. The Health and Human Services Commission shall determine

the feasibility of utilizing proven technology for that purpose,

and shall implement any such procedures found to be beneficial no

later than January 1, 2008.

For re-certification of eligibility-based programs, no later than

January 1, 2008 the Commission shall implement procedures to

determine the need for a personal interview, based on a system of

objective, risk-based factors and conditions. Such procedures

shall apply to all re-certifications on a regular and continuous

basis, and shall comply with and apply all current federal mandates

and guidelines concerning Payment Error Rate Measure (PERM). Such

procedures shall measure and control PERM within Medicaid and CHIP

to within a 4% error rate, or within any other lower established

federal guideline, and shall be designed to permit continuous

enrollment for qualified recipients.

In the event the Commission determines to contract with an outside

vendor for these services, preference shall be given to any vendor

organized in the State of Texas and whose primary business presence

is in the State of Texas. Further preference shall be given to any

vendor that has, at the time of bidding, successfully implemented

in at least one other state the technology offered.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 25

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

On page II-98, insert the following and number appropriately:

Report to the United States Congress on services and

benefits provided to unlawfully present immigrants. The Health and

Human Services Commission shall compile a report of the cost of

services and benefits provided to unlawfully present immigrants,

with the agency determining the extent to which unlawfully present

immigrants are served by the agency, by individual program. The

agency may use a statistical method developed by the agency in cases

where it is not practical for the agency to directly determine

whether recipients of a service or benefit are unlawfully present

immigrants.

The Health and Human Services Commission shall also compile

information on this subject from each public hospital district

within the state and include this information in the report.

This report shall be provided to the United States Congress

by December 1, 2008 and may be used as supporting materials by the

State of Texas in requests for additional federal appropriations to

assist with these costs.

The Health and Human Services Agency shall also submit the

required report to the lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of

representatives, and members of the legislature by December 1,

2008, and shall include the information in the agency's annual

report for 2008.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 26

Amend Amendment No. 54 by Delisi to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (Floor

Amendment packet, page 72) as follows:

(1) On page 1, line 5 of the amendment, strike "unlawfully

present" and substitute "undocumented".

(2) On page 1, line 7 of the amendment, strike "unlawfully

present" and substitute "undocumented".

(3) On page 1, line 9 of the amendment, strike "unlawfully

present" and substitute "undocumented".

(4) On page 1, line 13 of the amendment, strike "unlawfully

present" and substitute "undocumented".

(5) On page 1 of the amendment, between lines 16 and 17,

insert the following:

The report must be produced using aggregated statistical data

that does not contain personally identifiable information. The

purpose of compiling this information is to perform analysis to

assist the United States Congress and this state in making future

health care and budgetary decisions. Information sought for the

preparation of this report may not violate any federal or state

laws, including rules, regarding privacy.

(6) On page 1, line 21 of the amendment, strike "Agency" and

substitute "Commission."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 27

Amendment to an amendment CSHB 1 as follows:

On line 16, of Rider 72 by Delisi, is amended by adding

between "report" and the (.)

and shall not enforce Title 8 of the United States Code when

compiling information on this subject

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 28

Amend Amendment No. 54 by Delisi to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (Page 72,

pre-filed amendments packet) by striking the last paragraph of the

amendment and substituting the following:

The Health and Human Services Commission or a public hospital

district may compile and report the information required by this

rider only in a manner the attorney general of this state certifies

as consistent with federal law.

The Health and Human Services Commission again shall submit

the required report to the lieutenant governor, speaker of the

house of representatives, and members of the legislature not later

than December 1, 2008, and shall include the information in the

agency's annual report for 2008.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 29

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

Add the following appropriately numbered rider following the

appropriations to the trusteed programs within the office of the

governor:

_____. Grants to Certain Peace Officer Organizations. The

Criminal Justice Division may not use any money appropriated under

this Act to make a grant or other distribution to an association,

group, union, lodge, local, or other organization, whether

incorporated or unincorporated, in which peace officers

participate and which exists wholly or partly to deal with

employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages and rates of

pay, hours of employment, and conditions of work if:

(1) the organization or an employee of the

organization is required to register under Chapter 305, Government

Code;

(2) the organization employs a person for the purpose

of affecting the outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances,

or other governmental policies; or

(3) the organization provides legal representation to

its members.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 30

Amend the Menendez amendment #13 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 15 of

the amendment packet) as follows:

(1) On page 1 of the amendment, line 2, before "Add the",

insert "(1)".

(2) On page 1 of the amendment, following line 20, insert

the following:

(2) Add the following appropriately numbered rider

following the Article VII appropriations to the Texas Department of

Transportation:

______. Grants to Certain Peace Officer Organizations. The

Texas Department of Transportation may not use any money

appropriated under this Act to make a grant or other distribution to

an association, group, union, lodge, local, or other organization,

whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which peace officers

participate and which exists wholly or partly to deal with

employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages and rates of

pay, hours of employment, and conditions of work if:

(1) the organization or an employee of the

organization is required to register under Chapter 305, Government

Code;

(2) the organization employs a person for the purpose

of affecting the outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances,

or other governmental policies; or

(3) the organization provides legal representation to

its members.

(3) Add the following appropriately numbered rider to

Article IX of the bill:

______. Grants to Certain Peace Officer Organizations. A

state agency may not use any money appropriated under this Act to

make a grant or other distribution to an association, group, union,

lodge, local, or other organization, whether incorporated or

unincorporated, in which peace officers participate and which

exists wholly or partly to deal with employers concerning

grievances, labor disputes, wages and rates of pay, hours of

employment, and conditions of work if:

(1) the organization or an employee of the

organization is required to register under Chapter 305, Government

Code;

(2) the organization employs a person for the purpose

of affecting the outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances,

or other governmental policies; or

(3) the organization provides legal representation to

its members.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 31

Amend C.S.H.B. 1 as follows:

(1) On page III-2, reduce the general revenue appropriation of

Goal A: Strategy A.2.4, School Improvement & Support Programs by

$263,056,920 in Fiscal Year 2008 and $319,114,000 in Fiscal Year

2009.

(2) On page III-20 delete Rider 73, Student Achievement and

Educator Excellence Awards Program.

(a) Appropriate funds in the above amounts to Goal A: Strategy

A.1.1., FSP - Equalized Operations with the intent that the Texas

Education Agency will apply an amount equal to the product of $1,000

multiplied by the number of classroom teachers, full-time

librarians, full-time counselors certified under Subchapter B,

Chapter 21, and full time school nurses employed by the district or

a charter school and entitled to a minimum salary under Section

21.402 of the Texas Education Code.

(b) This amount shall be applied in addition to any step increase

the employee is entitled.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 32

Amend Floor Amendment No. __ to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Noriega

(page 77 prefiled amendments packet) by striking lines 9-13 of the

amendment and substituting:

an amount such that each person entitled to a minimum salary under

Section 21.402, Education Code, may receive an equal salary

increase, including a classroom teacher, full-time librarian,

full-time counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21,

Education Code, and full-time school nurse employed by a school

district or a charter school.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 33

Amend CSHB 1 in Article II of the bill, on page II-78 by

adding the following Rider No. ___:

"CHIP Eligibility Determinations for Children. The Health and

Human Services Commission shall not adopt business rules & policies

concerning the eligibility and reenrollment of families applying

for the Children's Health Insurance Program that create undue

bureaucratic barriers."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 34

Amend Floor Amendment No. 65 on page 58 of the amendment packet by

striking everything after "CHIP Eligibility Determinations for

Children" and substituting the following:

"Out of funds appropriated above in Goal C, CHIP Services:

(a) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human

Services Commission ("the commissioner") shall, to the

greatest extent possible, diminish errors which create

barriers that wrongly deny or delay coverage for which a child

is eligible.

(1) The commissioner shall ensure that children are

screened simultaneously for eligibility for the Medicaid

program and the state child health plan using a

consolidated application; and

(2) once the eligibility procedures are complete, all

children identified as eligible for the state child health

plan should be automatically enrolled without further

application or qualification.

(b) The commissioner shall ensure that the processing time

for applications and eligibility redeterminations for the

state child health plan program meet or exceed the performance

levels realized in state fiscal year 2004 by ensuring that the

private and public components, including call centers, of the

eligibility and enrollment system for the state child health

program are adequately staffed and trained. In addition, the

commissioner shall ensure that all computer systems that

support the eligibility and enrollment systems are performing

properly.

child health plan program, the Health and Human Services

Commission shall, before terminating the child's benefits

under the program, determine whether the child is eligible for

the Medicaid program, based on the information currently

available to the commission. If the commission determines that

the child is eligible, the commission shall enroll the child in

the Medicaid program without further application or

qualification, unless the child's parent objects to

enrollment. The commission shall notify a parent of the

child's eligibility for the Medicaid program and automatic

enrollment in that program as soon as practicable after

eligibility has been determined.

(d) Further,

(1) To the extent allowed by federal law, the executive

commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission

shall create a program under which a child who is

ineligible for the health benefits coverage under the

child health plan solely because the child's net family

income exceeds the income eligibility requirements

otherwise applicable for that coverage may be enrolled in

the plan if:

(i) the child's parents are self-employed; or

(ii) the employer of neither of the child's parents

offers coverage for health care for dependent

children of employees.

(2) The program established under Subsection (1) must

require premium payments, subject to Subsection (3).

(3) The full monthly premium cost for coverage provided

under the program established under this section,

including the amount of any federal or state share of that

cost, must be paid by an enrollee whose net family income

is above 200 percent of the federal poverty level."

The intent of this amendment is that it be revenue neutral, and that

these provisions be completed within funds appropriated above in

Goal C.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 35

Amend CSHB 1 in Article II of the bill, on page II-78 by

adding the following Rider No. ___:

"Medicaid Eligibility Determinations for Children. The Health

and Human Services Commission shall not adopt business rules &

policies concerning the eligibility and reenrollment of families

applying for Children's Medicaid that create undue bureaucratic

barriers."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 36

Amend Floor Amendment No. 67 on page 57 of the amendment packet

by striking everything after "Medicaid Eligibility Determinations

for Children." and substituting the following:

"Out of funds appropriated above in Goal B, Medicaid:

(a) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human

Services Commission ("the commissioner") shall, to the

greatest extent possible, diminish errors which create

barriers that wrongly deny or delay coverage for which a

child is eligible.

(1) In accordance with federal regulations, the

commissioner shall work to provide that children are

screened simultaneously for eligibility for the

Medicaid program and the state child health plan using

a consolidated application; and

(2) once the eligibility procedures are complete,

all children identified as eligible for the Medicaid

program should be automatically enrolled without

further application or qualification.

(b) The commissioner shall ensure that the processing

time for applications and eligibility redeterminations

for the Medicaid program meet or exceed the performance

levels realized in state fiscal year 2004 by ensuring that

the private and public components, including call centers,

of the eligibility and enrollment system for the Medicaid

program are adequately staffed and trained. In addition,

the commissioner shall ensure that all computer systems

that support the eligibility and enrollment systems are

performing properly.

state child health plan program, the Health and Human

Services Commission shall, before terminating the child's

benefits under the program, determine whether the child is

eligible for the Medicaid program, based on the

information currently available to the commission. If the

commission determines that the child is eligible, the

commission shall enroll the child in the Medicaid program

without further application or qualification, unless the

child's parent objects to enrollment. The commission shall

notify a parent of the child's eligibility for the

Medicaid program and automatic enrollment in that program

as soon as practicable after eligibility has been

determined.

The intent of this amendment is that it be revenue neutral, and

that these provisions be completed within funds appropriated

above in Goal B.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 37

Amend C.S.H.B. 1, Article III, Rider 33, on page III-12,

under the appropriation for the Texas Education Agency by inserting

the following after the first sentence: For districts that do not

have a tier one allotment, the reduction shall be from any other

formula or hold harmless funds paid to the district, or from an

increase in required attendance credits.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 38

Amend C.S.H.B. 1, Article III, on page III-21, by inserting

the following appropriately-numbered Rider to the appropriation

for the Texas Education Agency to read as follows and renumbering

subsequent Riders accordingly:

"_____. Teachers & other Professional Staff Pay Raise. To

the extent that the amount appropriated in A.1.1., FSP-Equalized

Operations, together with all other amounts appropriated from the

Foundation School Fund and other sources for the cost of property

tax relief, exceeds the amount determined by the Commissioner to be

necessary to achieve a compression percentage of .667 in the 2009

fiscal year plus that which is required to fully fund the school

finance formulas, the excess shall be appropriated to the Texas

Education Agency to increase the salaries of all teachers and other

professional staff as defined by 21.402, Education Code."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 39

Amend Amendment No. 70 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Hochberg (page 88

of the prefiled amendments packet) by striking the text on page 1 of

the amendment, lines 5-14, and substituting the following:

___. Limitation on Funding for Property Tax Relief and

Foundation School Program. From the amount appropriated above to

the Texas Education Agency for Strategy A.1.1., FSP-Equalized

Operations, for the 2009 fiscal year, the Commissioner may not

spend more than the amount that, together with all other amounts

appropriated from the Foundation School Fund or another source for

the Foundation School Program or for paying the costs of school

property tax relief, is necessary to achieve a state compression

percentage, as defined by Section 42.2516, Texas Education Code, of

66.67 percent and fully fund the school funding formulas under

Chapters 41 and 42, Texas Education Code.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 40

Amend CSHB 1 in Article III of the bill, on page III-21 by

adding the following Rider ___:

"Requirement on the Report of Discrimination. Out of funds

appropriated above for comprehensive annual reports, school

districts shall report annually to the Texas Education Agency any

incidents of alleged discrimination or harassment of school

district employees or students enrolled in the district on the

basis of the actual or perceived ethnicity, color, gender, gender

identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, religion,

or national origin that occurred in the district during the

preceding year. The agency shall include the information in the

comprehensive annual report as required by Section 39.182 of the

Education Code."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 41

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, as follows:

On page III-21, amend the Texas Education Agency budget by adding

Rider # 83 and renumbering accordingly:

"#83. Prohibition on Vouchers. None of the funds appropriated

above may be spent to pay for a public education voucher program, or

a public education voucher pilot program, where state tax dollars

pay for vouchers for children to attend a private school."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 42

Amend Amendment No. __ to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Heflin (Floor

Amendment packet, page 91) by striking the text of the amendment and

substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article III of the bill following the

appropriations to the Texas Education Agency by adding the

following appropriately numbered rider:

__. Prohibition on Vouchers. It is the intent of the

legislature that none of the funds appropriated above may be spent

to pay for a public education voucher program or a public education

voucher pilot program if the program uses state tax dollars to pay

for tuition vouchers for children in any grades between grade 1

through grade 12 to attend a private school. This rider does not

prohibit the use of state tax dollars by a public school or charter

school under a contract entered into by the school pursuant to a law

in effect on January 1, 2007.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 43

Higher Education Coordinating Board

Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program

Prepared by LBB Staff, 03/26/07

Overview

The following floor amendment would modify language pertaining to

the allocation of the funds to community colleges and reporting of

data.

Required Action

On page III-49 of the agency's bill pattern, amend Rider 40:

Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program. The funds

appropriated under Strategy D.1.12 for the Professional Nursing

Shortage Reduction Program (§ 61.9621-61.9628, Education Code) are

trusteed to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to

achieve the following outcomes: 1) increasing the number of

graduates from professional nursing programs, 2) increasing the

percentage of students in professional nursing programs that

graduate within a reasonable time as determined by the board, and 3)

increasing the number of graduates from master's and doctoral

programs in nursing that join the faculty of a professional nursing

program. Funds shall only be used to: 1) create additional nurse

faculty positions, 2) provide temporary salary supplements for

professional nursing faculty, and 3) engage qualified preceptors to

expand faculty capacity. "Professional nursing program" has the

meaning assigned by § 61.9621, Education Code. The funds

appropriated shall be distributed in an equitable manner to

institutions based on increases in numbers of nursing students

graduating. Out of funds appropriated above in Strategy D.1.12,

the Coordinating Board shall allocate ~~up to $1,500,000~~2,250,000 in

each year of the biennium to community colleges. If the board is

unable to allocate the balance of the funds to general academic and

health-related institutions, it may allocate any unused funds to

community colleges.

An institution is eligible to receive funds appropriated for fiscal

year 2008 only if it commits for fiscal year 2008 to spend funds on

its professional nursing program at least equal to the funds spent

in fiscal year 2007 and for funds appropriated for fiscal year 2009

only if it commits for FY 2009 to spend funds equal at least to the

funds spent in fiscal year 2008. Funds received under Strategy

D.1.12 shall not be included in these calculations.

Five percent of the funds appropriated under Strategy D.1.12 are

appropriated for administrative expenses as authorized by §

61.9628, Education Code.

The board shall have the authority to transfer funds from Strategy

D.1.9, Professional Nursing Financial Aid, to Strategy D.1.12,

Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program, for the purposes

set out in this rider.

Any funds not expended in fiscal year 2008 may be expended in fiscal

year 2009.

The board may distribute a partial payment of the funding in

September of each fiscal year based on preliminary nursing

graduation data. To facilitate data collection, the board may

require that institutions report preliminary nursing graduation

data independent of the regular reporting cycle. After the board

finally certifies the nursing graduation data, the board shall

distribute the balance of the funds to eligible institutions.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 44

Amend CSHB 1 in Article II of the bill, on page III-52 by

adding the following Rider No. ___:

"Annual Tuition Report. Out of funds appropriated above, the

Coordinating Board shall provide a study on the financial impact of

tuition and fees on students and the families of students who are

enrolled at Texas' public and independent institutions of higher

education. This report shall be provided to the Governor, the

Lieutenant Governor, and all Members of the Legislature by January

1 of each biennium."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 45

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article V of the bill following the

appropriations to the Department of Criminal Justice (page V-9) by

adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

_____. Commissary Taste Test Contracts. In awarding a bid

for the purchase of commissary food goods, the Department of

Criminal Justice may not use funds appropriated above to conduct a

taste test as consideration for the bid award, unless:

(1) the department contracts with a private marketing

vendor, a university, or another independent organization that is

experienced in food product evaluation and taste tests to conduct

the taste test; and

(2) the taste test results account for no more than 30

percent of the criteria used for the bid award.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 46

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following appropriately

numbered rider in Article V of the bill after the appropriations to

the Department of Public Safety:

___. License Plate Reader Project. The Texas Department of

Public Safety may not spend money appropriated above in Strategy

D.1.5. for the license plate reader project or to purchase and

deploy a license plate reader unless:

(a) the department establishes a policy and procedures

requiring the immediate and systematic destruction of all license

plate information collected through the project that is not linked

in the database system to a stolen motor vehicle; and

(b) the unlinked license plate information is being

systematically purged from the database system.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 47

Amend CSHB 1 (House Committee Printing) in Article V of the bill, by

adding the following appropriately numbered rider after the

appropriations to the Youth Commission:

___. Appropriations Prohibited for Purposes of Payment to a Sexual

Offender Employee. No appropriations made in this Act to the Texas

Youth Commission may be distributed to any employee of the Youth

Commission that is a mandated by law to register as a sex offender

according to Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 48

Amend Amendment No. 96 by Martinez Fischer to C.S.H.B. No. 1

(page 153, pre-filed amendments packet) by striking the text of the

amendment and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article V of the bill by adding the

following appropriately numbered rider following the

appropriations to the Youth Commission:

____. Appropriations Prohibited for Purposes of Payment to

Employee Convicted of a Felony. None of the appropriations made by

this Act to the Texas Youth Commission may be distributed to or used

to pay an employee of the Texas Youth Commission who has been

convicted of a felony offense.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 49

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Proposed Rider

Implementation of State Auditor's Recommendations

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/26/2007

Overview

The rider would direct the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to

use funds appropriated to implement the recommendations contained

in the State Auditor's An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the

Parks and Wildlife Department Report No. 07-021.

Required Action

On page VI-42 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's bill

pattern, add the following rider:

. Implementation of State Auditor's Recommendations.

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Texas Parks and

Wildlife department (department) use funds appropriated above to

implement the recommendations contained in the State Auditor's An

Audit Report on Financial Processes at the Parks and Wildlife

Department Report No. 07-021.

(b) Additionally, the department shall use funds appropriated

above:

1. To prepare a comprehensive plan and timeline to implement

the recommendations set out in Report No. 07-021, and submit

the plan and timeline to the Legislature and the Governor no

later than August 31, 2007;

2. To submit quarterly and biennial reports to the Legislature

and the Governor that indicate the extent to which each

recommendation contained in the aforementioned plan and

timeline has been implemented, information about

significant costs, and any factors that may impede full

implementation.. Quarterly reports must be submitted 30

days after each quarter ends; the biennial report must be

submitted by November 30, 2008;

3. To annually report to the State Auditor's Office on the

status of the implementation of the recommendations,

pursuant to Section 321.014(f) of the Texas Government Code;

4. To submit monthly reports to the Legislative Budget Board

and the Governor that identify all facility repair and

constructions projects for which actual costs have varied

from original cost estimates by 10 percent or more at any

point during a project's lifespan; and any related changes

in cost estimate; and

5. To notify the Governor's Office and Legislative Budget

Board at least six months before closing or transferring any

state park.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 50

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Proposed Rider

Implementation of State Auditor's Recommendations

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/29/2007

Overview

The rider would direct the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to

use funds appropriated to implement the recommendations contained

in the State Auditor's Office An Audit Report on Financial

Processes at the Parks and Wildlife Department Report No. 07-021.

Update for 3/28/2007: Amend amendment to add additional

requirements for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)

relating to implementation of the State Auditor's recommendations.

The amendment adds three new sections (6-8) that would make funding

increases recommended by the House Appropriations Committee are

contingent upon TPWD making satisfactory progress in addressing

audit findings, subject to the approval of the Legislative Budget

Board and the Governor.

Required Action

On page VI-42 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's bill

pattern, add the following rider:

. Implementation of State Auditor's Recommendations.

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Texas Parks and

Wildlife Ddepartment (department) use funds appropriated above to

implement the recommendations contained in the State Auditor's An

Audit Report on Financial Processes at the Parks and Wildlife

Department Report No. 07-021.

(b) Additionally, the department shall use funds appropriated

above:

1. To prepare a comprehensive plan and timeline to implement

the recommendations set out in Report No. 07-021, and submit

the plan and timeline to the ~~Legislature~~Legislative Budget

Board and the Governor no later than August 31, 2007;

2. To submit quarterly and biennial reports to the ~~Legislature~~

Legislative Budget Board and the Governor that indicate the

extent to which each recommendation contained in the

aforementioned plan and timeline has been implemented,

information about significant costs, and any factors that

may impede full implementation.. Quarterly reports must be

submitted 30 days after each quarter ends; the biennial

report must be submitted by November 30, 2008;

3. To annually report to the State Auditor's Office on the

status of the implementation of the recommendations,

pursuant to Section 321.014(f) of the Texas Government Code;

4. To submit monthly reports to the Legislative Budget Board

and the Governor that identify all facility repair and

constructions projects for which actual costs have varied

from original cost estimates by 10 percent or more at any

point during a project's lifespan; and any related changes

in cost estimate; and

5. To notify the Governor~~'s Office~~ and Legislative Budget Board

at least six months before closing or transferring any state

park.

agency resources to add 16.0 auditor positions in the Internal

Audit Division in order to implement the recommendations contained

in the State Auditor's An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the

Parks and Wildlife Department Report No. 07-021. The department

shall maintain an internal auditing program in compliance with the

provisions of the Texas Internal Auditing Act, which shall

incorporate, at a minimum, the assignment of an internal auditor at

each regional park office. Each internal auditor assigned pursuant

to this provision shall report either directly to the members of the

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission or to the internal auditor

appointed pursuant to Government Code § 2102.006.

An internal auditor whose duty station is assigned pursuant to this

provision may consider suggestions from a Parks Regional Director

in developing proposals for the department's annual audit plan.

(d) The Comptroller may not release $17,294,992 for the 2008-09

biennium ($8,940,845 in fiscal year 2008 and $8,354,147 in fiscal

year 2009) without prior written notification from the Legislative

Budget Board and the Governor that the department has

satisfactorily implemented the recommendations contained in the

State Auditor's Office An Audit Report on Financial Processes at

the Parks and Wildlife Department Report No. 07-021. The department

should report its progress in implementing the recommendations to

the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor no later than July 1,

2007 and July 1, 2008 before appropriations may be released and

available by September 1 of each fiscal year in the 2008-09

biennium.

(e) Contingent on the enactment of House Bill 6 or similar

legislation by the Eightieth Legislature, Regular Session,

$6,054,087 in fiscal year 2008 and $7,131,720 in fiscal year 2009

from an increase in the Sporting Goods Sales Tax allocation to the

State Parks Account No. 64 and $19,568,570 in fiscal year 2009 from

an increase in the Sporting Goods Sales Tax allocation to Parks and

Wildlife Conservation and Capital Account No. 5004 may not be

released by the Comptroller to the department without prior written

notification from the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor

that the department has satisfactorily implemented the

recommendations contained in the State Auditor's Office An Audit

Report on Financial Processes at the Parks and Wildlife Department

Report No. 07-021. The department should report its progress in

implementing the recommendations to the Legislative Budget Board

and the Governor no later than July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008 before

appropriations may be released and available by September 1 of each

fiscal year in the 2008-09 biennium.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 51

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, as follows:

(1) In Article XI, page XI-57, in Strategy D.1.1, strike

"37,072,422" and substitute "27,472,422".

(2) In Article VI, page VI-28, in Strategy D.1.2, strike

2,418,980" and substitute "12,018,980".

(3) In Article VI, Rider No, 22, page VI-34, strike the

second to the last sentence in the rider.

(4) In Article VI, appropriation for the Parks and Wildlife

Department, insert the following appropriately-numbered rider to

read as follows and renumber subsequent riders accordingly:

" . PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK.

The Parks and Wildlife Department is appropriated the receipts from

the sale of Eagle Mountain Lake State Park (estimated to be

$9,600,00) for the sole purpose of acquiring other real property

dedicated to the same purpose for which the land sold was

dedicated."

(5) In Article XI, on page XI-66, strike the last rider on

the page.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 52

Amend Geren Amendment No. ___ (on page 5-4 of the

supplemental amendment packet) to C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) On page one of the amendment, line 2, strike "XI, page

XI-57" and substitute "VI, page VI-28"

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 53

Amend CSHB 1 in Article VI of the bill, on page VI-36 by

adding the following Rider No. ___:

"Unexpended Balances Within the Biennium. The unencumbered

appropriations from the general revenue fund appropriated to Texas

Parks and Wildlife Department for use during the state fiscal year

ending August 31, 2008 under Strategy D.1.1. for the Texas Parks and

Wildlife Department (Manage Capital Programs - Improvements and

Major Repairs) are hereby appropriated for the same purpose for the

fiscal year beginning September 1, 2008."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 54

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, as follows:

On page VII-11, amend the Texas Lottery Commission budget by adding

the appropriately numbered rider and renumbering accordingly:

"# . Sale of Lottery. None of the funds appropriated above may

be spent for the purpose of exploring, investigating, negotiating,

calculating, or otherwise taking any action that would result in

selling the Texas Lottery."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 55

Amend Subsection (c) of Rider 39 following the appropriation

to the Texas Department of Transportation in Article VII of the

General Appropriations Act (page VII-29) to read as follows:

rescission, to the extent that the Department of Transportation has

discretion in determining which federal funds will be rescinded,

the Department of Transportation shall apply the total dollar

amount to be rescinded proportionally across all eligible federal

funding categories based on the total amount of unobligated funds

in each eligible category. The Department of Transportation shall

identify unobligated funds as the first source of funds to comply

with a federally-mandated funding rescission [~~not identify or remit~~

~~any federal Transportation Enhancement funds to comply with the~~

~~federal mandate~~].

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 56

Amend Floor Amendment No. 114 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Pickett on

line 7, page 182 of the Floor Amendment Packet, between "shall" and

"apply", by inserting "after consultation with the Legislative

Budget Board and to the extent the department determines is

feasible while still meeting the department's goals".

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 57

Amend CSHB 1 in Article VII of the bill, on page VII-30, by

amending Rider 20 to add subsection (h.) to read as follows:

"h. All reports to the Legislature outlined in this Rider

and elsewhere in this Act relating to Toll Road and Trans-Texas

Corridor Projects must be delivered to the Legislature in both

paper and electronic formats."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 58

Committee Substitute for House Bill 1

Proposed Amendment to Amendment

Required Action

1) Amend floor amendment to Committee Substitute for House

Bill 1 by Leibowitz on page 183 to read as follows:

"Amend CSHB 1 in Article VII of the bill, on page VII-30,

by amending Rider 20 to add subsection (h.) to read as

follows:

'h. All reports to the Legislature outlined in this

Rider and elsewhere in this ACT relating to Toll Road and

Trans-Texas Corridor Projects must be delivered to the

Legislature in ~~both paper and~~ electronic formats and, if

requested, in paper format."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 59

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article VII of the bill following the

appropriation to the Texas Workforce Commission (page VII-30) by

adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

___. Out of funds appropriated above in Strategy A.2.1,

Skills Development, the Texas Workforce Commission shall allocate

$1,300,000 in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, to a community

college in West Texas for the purpose of supporting the expansion of

instructional capacity, including building start-up costs, to

provide increased training opportunities in welding and welding

fabrication. Any unexpended balances of these funds remaining on

August 31, 2008, may be used by the commission for the fiscal year

beginning September 1, 2008, for the same purpose.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 60

Department of Transportation

Proposed Rider

Galveston Causeway

Overview

The Galveston Causeway Railroad Bridge (GCRB) is the most dangerous

place on the entire Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, from Brownsville to

Florida. In 2001, the Coast Guard has declared it an unreasonable

obstruction to navigation and set in motion plans to replace it with

a wider bridge offering over 300' of clearance. The new bridge is

under design and the best case estimate for completion of the new

bridge is approximately 2011.

TXDOT plans to remove the fenderworks that protect all three

bridges and facilitate barge transits through this tricky area as

soon as the highway bridges are complete in late 2007, even though

the GCRB will not be widened. This will greatly increase the risk

to marine traffic, all the bridges, the general public and the

environment pending completion of the new GCRB.

This rider continues the current maintenance by TXDOT of the

fenderworks of the Galveston Causeway Bridge.

Required Action

(1) On page ___ of the Department of Transportation's bill

pattern, State Highway Funds in Strategy C.1.31, ~~Gulf Waterway~~

Contracted Maintenance.

(2) On page ___ of the Department of Transportation's bill

pattern, add the following rider:

. Galveston Causeway. Out of funds appropriated above in

Strategy C.1.31, ~~Gulf Waterway~~ Contracted Maintenance, State

Highway Funds shall be used for the maintenance and preservation of

the fenderworks at the Galveston Causeway. Any unexpended balances

from this appropriation remaining as of August 31, 2007, are hereby

appropriated in the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2008, for

the same purpose.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 61

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, in Article VIII of the bill, in Rider 12

following the appropriation to the Texas Department of Insurance

(page VIII-32), by inserting the following at the end of the rider:

The legislature intends that the website include a list of

each insurer writing residential property insurance or personal

automobile insurance in this state and a description of each type of

residential property insurance and personal automobile insurance

policy issued in the state, including a comparison of the coverage,

exclusions, and restrictions of each policy and a format that

allows a side-by-side comparison of the features of the policy

forms. The website should also include sample rates for different

policyholder profiles in each county or ZIP code.

It is the intent of the legislature that the department

report quarterly to the legislature and the public, beginning with

a report for the quarter ending December 1, 2007, and thereafter not

later than the 60th day after the last day of the quarter covered by

the report the following information for each insurer that writes a

line of insurance in the state: market share, profits and losses,

average rate, and average loss ratio. It is the intent of the

legislature that the report include the change in rate over the

previous 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 62

Amend amendment No. 125 by Martinez (packet page 193) to

C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) On page 1, line 16, strike "60th day" and substitute

"90th day".

(2) On page 1, line 21, strike "3, 6,".

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 63

Amend CSHB 1 by adding rider No. ___ to Article VII Texas

Department of Transportation:

Heritage Trails Program: Out of the amounts appropriated above,

the Texas Department of Transportation shall make available during

the biennium $8.9 million in federal Transportation Enhancement

funds administered by the department for Heritage Trails program

project whenever such projects are approved by the Texas Historical

Commission's Heritage Trails Program and meet federal funding

requirements of the Transportation Enhancement Program as defined

by U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway

Administration, in federal regulations promulgated under the

authority of Title 23, United States Code.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 64

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) In Article VIII, insert the following

appropriately-numbered Rider to the appropriation for the Public

Utility Commission to read as follows and renumbering subsequent

Riders accordingly:

"___. COMMISSION STUDY. Out of funds appropriated to the

commission, the commission is directed to develop a proposed

comprehensive electric energy plan that details this state's demand

for electric generation capacity for the next 25 years, the

infrastructure and technology for meeting that demand, and

recommendations for meeting that demand. In developing the

proposed plan, the commission shall consider and discuss policies

and strategies to ensure that fuel resources available to the state

are used in a balanced and efficient manner while taking into

consideration the reliability, economic viability, and

environmental impact of fuels and technologies including, but not

limited to, the following:

(1) Strategies to protect and preserve the environment

of the state while allowing for access to safe, economical, and

reliable sources of energy;

(2) Strategies to ensure that customers of this state

have access to reliable energy;

(3) Transmission, congestion, and transportation

constraints and cost, and strategies to alleviate or prevent those

constraints for sources of energy used to generate electricity;

(4) Electricity generation capacity, reserve margins,

market impact, environmental impact of sources of electricity

generation, and strategies to ensure continued investment in clean

fuels and clean generation technology;

(5) Demand side management and response programs

including but not limited to and cost-effective strategies for

measuring and utilizing energy conservation, interruptible loads,

loads acting as resources, the use of combined heat and power, and

energy efficiency;

(6) Policies to ensure that fuel resources available

to the state achieve reliable supply and are used in a balanced,

efficient, and environmentally conscious manner.

The Commission shall provide a process for coordinating

information with other state agencies and obtaining public input

into developing the plan, and provide a draft of the report for

public comment by September 1, 2008, and submit a final report,

taking into account public input, to the Governor, Lt. Governor and

Speaker of the House by January 15th, 2009."

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 65

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) In Section 2.01, Article IX (page IX-8), amend the

following classified position to read as follows:

3646 Master Administrative Law Judge I B20

(2) In Section 2.01, Article IX (page IX-8), add the

following classified position to read as follows:

3648 Master Administrative Law Judge II B21

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 66

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Add the following rider following Article XI provisions

for the Comptroller of Public Accounts (page XI-4):

Contingency for House Bill No. 3446; Funding for the Promotion of

Texas Manufactured Products. Contingent on the enactment of House

Bill 3446 or similar legislation by the 80th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2007, relating to the promotion by the comptroller of

public accounts of Texas manufactured products, and in addition to

other amounts appropriated by this Act, the sum of $125,000 is

appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the comptroller of

public accounts for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, for use

as provided by that legislation, and the additional sum of $125,000

is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the comptroller

of public accounts for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, for

the same purpose.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 67

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to the Department of

State Health Services (page XI-10), add the following rider:

___. Community Primary Care Services: Additional Funds. In

addition to amounts otherwise appropriated to the Department of

State Health Services in Article II under Strategy B.1.4 (page

II-41) for community primary care services, the following amounts

are appropriated to the Department of State Health Services out of

the general revenue fund for the purpose of that strategy:

(1) $8,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August

31, 2008; and

(2) $8,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August

31, 2009.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and agency totals

(page XI-10) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 68

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to the Department of

State Health Services (pages XI-10-XI-12), add the following

appropriately numbered rider:

_______. Contingency for House Bill No. 3618. Contingent on

the enactment of House Bill No. 3618 or similar legislation by the

80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, relating to the provision

of a coordinated health program for school districts located in the

Texas-Mexico border region, in addition to other amounts

appropriated for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,

2007, the amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated out of the general

revenue fund to the Department of State Health Services for use as

provided by that legislation during the state fiscal biennium

beginning September 1, 2007.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 69

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by amending the following rider under

the Article XI appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page

XI-18) to read as follows:

Contingency for House Bill 1002: Intensive Preparation

Academies for High School Assessment Instruments [~~Exit-Level~~

~~TAKS~~]. Contingent on the passage of House Bill 1002 by the

Eightieth Legislature, Regular Session, or similar legislation

relating to intensive preparation academies to prepare students to

retake [~~the exit-level~~] assessment instruments required for high

school graduation [~~instrument administered under Section~~

~~39.023(c), Education Code,~~] and in addition to other amounts

appropriated to the Texas Education Agency for the fiscal biennium

beginning September 1, 2007:

(1) $6,292,645 is appropriated to the Texas Education

Agency for fiscal year 2008, for the purpose of providing grants to

school districts to operate intensive preparation academies; and

(2) the unexpended balance of the amount provided by

Subdivision (1) is appropriated to the Texas Education Agency for

fiscal year 2009, for the same purpose.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 70

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, under the Article XI appropriations to

the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (pages XI-21 to

XI-22), by adding the following rider:

Contingency for House Bill No. 238. Contingent on the enactment of

House Bill No. 238 or similar legislation by the 80th Legislature,

Regular Session, 2007, relating to the establishment of a bilingual

education certification program, the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board is appropriated $3,000,000.00 in general

revenue for fiscal year 2008 and $3,000,000.00 in general revenue

for fiscal year 2009 to be used for the bilingual education

certification program.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 71

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (House committee printing) as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board (page XI-22), add the following rider:

Appropriation: Applied Research for Clean Coal Project or Other

Projects Related to Generation of Electricity from Coal.

Contingent on the passage of H.B. No. 2608, or similar legislation

relating to the funding of applied research for a clean coal project

or other projects for the generation of electricity from coal, by

the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, in addition to other amounts

appropriated for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,

2007, the amount of $10 million is appropriated for that biennium

out of the general revenue fund to the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board for the purpose of funding, as part of the

advanced technology program established by Chapter 143, Education

Code, applied research related to a clean coal project, as defined

by Section 5.001, Water Code, or other projects for the generation

of electricity from coal.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and board totals

(page XI-21) appropriately.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 72

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (House committee printing) as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to The University of

Texas at Arlington (page XI-23), add the following rider:

Appropriation: Tejano Voices Project. In addition to other

amounts appropriated to The University of Texas at Arlington by

this Act, the amount of $120,000 is appropriated out of the general

revenue fund to The University of Texas at Arlington for the state

fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, to be used for paying

the costs of operating the university's Tejano Voices Project.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and university

totals (page XI-23) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 73

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (House committee printing) as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to The University of

Texas at Arlington (page XI-23), add the following appropriately

numbered rider:

___. Appropriation: Sustainable Water Supply Research

Center. Contingent on the passage of H.B. No. 1431, or similar

legislation relating to the operation of a Sustainable Water Supply

Research Center at The University of Texas at Arlington, by the 80th

Legislature, Regular Session, in addition to the other amounts

appropriated for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,

2007, the amount of $13,000,000 is appropriated out of the general

revenue fund to The University of Texas at Arlington for the state

fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, for start-up and

operational costs of the Sustainable Water Supply Research Center

at the university.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and university

totals (page XI-23) appropriately.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 74

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) In Article XI of the bill, following the appropriation

to Tarleton State University (page XI-27), add the following

appropriately numbered rider:

____. Environmental Research: Additional Funds. In addition

to the amounts appropriated to Tarleton State University in Article

III under Strategy C.2.1 (page III-82) for environmental research,

the following amounts are appropriated to Tarleton State University

out of the general revenue fund for the purposes of that strategy:

$800,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008; and

$800,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2009.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and university

totals (page XI-27) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 75

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (House committee printing) as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to Stephen F. Austin

State University (page XI-33), add the following rider:

Appropriation: Center for Applied Studies in Forestry. In

addition to other amounts appropriated for the state fiscal

biennium beginning September 1, 2007, the amount of $260,000 is

appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Stephen F. Austin

State University for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,

2007, and the amount of $260,000 is appropriated out of the general

revenue fund to Stephen F. Austin State University for the state

fiscal year beginning September 1, 2008, to expand to 43 counties

the Forestry Inventory pilot project administered by the Center for

Applied Studies in Forestry at the university.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and university

totals (page XI-33) appropriately.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 76

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (House committee printing) as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to Stephen F. Austin

State University (page XI-33), add the following rider:

Appropriation: Early Childhood Research and Development Center. In

addition to other amounts appropriated to Stephen F. Austin State

University for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,

2007, the amount of $450,000 is appropriated out of the general

revenue fund to Stephen F. Austin State University for the state

fiscal year beginning September 1, 2007, and the amount of $750,000

is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Stephen F. Austin

State University for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,

2008, for the purpose of paying the costs of faculty, research

personnel, and equipment necessary to establish an early childhood

research and development center at the university.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and the university

totals (XI-33) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 77

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (House committee printing) as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to Texas State

University-San Marcos (page XI-37), add the following

appropriately numbered rider:

___. Appropriation: River Systems Institute. In addition

to other amounts appropriated for the state fiscal biennium

beginning September 1, 2007, the amount of $808,825 is appropriated

out of the general revenue fund to Texas State University-San

Marcos for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2007, and

the amount of $772,103 is appropriated out of the general revenue

fund to Texas State University-San Marcos for the state fiscal year

beginning September 1, 2008, to provide funds for the groundwater

conservation district assistance project administered by the River

Systems Institute at the university.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and university

totals (page XI-37) appropriately.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 78

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to the University of

North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (page XI-42), add

the following rider:

Appropriation: School of Pharmacy. Contingent on the passage of

H.B. No. 1746, or similar legislation relating to the establishment

and operation of a school of pharmacy by the University of North

Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth by the 80th Legislature,

Regular Session, 2007, in addition to other amounts appropriated to

the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, the

amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue

fund to the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort

Worth for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2007, and the

amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue

fund to the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort

Worth for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2008, for the

purpose of establishing and operating the school of pharmacy at

adequate facilities in the city of Dallas.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and the health

science center totals (page XI-42) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 79

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations for Public

Community/Junior Colleges (page XI-43), add the following

appropriately numbered item:

___. Dallas County Community College District. In addition

to other amounts appropriated to Dallas County Community College in

Strategy N.2.2. in the appropriations to Public Community/Junior

Colleges in Article III (page III-164), the following amounts are

appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Dallas County

Community College District to support Cedar Valley College's Green

Building Program under that strategy:

(A) $25,000 for the state fiscal year ending August

31, 2008; and

(B) $25,000 for the state fiscal year ending August

31, 2009.

(2) Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 80

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) In Article XI of the bill, following the appropriation

to Tarleton State University (page XI-27), add the following

appropriately numbered rider:

__. Agriculture Center: Additional Funds. In addition to

the amounts appropriated to Tarleton State University in Article

III under Strategy C.2.2 (page III-82) for an agriculture center,

the following amounts are appropriated to Tarleton State University

out of the general revenue fund for the purposes of that strategy:

$385,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008; and

$385,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2009.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and university

totals (page XI-27) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 81

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 under Article XI of the bill, following

the appropriation to the Office of Court Administration, Texas

Judicial Council (page XI-51), by adding the following

appropriately numbered rider:

___. Contingency for Senate Bill No. 1305. Contingent on the

enactment of Senate Bill No. 1305 or similar legislation by the 80th

Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, relating to service of process,

an amount equal to all fees collected under the order or rule of the

supreme court from a person certified by the supreme court to serve

process are appropriated to the Office of Court Administration for

the fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007. Those fees,

estimated to be $205,050 for the fiscal year beginning September 1,

2007, and $111,450 for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2008,

shall be deposited to the credit of Strategy A.1.5, Guardians and

Process Servers, and shall be used to support the certification

division of the Office of Court Administration. The number of

authorized FTEs for the biennium for the Office of Court

Administration is increased by 3.0.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 82

Amend CSHB 1 as follows:

(1) On page XI-53 of the bill pattern for the Comptroller's

Judiciary Section add the following new rider:

CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR HB 1628: Contingent on passage

of House Bill 1628, or similar legislation relating to the creation

of an additional judicial district in El Paso County, by the

Eightieth Legislature, Regular Session, the Comptroller's

Judiciary Section is appropriated $68,750 for fiscal year 2008 and

$68,750 for fiscal year 2009 from the General Revenue Fund and

$56,250 for fiscal year 2008 and $56,250 for 2009 from Judicial Fund

No. 573, and 1.0 additional full-time equivalent position to

implement the provisions of the legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 83

Amend CSHB 1 as follows:

(1) On page XI-53 of the bill pattern for the Comptroller's

Judiciary Section add the following new rider:

CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR HB 1554: Contingent on passage

of House Bill 1554, or similar legislation relating to the creation

of an additional judicial district in El Paso County, by the

Eightieth Legislature, Regular Session, the Comptroller's

Judiciary Section is appropriated $68,750 for fiscal year 2008 and

$68,750 for fiscal year 2009 from the General Revenue Fund and

$56,250 for fiscal year 2008 and $56,250 for 2009 from Judicial Fund

No. 573, and 1.0 additional full-time equivalent position to

implement the provisions of the legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 84

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill following the

appropriations to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

(page XI-22) by adding the following rider:

Allotment for Junior College District Tax Base Decline. In

addition to the amounts appropriated above to the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board, there is appropriated to the Texas

Higher Education Coordinating Board from the general revenue fund

in each year of the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, an

amount sufficient to provide each junior college district located

in the Texas-Louisiana border region as defined by Section

2056.002, Government Code, in each fiscal year of that biennium an

amount equal to the amount computed by applying the district's ad

valorem tax rate for the 2006 tax year to the greater of:

(1) the amount, if any, by which the total taxable

value of property in the district in the tax year that ends in the

applicable fiscal year is reduced from the total taxable value of

property in the district in the 2006 tax year; or

(2) the amount, if any, by which the total taxable

value of mineral interests in the district in the tax year that ends

in the applicable fiscal year is reduced from the total taxable

value of mineral interests in the district in the 2006 tax year.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 85

Amend Amendment No. 157 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Merritt (page

227, prefiled amendment packet) by striking the text of the

amendment and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill following the

appropriations to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

(page XI-22) by adding the following rider:

Report Regarding Junior College District Tax Base Decline. Not

later than September 1, 2008, the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board shall submit a report to the governor,

lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and

presiding officer of each legislative standing committee and

subcommittee with jurisdiction over public higher education

regarding:

(1) any financial effects of a declining tax base for each

junior college district in this state;

(2) an equalization formula to compensate for the loss of

the taxable value of property or mineral interest in the district;

and

(3) any additional relevant information as determined by

the board.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 86

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 under the Article XI appropriations to

the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (page XI-55) by adding the

following appropriately numbered rider:

___. Location of Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land.

Out of funds appropriated to the Texas Department of Criminal

Justice for the fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, the

department shall conduct a feasibility study regarding relocating

the central prison unit and the adjoining prison housing units from

the units' current location in Sugar Land, Texas, to a more suitable

location. During the course of this study, the department shall

examine the costs and benefits associated with relocating the units

and an anticipated timeline if relocation is determined to be in the

best interests of the correctional system and the City of Sugar

Land.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 87

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, under the Article XI appropriations to

the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (page XI-61 through

page XI-62), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____. Contingency for House Bill No. 188. Contingent on the

enactment of House Bill No. 188 or similar legislation by the 80th

Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, relating to the adoption of

textbooks and the establishment of textbook credits for school

districts and open-enrollment charter schools, the Texas

Commission on Environmental Quality is appropriated $4,387,500 in

general revenue in fiscal year 2009 to be used for the clean school

bus program established under Chapter 390, Health and Safety Code.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 88

Amend C.S.H.B., 1 in section XI page 62, the Commission on

Environmental Quality by adding the following rider:

Pecos River Salinity Monitoring Program

Out of the funds appropriated under Strategy A.1.2., Water

Assessment and Planning, the Texas Commission on Environmental

Quality shall conduct water quality monitoring of the salinity

levels in the Pecos River.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 89

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Add the following rider following the Article XI

appropriations to the General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board

(page XI-63):

Texas Veterans Museum. Contingent on the receipt by the

state of federal funds that may be used to establish and construct a

veterans museum in this state, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 is

appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the General Land

Office and Veterans' Land Board for the state fiscal biennium

ending August 31, 2009, as matching funds for the purpose of

establishing and constructing a veterans museum in this state. The

amount appropriated by this rider may not exceed the amount of

federal funds received during the biennium for this purpose.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and agency totals

(page XI-63) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 90

Amendment to HB 1

On page XI-64 add the following:

Local Park Grant for Beal Park. From funds appropriated above in

Strategy B.2.1, Local Park Grants, the Texas Parks and Wildlife

Department shall allocate up to $1,000,000 of matching funds for

Beal Park construction.

Local Park Grant for the City of DeSoto, Old Nance Farm. From funds

appropriated above in Strategy B.2.1, Local Park Grants, the Texas

Parks and Wildlife Department shall allocate up to $1,000,000 of

matching funds for the City of DeSoto, Old Nance Farm.

Local Park Grant for the City of Lancaster. From funds appropriated

above in Strategy B.2.1, Local Park Grants, the Texas Parks and

Wildlife Department shall allocate up to $200,000 of matching funds

for the City of Lancaster.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 91

Amend the amendment #163 by Giddings (page 249, HB 1 Prefiled

Amendment Packet) amending C.S.H.B. No. 1, by striking the text of

the amendment and substituting the following appropriately

numbered section and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly:

SECTION ___. Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill

following the appropriations to the Parks and Wildlife Department

by amending the section labeled "Local Park Grants" (pages XI-64 to

XI-65) to read as follows:

Local Park Grants. Contingent on passage of House Bill 6 or similar

legislation changing the limitation of the Sporting Goods Sales Tax

allocated to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), out of

funds appropriated above in Strategy B.2.1, Local Park Grants, TPWD

shall allocate up to $10,135,000 for the following grants:

a. $1,000,000 in matching funds for Townwood Park construction;

b. $60,000 in matching funds for renovations of the Kleberg County

Youth Soccer Complex;

c. $800,000 in matching funds for park construction in Rio Grande

City;

d. $1,125,000 in matching funds for Senator Frank Madla Memorial

Park ($1,000,000 for land acquisition and $125,000 for planning,

development, operation and maintenance);

e. $600,000 for expansion of rehabilitation services at the Gladys

Porter Zoo;

f. $200,000 in matching funds for Raymac Park construction;

g. $600,000 in matching funds for Sylvester Turner Park

construction;

h. $2,000,000 in matching funds for construction of the McAllen

City Park;

i. $500,000 in matching funds for construction at the Sibley

Nature Center;

j. $750,000 in matching funds for construction of the Will Looney

Legacy Park;

k. up to $1,000,000 in matching funds for Beal Park construction;

l. up to $1,000,000 in matching funds for the City of DeSoto, Old

Nance Farm;

m. up to $200,000 in matching funds for the City of Lancaster; and

n. up to $300,000 in matching funds for Armand Bayou Nature Center

Discovery Loop accessibility improvements and building projects.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 92

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) In Article XI of the bill, following the appropriations

to the Texas Department of Transportation (page XI-72), insert the

following appropriately numbered rider:

_____. Appropriation: Rural Public Transportation Grants.

In addition to any other amounts appropriated by this Act to the

Texas Department of Transportation, the amount of $3,500,000 is

appropriated out of the general revenue fund for the fiscal year

ending August 31, 2008, and the amount of $3,500,000 is

appropriated out of the general revenue fund for the fiscal year

ending August 31, 2009, to the Texas Department of Transportation

to provide funding for rural public transportation grants in rural

communities along the Texas-Mexico border, specifically the Webb

County area and surrounding communities.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and agency totals

(page XI-72) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 93

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) In Article XI, on page XI-72, strike Strategy B.1.1.

(2) Amend the following rider under the Article XI

appropriations to the Texas Department of Transportation (page

XI-72) to read as follows:

Construction Appropriation: State Highway 34. The [Out of

amounts appropriated above in Strategy B.1.1, Transportation

Construction, the] amount of $11,750,000 is appropriated to the

Texas Department of Transportation in fiscal year 2008 out of the

State Highway [General Revenue] Fund No. 006 to [shall] be used to

finance the construction of a portion of State Highway 34 located in

Kaufman County from SH 243 to FM 2578.

(3) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and agency totals

accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 94

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Add the following rider following the Article XI

provisions for the Texas Department of Transportation (page XI-72):

Contingency for House Bill No. 2599. Contingent on the

enactment of House Bill No. 2599 or similar legislation by the 80th

Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, $5 million is appropriated out

of the general revenue fund for the fiscal year ending August 31,

2008, and $5 million is appropriated out of the general revenue fund

for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, to the Texas Department

of Transportation to reinstate the Urban Street Program or another

program having the same functions and goals.

(2) Adjust article and agency totals appropriately.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 95

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Texas Water Development Board

Proposed Funding and Rider

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 3

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/22/07

Overview

The proposed rider would provide funding including additional FTEs

to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the Texas

Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), and the Texas Water

Development Board (TWDB) to provide technical assistance to the

Basin and Bay Expert Science Teams (BBESTs). The rider would also

provide TCEQ with $250,000 in General Revenue in each fiscal year

for the upgrade and maintenance of water availability models.

Further, the rider would provide the TWDB with $1.3 million in

General Revenue for the 2008-09 biennium to be transferred to the

Water Assistance Fund (WAF) No. 480 to provide funding for the

reimbursement of board-related duties for each of the BBESTs and

the Environmental Flows Science Advisory Committee.

Required Action

In Article XI add the following rider for the TCEQ, TPWD, and TWDB:

___. Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 3. Contingent upon

the passage of House Bill 3, or similar legislation relating

to the management of water resources, including the

protection of instream flows and freshwater inflows by the

Eightieth Legislature, Regular Session:

(a) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is hereby

appropriated out of the General Revenue Fund, in

Strategy A.2.2, Water Resource Permitting, $681,974 in

fiscal year 2008 and $551,974 in fiscal year 2009 to

provide technical assistance to the Basin and Bay

Expert Science Teams and for contract costs associated

with the upgrade and maintenance of water availability

models.

In addition, the Number of Full-Time-Equivalents (FTE)

indicated above for the TCEQ is hereby increased by 5.0

in each fiscal year of the 2008-09 biennium;

(b) The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is

hereby appropriated out of the General

Revenue-Dedicated Game, Fish and Water Safety Account

No. 9, $122,566 in fiscal year 2008 and $118,776 in

fiscal year 2009 in Strategy A.2.1, Inland Fisheries

Management, and $61,283 in fiscal year 2008 and $59,388

in fiscal year 2009 in Strategy A.2.3, Coastal

Fisheries Management, to provide technical assistance

to the Basin and Bay Expert Science Teams.

In addition, the Number of Full-Time-Equivalents (FTE)

indicated above for the TPWD is hereby increased by 3.0

in each fiscal year of the 2008-09 biennium; and;

appropriated out of the General Revenue Fund, in

Strategy A.1.1, Environmental Impact Information,

$696,904 in fiscal year 2008 and $970,902 in fiscal year

2009 of which $525,000 in 2008 and $760,000 in 2009 is

to be transferred to the Water Assistance Fund (WAF) No.

480 to provide funding for the reimbursement of

board-related duties for each of the Basin and Bay

Expert Science Teams (BBESTs) and the Environmental

Flows Science Advisory Committee. The remaining funds

are to be used to provide technical assistance to the

BBESTs.

In addition, the Number of Full-Time-Equivalents (FTE)

indicated above for the TWDB is hereby increased by 3.1

in fiscal year 2008 and 4.1 in fiscal year 2009.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 96

Texas Water Development Board

Proposed Funding and Rider

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 4

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/22/07

Overview

The proposed rider would appropriate $276,432 in fiscal year 2008

and $262,432 in fiscal year 2009 in General Revenue and increase

FTEs by 5.0 in each fiscal year to provide administrative and

technical assistance to the newly formed Water Conservation

Advisory Council and to provide oversight and administrative

assistance associated with the development of a statewide water

conservation public awareness campaign.

Required Action

In Article XI add the following rider for the Texas Water

Development Board:

___. Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 4. Contingent upon

the passage of House Bill 4, or similar legislation relating

to water conservation by the Eightieth Legislature, Regular

Session, the Texas Water Development Board is appropriated

$276,432 in fiscal year 2008 and $262,432 in fiscal year 2009

out of the General Revenue Fund in Strategy A.3.1, Water

Conservation Education and Assistance, to provide

administrative and technical assistance to the Water

Conservation Advisory Council and to provide oversight and

administrative assistance associated with the development of

a statewide water conservation public awareness campaign.

In addition, the Number of Full-Time-Equivalents (FTE)

indicated above for the TWDB is hereby increased by 5.0 in

each fiscal year of the 2008-09 biennium.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 97

Amend C.S.H.B No. 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

In Article XI, add the following rider for the Department of

Agriculture:

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 407. In addition to the

amounts appropriated above; and contingent on the passage of House

Bill 407, or similar legislation relating to establishing a

home-delivered meal program at the Department of Agriculture, the

Department of Agriculture is appropriated $10,000,000 in each

fiscal year out of the General Revenue Fund in Strategy A.1.1,

Generate Marketing Opportunities, to establish a home-delivered

meal grant program.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 98

Amend C.S.H.B. 1, in Article XI, by adding the following

appropriately numbered rider:

Contingency Appropriation for Passage of HB 430. Contingent upon

the enactment of HB 430 by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, or

similar legislation related to the Monitoring of High Risk Sex

Offender Registration Compliance. (a) In addition to other amounts

appropriated to the Department of Public Safety in Article V, the

following amounts are appropriated to the Department:

(1) $7,000,000 in general revenue is appropriated for the

state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, for contracting

with a provider of Global Positioning Monitoring services to track

statutory compliance by certain high risk sex-offenders of their

duties to register and maintain accurate residence addresses on

file with law enforcement agencies and other such duties as may be

required under state law.

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall use funds for the

purpose specified in subsection (1) of this section only to the

extent authorized by state law.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 99

Add the following appropriately numbered rider to Article XI:

___. CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION: Contingent upon the enactment of

HB 540 by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, relating to

the creation of a hotline to report suspected incidents of impaired

driving or dangerous driving, sufficient money is appropriated for

the operation and creation of the hotline is appropriated to the

Texas Department of Public Safety.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 100

Add the following appropriately numbered rider to Article XI:

___. CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION: Contingent upon the enactment of

HB 1116 by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, relating to

the provision of a community telephone emergency notification

system as part of the 9-1-1 system, sufficient money is

appropriated for the operation and creation of the early warning

notification system to the Texas State Commission on Emergency

Communication.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 101

Contingency Rider for HB 1

Article XI

CONTINGENCY FOR HB 1238: Contingent upon passage of HB 1238, or

similar legislation, it is the intent of the legislature that with

the effective date of this act, each institution of higher

education with a student health center that employs at least one

physician working at least 30 hours per week, shall contract with a

third party billing company to begin accepting private health

insurance from students.

Prior to entering into a contract with a third party billing

company, the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall ensure that

each third party billing company contracting with a student health

center has demonstrated competence by getting at least three

recommendation letters from student centers, including one in

Texas.

Should a student health center choose not to contract with a third

party billing company, the institution of higher education shall

have its FY09 general revenue appropriation reduced by an amount of

$17.50 per full time student equivalent as determined by the

Legislative Budget Board in cooperation with Higher Education

Coordinating Board.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 102

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI by adding the following:

BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HISPANIC STUDIES

______. Contingency Appropriation: House Bill No. 1430.

Contingent on the enactment and becoming law of House Bill 1430, or

similar legislation of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007,

creating a Bureau for Economic Development and Hispanic Studies,

there is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Bureau

for Economic Development and Hispanic Studies $295,626 in state

fiscal year 2008 and $270,166 in state fiscal year 2009 for carrying

out the functions of the Bureau for Economic Development and

Hispanic Studies as provided by House Bill 1430, or similar

legislation of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 103

Add the following appropriately numbered rider to Article XI:

___. CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION: Contingent upon the enactment of

HB 1799 by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, relating to

the appointment and duties of and the funding for an executive

commissioner for the prevention of driving while intoxicated, the

fee created by HB 1799 in Article 102.018(e), Code of Criminal

Procedure, is dedicated to the management and operations of the

office of Executive Commissioner for the Prevention of Driving

While Intoxicated.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 104

Amend CSHB 1 in Article XI, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE of

the bill by adding the following new subsection:

Contingency for House Bill 1888. Contingent upon passage of House

Bill 1888, or similar legislation relating to the provision of pay

telephone service to inmates confined in facilities operated by the

Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In addition to the allocation

of funds in House Bill 1888, from the funds credited to the

undedicated portion of the general revenue fund, $8,000,000 for

fiscal year 2009 is appropriated to the Texas Department of

Criminal Justice.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 105

Proposed Rider:

XI. Contingent on the passage of H.B. 2504, the Texas Education

Agency, out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy A.1.1. ,

shall set aside for the biennium $5 million from the Technology

Allotment to fund the Intensive Mathematics and Algebra

Intervention Program.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 106

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

In Article XI, add the following rider for the Texas Education

Agency:

___. Contingency for House Bill 2504. Contingent upon

enactment of House Bill 2504, or similar legislation relating

to an intensive mathematics and algebra intervention program

in public schools, by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session,

from funds appropriated above in Strategy A.2.1, Student

Success, for the Student Success Initiative, the Commissioner

shall set aside not more than $2,500,000 in each year of the

2008-09 biennium for an intensive mathematics and algebra

intervention program, pursuant to the provisions of the

legislation.

Any unexpended balances as of August 31, 2008 are hereby

appropriated to fiscal year 2009 for the same purpose.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 107

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

In Article XI, add the following rider for the Health and Human

Services Commission:

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 2685. Contingent on

passage of House Bill 2685, or similar legislation relating to

requirements for issuance of a marriage license, including an

optional premarital education course, by the Eightieth

Legislature, Regular Session, the Health and Human Services

Commission is appropriated $2,106,724 in Federal Funds

(Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) for fiscal year

2008 and $4,233,124 in Federal Funds (Temporary Assistance

for Needy Families) for fiscal year 2009 to implement the

provisions of the legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 108

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

In Article XI, add the following rider for the Railroad Commission:

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 3929. Contingent

upon the final enactment of House Bill 3929, relating to

funding of the Alternative Fuels Research and Education

Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas, and

notwithstanding the limitation on consumer rebate program

spending imposed by Tex. Nat. Res. Code §113.2435(c)(5), as of

August 31, 2008, the Railroad Commission shall carry forward

unexpended amounts that were budgeted for consumer rebate

programs during the previous fiscal year and shall include

these amounts in the Railroad Commission's operating budget

for consumer rebate programs for the following fiscal year,

conditioned on the Railroad Commission reserving no more than

fifty percent of these amounts, to the degree necessary for

operational cash flow.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 109

Add the following appropriately numbered rider to Article XI:

_____. CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION: Contingent upon the enactment

of HB 3965 by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, relating

to duties of a parent in the parent-child relationship to report,

creating an offense and providing a penalty and other family law

matters, sufficient money is appropriated for the operation and

creation of a central registry for child abuse and neglect to the

Department of Family and Protective Services.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 110

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, in Article XI, by adding the following

appropriately numbered rider:

___. Maximum Security Forensic Hospital. (a) In addition

to other amounts appropriated to the Department of State Health

Services in Article II, the following amounts are appropriated to

the department for construction and operation of a maximum security

forensic hospital at the San Antonio State Hospital or at an

alternative site designated by the department:

(1) $6,000,000 in general revenue is appropriated for

the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, for

construction of a maximum security forensic facility on the site of

the San Antonio State Hospital; and

(2) $30,600,000 in general revenue is appropriated for

the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, for

operational expenses related to inpatient treatment for the

severely and persistently mentally ill.

(b) The Department of State Health Services shall use funds

for the purposes specified by Subsection (a) of this section only to

the extent authorized by state law.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 111

Texas Education Agency

Proposed New Rider

Contingency Appropriation for Technology Allotment: HB 1632

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/26/07

Overview

This action would provide a $75 per student Technology Allotment in

FY 2008 and a $100 per student allotment in FY 2009, increasing the

allotment from $30 per student. The increased appropriation would

be $504,900,000 in General Revenue for the 2008-09 biennium.

Required Action

1) On page III-27 of the Texas Education Agency bill pattern,

add the following new rider:

___. Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 1632. Contingent

on passage of House Bill 1632 or similar legislation increasing the

Technology Allotment from $30 per student in average daily

attendance to $75 per student in average daily attendance in fiscal

year 2008 and $100 per student in average daily attendance in fiscal

year 2009, appropriations of General Revenue to the Texas Education

Agency are increased by $195,300,000 in FY 2008 and by $309,600,000

in FY 2009 to implement the provisions of the legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 112

Amend Amendment No. __ by Eissler to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 270,

pre-filed amendment packet) by striking "On page III-27 of the

Texas Education Agency bill pattern, add the following new rider:"

and substituting "Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following

rider following the Article XI provision for the Texas Education

Agency:".

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 113

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, in Article XI, by adding the following

appropriately numbered rider:

__. Appropriation: Mental Health Treatment and

Detoxification Services. In addition to other amounts appropriated

to the Department of State Health Services, $2,000,000 in general

revenue is appropriated to the department in fiscal year 2008, and

$2,000,000 in general revenue is appropriated to the department in

fiscal year 2009, for mental health treatment and detoxification

services provided in the city of Laredo in Webb County through the

local mental health and mental retardation authority serving that

region.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 114

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI by adding the following

appropriately numbered rider:

___. Appropriation for Mental Health Services. (a) In

addition to other amounts appropriated to the Department of State

Health Services, $100,000 is appropriated to the department for the

fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, for the purpose of

contracting with the San Antonio Clubhouse, Inc., for programs to

provide services to persons with mental health disorders.

(b) The contract must require San Antonio Clubhouse, Inc.,

to comply with the department's standards regarding the use of the

money, accountability, and reporting.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 115

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, in Article XI, by adding the following

appropriately numbered rider:

___. Appropriation for Certain Health Care Facilities in

Hidalgo County. In addition to other amounts appropriated to the

Department of State Health Services, $4,000,000 in general revenue

is appropriated to the department for the state fiscal biennium

beginning September 1, 2007, for design and construction of a new

outpatient substance abuse treatment services facility in

Edinburg.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 116

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to the Department of

State Health Services add the following rider:

Department of State Health Services, Additional Amounts for

Family Planning Services. In addition to other amounts

appropriated to the Department of State Health Services by this Act

that may be used for this purpose, the additional amount of

$10,000,000 is appropriated to the department out of the general

revenue fund for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,

2007, to provide additional family planning services for the

expanded Medicaid Women's Health Program in this state by enabling

the department's contracted family planning services providers to

expand their infrastructure to accommodate the family planning

needs of the increased number of women in this state who are

eligible for covered family planning services.

(2) Adjust the article totals accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 117

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to the Health and

Human Services Commission add the following rider:

Child Health Plan Program Outreach and Marketing. In addition

to amounts otherwise appropriated by this Act, an amount of

$28,000,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund and an

amount of $72,000,000 is appropriated out of federal funds to the

Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium

beginning September 1, 2007, for outreach and marketing activities

that promote enrollment in the child health plan program under

Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code. Any funds for this purpose not

expended in fiscal year 2008 may be carried over to fiscal year 2009

for the same purpose.

(2) Adjust the article totals accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 118

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to the Health and

Human Services Commission add the following rider:

Community Health Center Revolving Loan. In addition to

amounts otherwise appropriated by this Act, an amount of $60

million is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the

Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium

beginning September 1, 2007, to fund loans for community health

centers under Chapter 136, Human Resources Code.

(2) Adjust the article totals accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 119

Add the following appropriately to the rider to Article XI:

___. CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION: In addition to any other amounts

appropriated by this Act to the Texas Forest Service, the amount of

$20,400,000 is appropriated out of the General Revenue Fund for the

fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, and the amount of $20,400,000 is

appropriated out of the General Revenue Fund for the fiscal year

ending August 31, 2009 to the Texas Forest Service for the purpose

of funding the Texas Wildfire Protection Plan.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 120

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) In Article XI of the bill, add the following rider to the

appropriations for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality:

Appropriation from Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Account.

In addition to the amounts appropriated to the Texas Commission on

Environmental Quality from the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan

Account No. 5071 in Article VI of the bill (page VI-10) and in the

contingency appropriation for House Bill 1335 (page XI-62), an

amount equal to the unexpended balance in the account in excess of

those amounts is appropriated to the commission for the state

fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, to be used for Strategy

A.1.1 of the commission.

(2) Adjust the article and agency totals (pages XI-1 and

XI-61) appropriately.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 121

Amend C.S.H.B. 1 in Article XI by adding the following rider.

$500,000 in general revenue is appropriated to Dyess Airforce Base

in Abilene, TX. for the state fiscal biennium beginning September

1, 2007, for the repairs to the runway and related purposes.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 122

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill by adding the

following rider following the Article XI provisions for the Health

and Human Services Commission:

Kinship Care Support Program. Contingent on the enactment

and becoming law of House Bill No. 2595 or similar legislation of

the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, that requires the

establishment of a kinship care support program, the Health and

Human Services Commission shall expend, out of funds appropriated

in Article II in Strategy D.1.1, TANF Grants (page II-62), amounts

necessary to develop and implement that program.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 123

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following to Article XI in

the appropriate location:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

Contingency for House Concurrent Resolution 143. Contingent

on passage of House Concurrent Resolution 143 or similar resolution

or legislation creating a Commission on Online Learning to perform

specified functions with support from The University of Texas

System Institute for Public School Initiatives, the amount of

$252,671 in General Revenue for the fiscal year ending August 31,

2008, and the amount of $212,670 in General Revenue for the fiscal

year ending August 31, 2009, is appropriated to The University of

Texas System to implement the provisions of the legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 124

Article XI Proposed Funding

Angelo State University

Center for Fine Arts

Prepared by LBB Staff, March 26, 2007

Overview:

Add following motion to Article XI. This motion would appropriate

an additional $370,000 per year to Strategy C.2.2., Center for Fine

Arts at Angelo State University

Required Action:

1. On page III-119 of Angelo State University's bill pattern

increase general revenue appropriations to Strategy C.2.2

by $370,000 for Fiscal Year 2008 and $370,000 for Fiscal

Year 2009.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 125

Amend Amendment No. 199 by Darby to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 295,

pre-filed amendment packet), by inserting the following between

"Required Action" and "I. On page III-19":

Add the following under the Article XI provisions for Angelo

State University:

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 126

Texas Education Agency

Proposed New Rider

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 206

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/23/07

Overview

The rider would direct the commissioner of education relating to

make an additional transportation allotment to school districts for

transportation of students who would be subject to hazardous

traffic conditions while walking, contingent on passage of HB 206

or similar legislation.

Required Action

On page III-27 of the Texas Education Agency bill pattern, add the

following new rider:

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 206. Contingent upon the

enactment of House Bill 206, or similar legislation by the

Eightieth Legislature, Regular Session relating to state funding

for school districts for transportation of students who would be

subject to hazardous traffic conditions while walking, the Texas

Education Agency is hereby appropriated $________ in Foundation

School Funds in fiscal year 2008 and $________ in Foundation School

Funds in fiscal year 2009 for an additional transportation

allotment under the provisions of that legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 127

Amend Amendment No. 201 to C.S.S.B. No. 1 by Flores (page 261,

prefiled amendments packet) by striking the line immediately after

"Required Action" and substituting:

Following the Article XI appropriation to the Texas Education

Agency, add the following new rider:

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 128

Texas Education Agency

Proposed New Rider

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 207

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/23/07

Overview

The rider would appropriate additional funds to the Texas Education

Agency for enhanced allocations per approved route mile through the

transportation allotment, contingent on passage of HB 207 or

similar legislation.

Required Action

On page III-27 of the Texas Education Agency bill pattern, add the

following new rider:

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 207. Contingent upon the

enactment of House Bill 207, or similar legislation by the

Eightieth Legislature, Regular Session relating to the

transportation allotment provided under the public school finance

system, the Texas Education Agency is hereby appropriated $_____ in

Foundation School Funds in fiscal year 2008 and $_____ in

Foundation School Funds in fiscal year 2009 for increased state aid

through the transportation allotment under the provisions of that

legislation.

Also contingent upon the enactment of House Bill 207, or similar

legislation by the Eightieth Legislature, Regular Session, the

allocation per mile of approved route for the transportation

allotment, as contained in Rider 5 of the Texas Education Agency's

bill pattern of the General Appropriations Act for the 2008-09

biennium, is hereby struck and replaced with the allocations per

mile of approved route by linear density grouping established in §

42.155 of the Texas Education Code, as amended by that

legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 129

Amend Amendment No. 203 by Flores to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 262,

pre-filed amendment packet) by striking "On page III-27 of the

Texas Education Agency bill pattern, add the following new rider:"

and substituting "Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following

rider following the Article XI provisions for the Texas Education

Agency:".

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 130

Department of Public Safety

Proposed Rider

Rio Grande Valley Border Security and Technology Training Center

Prepared by LBB Staff, 03/26/07

Overview

This rider would direct the Department of Public Safety to use

$500,000 in General Revenue Funds in fiscal year 2008 and $500,000

in General Revenue in fiscal year 2009 to establish the Rio Grande

Valley Border Security and Technology Training Center.

Required Action

1) In Article XI of the bill pattern for the Department of Public

Safety, add the following new rider:

____. Rio Grande Valley Border Security and Technology Training

Center. From funds appropriated above in Strategy D.1.6,

State Law Enforcement, the Department of Public Safety (DPS)

shall use $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 in

fiscal year 2009 from General Revenue to establish the Rio

Grande Valley Border Security and Technology Training

Center in Hidalgo County.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 131

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Add the following to Article XI:

COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS

AND EDUCATION

Additional Appropriations for the Commission on Law

Enforcement Officer Standards and Education for the Addition of

Field Service Agents and a Regional Field Service Unit. (a) The

amounts appropriated by this rider are appropriated to the

Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education from

the Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education General

Revenue-Dedicated Account No. 116 for the purpose of adding three

field service agents and instituting a seven-person regional field

service unit. The following amounts are appropriated for the

following strategies as listed under the Article V appropriations

to the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and

Education and are in addition to the amounts otherwise appropriated

under that article for the strategies:

(A) Strategy A.1.1.: $82,860 for the state fiscal year

ending August 31, 2008; and $81,240 for the state fiscal year ending

August 31, 2009;

(B) Strategy A.1.2.: $82,860 for the state fiscal year

ending August 31, 2008; and $81,240 for the state fiscal year ending

August 31, 2009; and

ending August 31, 2008; and $40,620 for the state fiscal year ending

August 31, 2009.

(b) The Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and

Education is authorized to employ an additional ___ full-time

equivalent employees (FTEs) during the period covered by the

appropriation.

(2) Adjust the article totals accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 132

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) In Article XI of the bill, add the following contingent

rider to the appropriations for the Texas Water Development Board:

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 3073:

Administration of National Flood Insurance Program. (a) This rider

is contingent on the enactment of House Bill 3073 or similar

legislation by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, that

becomes law, transferring authority for the National Flood

Insurance Program from the Texas Commission on Environmental

Quality to the Texas Water Development Board and creating the

floodplain management account.

(b) In addition to other amounts appropriated in this Act,

the Texas Water Development Board is appropriated out of the

floodplain management account:

(1) for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008,

an amount equal to 50 percent of the maintenance taxes collected on

gross premiums attributable to insurance against loss or damage by

flood under Chapter 252, Insurance Code, but not to exceed

$2,499,714, to fund the performance of the board's functions under

Section 16.316, Water Code; and

(2) for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2009,

an amount equal to 50 percent of the maintenance taxes collected on

gross premiums attributable to insurance against loss or damage by

flood under Chapter 252, Insurance Code, but not to exceed

$2,746,065, to fund the performance of the board's functions under

Section 16.316, Water Code.

(2) Adjust the article and agency totals appropriately.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 133

Water Development Board

Proposed Funding and Rider

Contingency Appropriation: La Joya Special Utility District Water

Infrastructure Project

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/26/07

Overview

The proposed rider would appropriate $6,238,500 in General Revenue

in fiscal year 2008 to be transferred to the Water Assistance Fund

No. 480 to provide a grant to the La Joya Special Utility District

for a water infrastructure project.

Required Action

1. In Article XI add the following rider for the Water Development

Board:

. Contingency Appropriation: La Joya Special Utility

District Water Infrastructure Project. Contingent upon

the passage of House Bill 479, or similar legislation

relating to the succession of the La Joya Water Supply

Corporation by the La Joya Special Utility District by

the Eightieth Legislature, Regular Session, the Texas

Water Development Board is appropriated $6,238,500 out

of the General Revenue Fund in Strategy B.1.1, State

Financial Assistance Programs, in fiscal year 2008 to

be transferred to the Water Assistance Fund (WAF) No.

480, as authorized in Chapter 15, Water Code to fund a

grant to the La Joya Special Utility District for a

water infrastructure project.

Any unexpended balances as of August 31, 2008 out of

appropriations made herein are appropriated to the

Water Development Board for the same purpose for the

fiscal year beginning September 1, 2008.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 134

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (House committee printing) as follows:

(1) Add the following to Article XI:

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES

Appropriation for Interagency Agreement with Health and Human

Services Commission. The following amounts are appropriated out of

the general revenue fund to the Department of Information Resources

to enter into an interagency agreement with the Health and Human

Services Commission to provide independent review and technical

oversight of the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System:

$__________ for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008; and

$___________ for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2009.

(2) Adjust article and agency totals appropriately.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 135

Contingent upon the passage of HB 3113 or SB 1659 $12 million

shall be appropriated to the Texas State Railroad Authority.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 136

Amend Amendment No. 211 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Cook (page 279,

prefiled amendments packet) by striking the text of the amendment

and adding the following new text in Article XI:

Contingent on the passage of H.B. No. 3113 or S.B. No. 1659 by

the 80th Legislature, $12 million shall be appropriated to the

Texas State Railroad Authority.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 137

Sam Houston State University

Proposed ART. XI Funding and Rider

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/26/07

Overview

The following would add a rider to Article XI. The following rider

appropriates $2,400,000 in General Revenue per year for tuition

revenue bond debt service contingent upon enactment of House Bill

3727 or similar legislation.

Required Action

1. On page III-127 of the Sam Houston State University Bill

pattern increase General Revenue appropriations for

Strategy B.1.2 Tuition Revenue Bond Retirement, $2,400,000

in Fiscal Year 2008 and $2,400,000 in Fiscal Year 2009.

2. On page III-128 amend the following rider:

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 3727. Contingent

upon enactment of House Bill 3727 or similar legislation

relating to tuition revenue bonds for Sam Houston State

University, $2,400,000 in Fiscal Year 2008 and $2,400,000 in

Fiscal Year 2009 in General Revenue is appropriated for debt

service on tuition revenue bonds.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 138

Amend Floor Amendment No. 213 by Kolkhorst to C.S.H.B. No. 1

by striking the text of the amendment and substituting:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following rider in Article

XI of the bill:

Sam Houston State University Tuition Bond Retirement. The

following amounts are appropriated to Sam Houston State University

for Strategy B.1.2. Tuition Revenue Bond Retirement: $2,400,000

for state fiscal year 2008 and $2,400,000 for state fiscal year

2009. The appropriations made by this rider are contingent on the

enactment and becoming law of H.B. No. 3727 or similar legislation

by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 139

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, by adding the following appropriately

numbered rider in Article II of the bill following the special

provisions relating to all health and human services agencies:

___. Funding Equity Among Local Mental Health and Mental

Retardation Authorities. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature

that the Department of State Health Services and the Department of

Aging and Disability Services shall implement a long-term plan to

achieve equity in state funding allocations among local mental

health and mental retardation authorities. The plan shall be

implemented from fiscal years 2007-2015. The goal of the plan shall

be to achieve equity to the greatest extent possible by fiscal year

2015; however, any funding reductions to a local authority for

achieving equity may not exceed 5 percent of allocated general

revenue in a fiscal year. The plan shall also provide for improving

funding equity to be a priority in distributing any new state or

federal funds that may become available for allocation to community

centers.

(b) In assessing the equity of funding the departments may

use alternatives other than basing equity calculations solely on

the total population served by each local authority. Additional

factors, such as incidence of poverty and the number of uninsured

persons, may be considered if they help to provide a better estimate

of the need for state funded mental health or mental retardation

services in the areas served by each local authority. The

departments shall submit the long-term equity plan to the Office of

the Governor and the Legislative Budget Board by December 31, 2007.

The departments shall include in legislative appropriations

requests a table showing how implementation of the equity plan will

affect projected allocations to community centers at the baseline

current services funding level.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 140

Amend Amendment No. 231 by Turner to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 55,

pre-filed amendments packet) by striking lines 2 and 3 and

substituting the following:

numbered rider in Article XI of the bill under the Article II,

Special Provisions (page XI-15), as a special provision relating to

all health and human services agencies:

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 141

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article VII of the bill following the

appropriation to the Department of Transportation (page VII-30) by

adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____. State Highway 24. Out of funds appropriated above in

Strategy B.1.1, Transportation Construction:

(1) in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, the

Department of Transportation shall allocate $15,000,000 to

complete construction of State Highway 24; and

(2) in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, the

Department of Transportation shall allocate $15,000,000 for the

purpose described by Subdivision (1).

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 142

Amend Floor Amendment No. 120 by Homer to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by

striking the text of the amendment and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill following the

Article XI provisions for the Texas Department of Transportation

(page XI-72) by adding the following rider:

State Highway 24 Appropriation. The following amounts are

appropriated to the Texas Department of Transportation to complete

construction of State Highway 24:

(1) $15,000,000 in the fiscal year ending August 31,

2008; and

(2) $15,000,000 in the fiscal year ending August 31,

2009.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 143

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article V of the bill following the

appropriations to the Department of Criminal Justice (page V-9) by

adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

_____. Lamar County Supervision and Corrections Department

Recidivism Reduction Programs. Out of the funds appropriated above

in Strategy A.1.2., Diversion Programs, in each year of the

biennium the department, through the community justice assistance

division, shall grant to the Lamar County Community Supervision and

Corrections Department $250,000 to be used for the expansion and

study of that department's programs intended to reduce recidivism

among individuals supervised by that department, including that

department's horticultural therapy and butterfly cultivation

programs, cognitive behavior programs, and programs that encourage

inmates supervised by that department to receive postsecondary

education.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 144

Amend Floor Amendment No. 87 by Homer to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by

striking the text of the amendment and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill following the

Article XI provisions for the Department of Criminal Justice (page

XI-56) by adding the following rider:

Lamar County Supervision and Corrections Department

Recidivism Reduction Programs. The Department of Criminal Justice

is appropriated $250,000 in each year of the biennium, to make a

grant, through the community justice assistance division, to the

Lamar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department to be

used for the expansion and study of that department's programs

intended to reduce recidivism among individuals supervised by that

department, including that department's horticultural therapy and

butterfly cultivation programs, cognitive behavior programs, and

programs that encourage inmates supervised by that department to

receive postsecondary education.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 145

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article VII of the bill following the

appropriation to the Department of Transportation (page VII-30) by

adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____. Rural Rail Lines. Out of funds appropriated above in

Strategy B.1.1, Transportation Construction:

(1) in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, the

Department of Transportation shall allocate $8,000,000 to

rehabilitate the rural rail lines and the rail line right-of-way

from Wylie, Texas, to Greenville, Texas; and

(2) in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, the

Department of Transportation shall allocate $8,000,000 for the

purpose described by Subdivision (1).

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 146

Amend Floor Amendment No. 235 by Homer to C.S.H.B. No. 1

(Floor Amendment packet, page 186) by striking the text of the

amendment and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill following the

Article XI appropriations to the Department of Transportation by

adding the following rider:

Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District Rail

Line. The following amounts are appropriated out of general

revenue to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of

rehabilitating the Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation

District rural rail line starting in Greenville and ending in Mount

Pleasant:

(1) $8,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31,

2008; and

(2) $8,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31,

2009.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 147

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 (House committee printing) in Article

III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board (page III-52), by adding the following

appropriately numbered rider:

___. Grants to Nursing Education Programs. Contingent on

the passage of H.B. No. 1894, or similar legislation relating to the

provision of grants by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating

Board to nursing education programs, the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board may use the amount appropriated for the state

fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, to the board in

Strategy G.1.2., Earnings-Nursing/Allied Health (page III-39), to

provide grants to nursing education programs as described by

Section 63.202(f), Education Code.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 148

Amend Floor Amendment No. 236 by Howard (page 111, prefiled

amendment packet) to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by striking page 1, lines 2-13,

and substituting the following:

XI of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board (page XI-21), by adding the following

rider:

Grants to Nursing Education Programs. Contingent on the

passage of H.B. No. 1894, or similar legislation relating to the

provision of grants by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating

Board to nursing education programs, the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board may use the amount appropriated in Article III

for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, to the

board in Strategy G.1.2., Earnings-Nursing/Allied Health (page

III-39), to provide grants to nursing education programs as

described by Section 63.202(f), Education Code.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 149

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article III by adding the following

appropriately numbered rider following the appropriations to Texas

Tech University:

_____. Relocation of Governor Smith Statue. (a) It is the

intent of the legislature that the board of regents of the Texas

Tech University System exercise its discretionary authority

regarding Texas Tech University under Chapter 109, Education Code,

to relocate the statue of former Governor Preston Smith from its

current location on the grounds of the university to a prominent

location in the vicinity of the entrance to the university at the

intersection of University Avenue and Broadway.

(b) The university may use a necessary amount of funds

appropriated under Strategy A.1.1 for operations support to

accomplish the purpose of Subsection (a).

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 150

Amend Floor Amendment No. 83 by Jones (page S-3, Supplemental

Prefiled Amendment Packet) to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by striking the text of

the amendment and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI by adding the following

rider following the appropriations to Texas Tech University (page

XI-34):

_____. Relocation of Governor Smith Statue. (a) It is the

intent of the legislature that the board of regents of the Texas

Tech University System exercise its discretionary authority

regarding Texas Tech University under Chapter 109, Education Code,

to relocate the statue of former Governor Preston Smith from its

current location on the grounds of the university to a prominent

location in the vicinity of the entrance to the university at the

intersection of University Avenue and Broadway.

(b) The university may use a necessary amount of funds

appropriated in Article III to Texas Tech University under Strategy

A.1.1 for operations support to accomplish the purpose of

Subsection (a).

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 151

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) In Article XI of the bill, following the appropriation

to Tarleton State University (page XI-27), add the following

appropriately numbered rider:

__. Small Business Development Center. In addition to the

amounts appropriated above, the following amounts are appropriated

to Tarleton State University out of the general revenue fund for the

purpose of funding the Small Business Development Center to provide

business counseling, technical assistance, training workshops, and

business plan development for small businesses: $100,000 for the

state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008; and $100,000 for the state

fiscal year ending August 31, 2009.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and university

totals (page XI-27) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 152

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Under the Article XI appropriations to the Texas

Education Agency (pages XI-17 -- XI-20), add the following

appropriately numbered rider:

_______. Contingency for House Bill No. 1625: Salary

Increase for Certain Professional Public School Employees.

Contingent on the enactment of House Bill No. 1625 or similar

legislation by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007,

relating to increased salaries for certain professional employees

of public schools, in addition to other amounts appropriated for

the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007, the amount

of $1,034,800,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund

to the Texas Education Agency for use as provided by that

legislation for the 2008 fiscal year, and the amount of

$1,034,800,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to

the Texas Education Agency for use as provided by that legislation

for the 2009 fiscal year.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 153

Amend CSHB 1 as follows:

On Page V-53 of the Department of Public Safety bill pattern,

Rider 59, is amended by adding between "operations" and "." on the

first paragraph:

but not for enforcement of title 8 of the United States Code.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 154

Amend Amendment No. 93 by Chavez to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 141,

pre-filed amendment packet) by striking "as follows:" and

substituting the following:

by adding the following item following the Article XI provisions

for the Department of Public Safety:

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 155

Comptroller's Judiciary Section

Proposed funding and Rider

Contingency Appropriation for HB 3083

Overview

The rider would add $119,791 in All Funds for the biennium to create

a new district court in Grayson County. The new court would be

created September 15, 2008. This would result in an additional cost

to the bill of $65,885 in General Revenue.

Required Action

On page IV of the bill pattern for the Comptroller's Judiciary

Section, add the following new rider:

_____. Contingency Appropriation for HB 3083. Contingent on

passage of House Bill 3083, or similar legislation relating

to the creation of an additional judicial district in

Grayson County, by the Eightieth Legislature, Regular

Session, the Comptroller's Judiciary Section is

appropriated $65,885 for fiscal year 2009 from the General

Revenue Fund and $53,906 for the fiscal year 2009 from the

Judicial Fund No. 573, and 1.0 additional full-time

equivalent position to implement the provisions of the

legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 156

Amend Amendment No. 215 by Phillips to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page

278, pre-filed amendment packet), by inserting the following

between "Required Action" and "On page IV":

Add the following under the Article XI provisions for

Judiciary Section, Comptroller's Department:

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 157

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Add the following to Article XI:

JUVENILE PROBATION COMMISSION

Contingency Appropriation for Inspection of Facilities.

Contingent on the enactment of House Bill No. 2043 or similar

legislation by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, that

becomes law, in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by this

Act, the amount of $1,375,908 is appropriated out of the general

revenue fund to the Juvenile Probation Commission for the fiscal

biennium beginning September 1, 2007, to be used to hire 10

employees, in addition to the number of full-time employees

otherwise authorized for the Juvenile Probation Commission by this

Act, to conduct and oversee annual inspections at secure,

pre-adjudication and post-adjudication facilities used to detain

juveniles. The 10 employees shall include compliance resource

specialists, not more than one attorney, and other appropriate

personnel.

(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and agency totals

accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 158

Proposed Article XI Contingency Rider

Higher Education Coordinating Board

Contingency Rider for HB 2978

Prepared by LBB Staff, 3/26/07

Overview

Add following rider to Article XI. Create new rider that,

contingent on passage and enactment of House Bill 2978 or similar

legislation, increases appropriations to the Higher Education

Coordinating Board by $5 million per year to fund an engineering

summer program and an engineering scholarship program established

by this legislation.

Required Action

On page III-52 of the Higher Education Coordinating Board bill

pattern, add the following new rider:

____. Contingency Rider for HB 2978. Contingent on passage and

enactment of HB 2978 or similar legislation related to the

establishment of a engineering summer programs and

engineering scholarship program, the Higher Education

Coordinating Board is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 in

General Revenue in fiscal year 2008 and $5,000,000 in

General Revenue in fiscal year 2009.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 159

Amend Amendment No. 218 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Morrison (page ,

prefiled amendment packet) by striking the two lines immediately

following "Required Action" and substituting the following:

Following the Article XI appropriations to the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board, add the following new contingency

rider:

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 160

Comptroller's Judiciary Section

Proposed Funding and Rider

Contingency Appropriation for HB 2486

Prepared by LBB Staff, 03/23/07

Overview

The rider would add $250,000 in All Funds for the biennium to create

a new district court in Wichita County. The new court would be

created September 1, 2007. This action would result in an

additional cost to the bill of $137,500 in General Revenue.

Required Action

On page IV-36 of the bill pattern for the Comptroller's Judiciary

Section, add the following new rider:

____. Contingency Appropriation for HB 2486. Contingent on

passage of House Bill 2486, or similar legislation relating

to the creation of an additional judicial district in

Wichita County, by the Eightieth Legislature, Regular

Session, the Comptroller's Judiciary Section is

appropriated $68,750 for fiscal year 2008 and $68,750 for

fiscal year 2009 from the General Revenue Fund and $56,250

for fiscal year 2008 and $56,250 for fiscal year 2009 from

Judicial Fund No. 573, and 1.0 additional full-time

equivalent position to implement the provisions of the

legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 161

Amend Amendment No. 220 by Farabee to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page

275, pre-filed amendment packet) by striking "On page IV-36 of the

bill patter for the Comptroller's Judiciary Section, add the

following new rider:" and substituting "Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by

adding the following rider to Article XI:"

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 162

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Add the following appropriately numbered rider under

the Article III appropriations to the Texas Education Agency:

___. Contingency for House Bill No. 2835. Contingent on the

enactment and becoming law of House Bill No. 2835 or similar

legislation by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007,

relating to discipline and security in primary and secondary

schools, out of funds appropriated above in Strategy A.1.1,

Foundation School Program -- Equalized Operations, $16,049,055 in

fiscal year 2008 and $21,118,278 in fiscal year 2009 shall be set

aside and transferred to the Juvenile Probation Commission for the

support of students placed in a juvenile justice alternative

education program by court order.

(2) Add the following appropriately numbered rider under

the Article V appropriations to the Juvenile Probation Commission:

___. Contingency for House Bill No. 2835. Contingent on the

enactment and becoming law of House Bill No. 2835 or similar

legislation by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007,

relating to discipline and security in primary and secondary

schools, out of funds transferred to the Juvenile Probation

Commission pursuant to Texas Education Agency (TEA) Rider __, the

Juvenile Probation Commission shall allocate $16,049,055 in fiscal

year 2008 and $21,118,278 in fiscal year 2009 for the support of

students placed in a juvenile justice alternative education program

by court order.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 163

Amend Amendment No. 242 by Strama to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 93,

pre-filed amendment packet) by striking the text of the amendment

and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Add the following rider following the Article XI

provisions for the Texas Education Agency (page XI-20):

___. Contingency for House Bill No. 2835. Contingent on the

enactment and becoming law of House Bill No. 2835 or similar

legislation by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007,

relating to discipline and security in primary and secondary

schools, out of funds appropriated to the Texas Education Agency in

Article III, Strategy A.1.1, Foundation School Program -- Equalized

Operations, $16,049,055 in fiscal year 2008 and $21,118,278 in

fiscal year 2009 shall be set aside and transferred to the Juvenile

Probation Commission for the support of students placed in a

juvenile justice alternative education program by court order.

(2) Add the following to Article XI:

Juvenile Probation Commission

Add the following rider following the appropriations for the

Juvenile Probation Commission :

___. Contingency for House Bill No. 2835. Contingent on the

enactment and becoming law of House Bill No. 2835 or similar

legislation by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007,

relating to discipline and security in primary and secondary

schools, out of funds transferred to the Juvenile Probation

Commission pursuant to a Texas Education Agency (TEA) Rider, the

Juvenile Probation Commission shall allocate $16,049,055 in fiscal

year 2008 and $21,118,278 in fiscal year 2009 for the support of

students placed in a juvenile justice alternative education program

by court order.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 164

Article IX

Sec. 3.05. Scheduled Exempt Positions

Exempt Salary Group Changes and Addition of Positions

Overview

Changes to the exempt salary groups for select commissioner and

executive director positions indicated in the schedule of exempt

salaries would allow the Governor to authorize a salary which is

commensurate with their experience and management

responsibilities. The addition of the Executive Director positions

for the Public Finance Authority and the Department of Information

Resources would allow the Governor to authorize salaries

commensurate with the professional background and experience

necessary to keep qualified individuals in these positions.

Furthermore, the state would be able to attract qualified

individuals to apply for these Executive Director positions when

they are unfilled because the state would be able to negotiate with

qualified individuals if the Governor were able to set the salary.

Required Action

On Page IX-19 of General Provisions, Sec. 3.05, Scheduled Exempt

Positions, amend the exempt salary groups for the Adjutant General

from 4 to 5, Presiding Officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles

from 3 to 4, three TCEQ Commissioners from 5 to 6, TDHCA Executive

Director from 4 to 5, one TWC Commissioner from 4 to 6, Chief

Administrative Law Judge from 3 to 5, and three PUC Commissioners

from 4 to 6; amend the title of the HHSC Commissioner to Executive

Commissioner; and add the TPFA Executive Director at Group 4 and DIR

Executive Director at Group 6 to the list of exempt positions.

(3) Agency PositionSalary Group

1. Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner:

Commissioner

Group 1;

2. Secretary of State:

Secretary of State

Group 4;

3. Office of State-Federal Relations:

Executive Director

Group 3;

4. Health and Human Services Commission

ExecutiveCommissioner

Group 6;

5. Texas Education Agency:

Commissioner of Education

Group 6;

6. Adjutant General's Department:

Adjutant General

Group 45;

7. Texas Department of Criminal Justice:

Presiding Officer,

Board of Pardons and Paroles

Group 34;

8. Texas Department of Criminal Justice:

Parole Board Members (6)

Group 3;

9. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality:

Commissioners (3)

Group 56;

10. Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs:

Executive Director

Group 45;

11. Texas Workforce Commission:

Commissioners (31)

Group 46;

12. Texas Workforce Commission:

Commissioners (2)

Group 4;

13. State Office of Administrative Hearings:

Chief Administrative Law Judge

Group 35;

14. Texas Department of Insurance:

Commissioner of Insurance

Group 6;

15. Office of Public Insurance Counsel:

Public Counsel

Group 3;

16. Public Utility Commission of Texas:

Commissioners (3)

Group 46;

17. Office of Public Utility Counsel:

Public Counsel

Group 34;

~~and~~

18. Bond Review Board:

Executive Director

Group 3.

19. Texas Public Finance Authority:

Executive Director

Group 4;

and

20. Department of Information Resources:

Executive Director

Group 6.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 165

Amend amendment No. 243 by Gattis to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 199,

prefiled amendment packet), by striking the text of the amendment

and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI, following the Article IX

provisions for Article XI (page XI-78) by adding the following

rider:

Scheduled Exempt Positions. Under Section 3.05, Scheduled

Exempt Positions under the Article IX general provisions:

(1) change the exempt salary groups for the Adjutant General

from 4 to 5, for the Presiding Officer of the Board of Pardons and

Paroles from 3 to 4, for the three Texas Commission Environmental

Quality Commissioners from 5 to 6, for the Texas Department Housing

and Community Affairs Executive Director from 4 to 5, for one Texas

Workforce Commission Commissioner from 4 to 6, for the Chief

Administrative Law Judge from 3 to 5, for the Office of Public

Utility Counsel Public Counsel from 3 to 4, and for the three Public

Utility Commission of Texas Commissioners from 4 to 6;

(2) amend the title of the Health and Human Services

Commission Commissioner to Executive Commissioner; and

(3) add the Texas Public Finance Authority Executive

Director at Group 4 and Department of Information Resources

Executive Director at Group 6 to the list of exempt positions.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 166

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, in Article VIII of the bill, by adding

the following appropriately numbered rider following the

appropriations to the Department of Insurance:

___. Report to Legislature by Division of Workers'

Compensation of Certain Information Regarding Employers Not

Covered by Workers' Compensation Insurance. (a) Out of funds

appropriated above to the division of workers' compensation of the

Texas Department of Insurance, the division shall report annually

to the legislature any information collected by the division

regarding:

(1) the compliance of employers who do not obtain or

otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance coverage with

any notice requirements imposed by Subchapter A, Chapter 406, Labor

Code;

(2) any administrative penalties assessed under

Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code, or rules adopted under that

subtitle against employers described by Subdivision (1) for failure

to comply with the notice requirements;

(3) the compliance of employers who do not obtain or

otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance coverage with

the reporting requirements of Section 411.032, Labor Code; and

(4) any administrative penalties assessed under

Section 411.032, Labor Code, against an employer described by

Subdivision (3) for failure to comply with the reporting

requirements.

(b) The division may make the report required under

Subsection (a) as part of the department's annual report under

Section 32.021, Insurance Code, or as a separate report.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 167

Amend Amendment No. __ to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Villareal (Page

194, pre-filed amendment package) by striking the text of the

amendment and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following rider following

the Article XI provisions for the Department of Insurance (page

XI-74):

Report to Legislature by Division of Workers' Compensation of

Certain Information Regarding Employers Not Covered by Workers'

Compensation Insurance. (a) Out of funds appropriated to the

division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of

Insurance in Article VIII of this Act, the division shall report

annually to the legislature any information collected by the

division regarding:

(1) the compliance of employers who do not obtain or

otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance coverage with

any notice requirements imposed by Subchapter A, Chapter 406, Labor

Code;

(2) any administrative penalties assessed under

Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code, or rules adopted under that

subtitle against employers described by Subdivision (1) for failure

to comply with the notice requirements;

(3) the compliance of employers who do not obtain or

otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance coverage with

the reporting requirements of Section 411.032, Labor Code; and

(4) any administrative penalties assessed under

Section 411.032, Labor Code, against an employer described by

Subdivision (3) for failure to comply with the reporting

requirements.

(b) The division may make the report required under

Subsection (a) as part of the department's annual report under

Section 32.021, Insurance Code, or as a separate report.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 168

Amend Floor Amendment No. 35 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Anchia by

striking the text of the amendment and substituting:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill following the

Article XI appropriations to the Department of State Health

Services (page XI-12) by adding the following rider:

Contingency for House Bill No. 1883. Contingent on House

Bill No. 1883, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, or similar

legislation passing and becoming law, the Department of State

Health Services is appropriated $8,000 in general revenue for the

state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, and $8,000 in general

revenue for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, to pay

related expenses of the Department of State Health Services.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 169

Amend C.S.H.B. 1 as follows:

Take $32.5 million out of strategy C.1.1 to fund the

following:

Fiscal Year ending 8/31/2008 - $16.25 million to fund an

additional 94 Department of Public Safety Officers assigned to

Border Security.

Fiscal Year ending 8/31/2009 - $16.25 million to fund an

additional 94 Department of Public Safety Officers assigned to

Border Security.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 170

Amend Floor Amendment No. 90 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Parker

(Floor Amendment Packet, page 136) by striking the text of the

amendment and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, in Article XI, as follows:

(1) Add the following rider following the appropriations to

the Department of Public Safety (page XI-58):

Additional Officers. The following amounts are appropriated

to the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide funding for an

additional 171 Department of Public Safety officers assigned to

border security:

(1) $16.25 million from general revenue for the state fiscal

year ending August 31, 2008; and

(2) $16.25 million from general revenue for the state fiscal

year ending August 31, 2009.

(2) Adjust the article totals and methods of financing

accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 171

Amend Committee Substitute House Bill 1 by the following:

On Page V-42 of the Department of Public Safety's bill pattern:

delete Strategy D.1.5, Local Law Enforcement, and reduce General

Revenue appropriations by $37,842,776 in fiscal year 2008 and

32,143,474 in fiscal year 2009;

delete Strategy D.1.6, State Law Enforcement, and reduce General

Revenue appropriations by $3,993,014 in fiscal year 2008 and

$3,609,337 in fiscal year 2009;

delete Strategy D.1.7, State Aviation Support, and reduce General

Revenue appropriations by $20,292,630 in fiscal year 2008 and

$1,900,000 in fiscal year 2009;

decrease the number of Full-Time-Equivalent positions by fifty-one

in both fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy D.1.6, State Law

Enforcement; and

decrease the number of Full-Time-Equivalent positions by nine in

both fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy D.1.7, State Aviation

Support.

On Page V-42 and V-43 of the Department of Public Safety's bill

pattern:

increase General Revenue Appropriations for Strategy A.1, Highway

Patrol, by $ $6,873,997 in fiscal year 2008 and $3,487,067 in fiscal

year 2009;

add a new strategy, A.1.6, Homeland Security Local Law Enforcement

Support, and increase General Revenue Appropriations by

$22,529,604 in fiscal year 2008 and $17,603,420 in fiscal year

2009;

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy .D.1.2,

Response Coordination, by $3,650,000 in fiscal year 2008;

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy F.1.5, Crime

Records, by $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2008;

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy F.1.8,

Recruit Schools, by $1,441,420 in fiscal year 2008;

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy F.1.9, Fleet

Operations, by $1,989,548 in fiscal year 2008;

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy F.1.10,

Aircraft Operations, by $20,328,877 in fiscal year 2008 and

$2,495,814 in fiscal year 2009;

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by 51 in both

fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy A.1.1, Highway Patrol; and

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by 9 in both

fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy F.1.10, Aircraft Operations;

On Page V-45 of the Department of Public Safety's bill pattern amend

Rider 2, Capital Budget, to include the following capital budget

items financed with General Revenue funds:

2008

2009

Vehicles

$1,989,548

Helicopters ~~$11,424,772~~

$16,577,027

Joint Operations and Intelligence Centers

$3,650,000

License Plate Reader

$2,000,000

On Page V-53 of the Department of Public Safety's bill pattern;

delete rider 59 and replace with the following rider.

~~59.~~ ~~Border Security Funding and Reporting Requirements.~~ ~~Out of the~~

~~amounts appropriated in Strategy D.1.55, Local Law~~

~~Enforcement, the Governor's Divisions of Emergency Management~~

~~in the Department of Public Safety (DPS) shall provide grants~~

~~to local law enforcement agencies for salaries, training,~~

~~operating costs, and equipment for new commissioned officers.~~

~~The grant funds can be used for payment of overtime and per~~

~~diem for local law enforcement officers, DPS officers and~~

~~Parks & Wildlife game wardens.~~ ~~The grant funds can also be~~

~~used for operating costs, technology, and equipment for~~

~~border security operations.~~

~~The Department of Public Safety shall use the amount~~

~~appropriated in Strategy D.1.6., State Law Enforcement, for~~

~~salaries, training, operating costs, and equipment for DPS~~

~~officers.~~

~~The Department of Public Safety shall use the amounts~~

~~appropriated in Strategy D.1.7, State Aviation Support, for~~

~~the purchase of four helicopters an operating costs for~~

~~helicopters.~~

~~Within 90 days following the end of each fiscal year, the~~

~~Governor's Director of Homeland Security shall provide a~~

~~report to the Governor and the Legislature that justifies the~~

~~continued operations for the border security operations.~~

___. Homeland Security Funding and Reporting Requirements.

The Department of Public Safety shall utilize 51 state

troopers, 9 pilots, and 4 helicopters to conduct enhanced

Homeland Security operations.

Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy A.1.1, Highway

Patrol, $1,023,840 in fiscal year 2008 and $341,280 in fiscal

year 2009 is reserved to pay state troopers who participate in

Homeland Security operations overtime. $2,252,415 for the

biennium is reserved to pay 51 state troopers who participate

in Homeland Security operations a daily per diem amount

allowed under Article IX, Section 5.06.

Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy A.1.6.

Homeland Security Local Law Enforcement, the Department of

Public shall provide grants to local law enforcement agencies

for salaries, training, operation costs and equipment for new

commissioned officers. Grants provided under Strategy A.1.6

shall be used to fund local law enforcement for Homeland

Security operations and shall not be used to contract with

private law enforcement entities.

Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy F.10, Aviation

Operations, $272,160 in fiscal year 2008 and $90,720 in fiscal

year 2009 is reserved to pay pilots who participate in

Homeland Security operations overtime. $361,350 for the

biennium is reserved to pay 9 pilots who participate in

Homeland Security operations a daily per diem amount allowed

under Article IX, Section 5.06.

Within 90 days following the end of each fiscal year, the

Governor's Director of Homeland Security shall provide a

report to the Governor and Legislature justifying operations,

including disbursed grant amounts to local law enforcement

agencies and actual number of commissioned officers hired by

local law enforcement agencies.

On Page V-2 and V-3 of the Adjutant General's Department bill

pattern:

create a new strategy, C.1.5, Homeland Security State Guard

Operations, and increase General Revenue appropriations by

$13,792,132 for fiscal year 2008;

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by 74 in both

fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy C.1.5, Homeland Security

State Guard Operations; and

amend Rider 2, Capital Budget, to include the following capital

budget items financed with General Revenue funds:

2008

2009

C. Transportation Items

(1) Vehicles

$2,068,638

(2) Helicopters (2)

$4,338,616

(3) HEMMT Tanker

$147,825

On Page VI-27 and VI-28 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's

bill pattern, delete Strategy C.1.4, State Law Enforcement, reduce

General Revenue appropriations by $1,270,793 in fiscal year 2008

and $854,400 in fiscal year 2009, and decrease the number of

Full-Time-Equivalent positions by fifteen in both fiscal years 2008

and 2009.

On Page VI-27 and VI-28 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's

bill pattern:

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy C.1.2, Warden

Training Academy, by $493,750 in fiscal year 2008;

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by 8.8 in

fiscal year 2008 in Strategy C.1.2, Warden Training Academy; and

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy C.1.1,

Enforcement Programs, by $1,308,875 in fiscal year 2008 and

$1,030,301 in fiscal year 2009;

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by 6.2 in

fiscal year 2008 and 15 in fiscal year 2009 in Strategy C.1.2,

Warden Training Academy.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 172

Amend Committee Substitute House Bill 1 by the following:

On Page V-42 of the Department of Public Safety's bill pattern:

~~delete Strategy D.1.5, Local Law Enforcement, and reduce General~~

~~Revenue appropriations by $37,842,776 in fiscal year 2008 and~~

~~32,143,474 in fiscal year 2009;~~

delete Strategy D.1.6, State Law Enforcement, and reduce General

Revenue appropriations by $3,993,014 in fiscal year 2008 and

$3,609,337 in fiscal year 2009;

delete Strategy D.1.7, State Aviation Support, and reduce General

Revenue appropriations by $20,292,630 in fiscal year 2008 and

$1,900,000 in fiscal year 2009;

decrease the number of Full-Time-Equivalent positions by fifty-one

in both fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy D.1.6, State Law

Enforcement; and

decrease the number of Full-Time-Equivalent positions by nine in

both fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy D.1.7, State Aviation

Support.

On Page V-42 and V-43 of the Department of Public Safety's bill

pattern:

increase General Revenue Appropriations for Strategy A.1, Highway

Patrol, by ~~$6,873,997~~ $2,124,514 in fiscal year 2008 and ~~$3,487,067~~

$3,609,337 in fiscal year 2009;

~~add a new strategy, A.1.6, Homeland Security Local Law Enforcement~~

~~Support, and increase General Revenue Appropriations by~~

~~$22,529,604 in fiscal year 2008 and $17,603,420 in fiscal year~~

~~2009;~~

~~increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy D.1.2,~~

~~Response Coordination, by $3,650,000 in fiscal year 2008;~~

~~increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy F.1.5, Crime~~

~~Records, by $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2008;~~

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy F.1.8,

Recruit Schools, by ~~$1,441,420~~$840,123 in fiscal year 2008;

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy F.1.9, Fleet

Operations, by ~~$1,989,548~~$1,028,377 in fiscal year 2008;

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy F.1.10,

Aircraft Operations, by ~~$20,328,877~~ $20,292,630 in fiscal year 2008

and ~~$2,495,814~~ $1,900,000 in fiscal year 2009;

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by 51 in both

fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy A.1.1, Highway Patrol; and

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by 9 in both

fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy F.1.10, Aircraft Operations;

On Page V-45 of the Department of Public Safety's bill pattern amend

Rider 2, Capital Budget, to include the following capital budget

items financed with General Revenue funds:

2008

2009

Vehicles

~~$1,989,548~~

$1,028,417

Helicopters ~~$11,424,772~~

~~$16,577,027~~

$18,867,630

Joint Operations and Intelligence Centers

$3,650,000

License Plate Reader

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$5,000,000

On Page V-53 of the Department of Public Safety's bill pattern;

~~delete rider 59 and replace with the following rider~~.

59. Border Security Funding and Reporting Requirements. Out of

the amounts appropriated in Strategy D.1.55, Local Law

Enforcement, the Governor's Divisions of Emergency Management

in the Department of Public Safety (DPS) shall provide grants

to local law enforcement agencies for salaries, training,

operating costs, and equipment for new commissioned officers.

The grant funds can be used for payment of overtime and per

diem for local law enforcement officers, DPS officers and

Parks & Wildlife game wardens. The grant funds can also be

used for operating costs, technology, and equipment for

border security operations.

~~The Department of Public Safety shall use the amount~~

~~appropriated in Strategy D.1.6., State Law Enforcement, for~~

~~salaries, training, operating costs, and equipment for DPS~~

~~officers.~~

~~The Department of Public Safety shall use the amounts~~

~~appropriated in Strategy D.1.7., State Aviation Support, for~~

~~the purchase of four helicopters an operating costs for~~

~~helicopters.~~

~~Within 90 days following the end of each fiscal year, the~~

~~Governor's Director of Homeland Security shall provide a~~

~~report to the Governor and the Legislature that justifies the~~

~~continued operations for the border security operations.~~

~~Homeland Security Funding and Reporting Requirements.~~

~~The Department of Public Safety shall utilize 51 state~~

~~troopers, 9 pilots, and 4 helicopters to conduct enhanced~~

~~Homeland Security operations.~~

~~Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy A.1.1, Highway~~

~~Patrol, $1,023,840 in fiscal year 2008 and $341,280 in fiscal~~

~~year 2009 is reserved to pay state troopers who participate in~~

~~Homeland Security operations overtime.~~ ~~$2,252,415 for the~~

~~biennium is reserved to pay 51 state troopers who participate~~

~~in Homeland Security operations a daily per diem amount~~

~~allowed under Article IX, Section 5.06.~~

~~Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy A.1.6.~~

~~Homeland Security Local Law Enforcement, the Department of~~

~~Public shall provide grants to local law enforcement agencies~~

~~for salaries, training, operation costs and equipment for new~~

~~commissioned officers.~~ ~~Grants provided under Strategy A.1.6~~

~~shall be used to fund local law enforcement for Homeland~~

~~Security operations and shall not be used to contract with~~

~~private law enforcement entities.~~

~~Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy F.10, Aviation~~

~~Operations, $272,160 in fiscal year 2008 and $90,720 in fiscal~~

~~year 2009 is reserved to pay pilots who participate in~~

~~Homeland Security operations overtime.~~ ~~$361,350 for the~~

~~biennium is reserved to pay 9 pilots who participate in~~

~~Homeland Security operations a daily per diem amount allowed~~

~~under Article IX, Section 5.06.~~

Within 90 days following the end of each fiscal year, the

Governor's Director of Homeland Security shall provide a

report to the Governor and Legislature justifying operations,

including disbursed grant amounts to local law enforcement

agencies and actual number of commissioned officers hired by

local law enforcement agencies.

On Page ~~V-2 and V-3~~XI-53 of the Adjutant General's Department bill

pattern in Article 11:

create a new strategy, C.1.5, Homeland Security State Guard

Operations, and increase General Revenue appropriations by

$13,792,132 for fiscal year 2008;

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by 74 in both

fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in Strategy C.1.5, Homeland Security

State Guard Operations; and

amend Rider 2, Capital Budget, to include the following capital

budget items financed with General Revenue funds:

2008

2009

Transportation Items

(1) Vehicles

$2,068,638

(2) Helicopters (2)

$4,338,616

(3) HEMMT Tanker

$147,825

On Page VI-27 and VI-28 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's

bill pattern, delete Strategy C.1.4, State Law Enforcement, reduce

General Revenue appropriations by $1,270,793 in fiscal year 2008

and $854,400 in fiscal year 2009, and decrease the number of

Full-Time-Equivalent positions by fifteen in both fiscal years 2008

and 2009.

On page VI-27 and VI-28 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's

bill pattern:

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy C.1.2, Warden

Training Academy, by ~~$493,750~~$413,693 in fiscal year 2008;

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by ~~8.8~~ 15 in

fiscal year 2008 in Strategy C.1.2, Warden Training Academy; and

increase General Revenue appropriations for Strategy C.1.1,

Enforcement Programs, by ~~$1,308,875~~$857,100 in fiscal year 2008

and ~~$1,030,301~~$834,400 in fiscal year 2009;

increase the number of Full-Time Equivalent positions by ~~6.2~~15 in

fiscal year 2008 and 15 in fiscal year 2009 in Strategy C.1.21.

~~Warden Training Academy~~.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 173

Amend Floor Amendment No. 91 by Noriega as amended by Floor

Amendment No. 92 by Isett by striking "On Page V-42 of the

Department of Public Safety's bill pattern:" and substituting the

following:

Add the following under the Article XI provisions for the

Department of Public Safety:

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 174

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article V of the bill as follows:

(1) Following the appropriations to the Department of

Criminal Justice (page V-9), add the following appropriately

numbered rider:

_____. GPS Monitoring Pilot Program. For each year in the

biennium beginning September 1, 2007, the department shall use

$1,000,000 out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy A.1.2,

Diversion Programs, and $1,000,000 out of the funds appropriated

above in Strategy E.2.1, Parole Supervision, to establish a pilot

program that uses active, real-time global positioning satellite

tracking devices to monitor a cumulative total of 500 individuals

who are on community supervision or who have been released from the

department to parole. The pilot program must evaluate the

effectiveness of using active, real-time global positioning

satellite devices to enhance public safety by tracking individuals

who are on community supervision or have been released from the

department to parole. The department shall employ 8

Full-Time-Equivalents in addition to those listed above to operate

the pilot program.

(2) Adjust the number of Full-Time-Equivalents employed by

the Department of Criminal Justice (page V-9) accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 175

Amend Floor Amendment No. 86 by Turner to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page

__ prefiled amendments packet) by striking the text of the

amendment and substituting:

(1) Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 by adding the following rider to

Article XI of the bill following the Article XI provisions for the

Texas Department of Criminal Justice:

GPS Monitoring Pilot Program. (a) The following amounts are

appropriated to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in

addition to other appropriations to the department under Article V

of this Act for the purpose of establishing a pilot program to use

active, real-time global positioning satellite tracking devices to

monitor a cumulative total of 500 individuals who are on community

supervision or who have been released from the department to

parole:

(1) $2,000,000 for the state fiscal year beginning

September 1, 2007; and

(2) $2,000,000 for the state fiscal year beginning

September 1, 2008.

(b) The pilot program must evaluate the effectiveness of

using active, real-time global positioning satellite devices to

enhance public safety by tracking individuals who are on community

supervision or have been released from the department to parole.

The department is authorized to employ 8 full-time equivalent

employees (FTEs), in addition to those otherwise authorized by this

Act, to operate the pilot program.

(2) Adjust the number of FTEs authorized for the Texas

Department of Criminal Justice accordingly and adjust the Article

totals and Article XI agency totals accordingly.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 176

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 as follows:

(1) Following the Article I appropriations to the Office of

the Attorney General, add the following appropriately numbered

rider:

____. Contingency for House Bill No. 3390:

Kindergarten-Plus Pilot Program. Contingent on the passage and

becoming law of House Bill No. 3390 or similar legislation that

establishes a Kindergarten-Plus Pilot Program in certain school

districts, the total amount appropriated to the Office of the

Attorney General from the general revenue fund and the portion of

that total amount appropriated that may be used for travel are each

reduced by $130,284 for fiscal year 2008 and by $130,284 for fiscal

year 2009.

(2) Following the Article III appropriations to the Texas

Education Agency, add the following appropriately numbered rider:

____. Contingency Appropriation for House Bill No. 3390:

Kindergarten-Plus Pilot Program. Contingent on the passage and

becoming law of House Bill No. 3390 or similar legislation that

establishes a Kindergarten-Plus Pilot Program in certain school

districts, in addition to other amounts appropriated to the Texas

Education Agency, the amounts of $130,284 in general revenue for

fiscal year 2008 and $130,284 in general revenue for fiscal year

2009 plus the unexpended balance from fiscal year 2008 are

appropriated to the Texas Education Agency to award grants to

eligible school districts to provide Kindergarten-Plus programs as

provided by that legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 177

Amend Floor Amendment No. 72 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Villareal by

striking the text of the amendment and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill following the

Article XI provisions for the Texas Education Agency by adding the

following rider:

Contingency Appropriation for House Bill No. 3390:

Kindergarten-Plus Pilot Program. Contingent on the passage and

becoming law of House Bill No. 3390 or similar legislation that

establishes a Kindergarten-Plus Pilot Program in certain school

districts, in addition to other amounts appropriated to the Texas

Education Agency, the amounts of $130,284 in general revenue for

fiscal year 2008 and $130,284 in general revenue for fiscal year

2009 plus the unexpended balance from fiscal year 2008 are

appropriated to the Texas Education Agency to award grants to

eligible school districts to provide Kindergarten-Plus programs as

provided by that legislation.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 178

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1, in Article II of the bill following

appropriations to the Department of State Health Services, by

adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____. Local Mental Health Authority Diversion Programs.

Out of funds appropriated above in Strategy C. 1. 3, Mental Health

State Hospitals (page II-39), to the Department of State Health

Services that are allocated to a local mental health authority for

state hospital civil placement or state hospital forensic

placements, any unobligated balances at the end of the fiscal years

ending August 31, 2007, and August 31, 2008, are appropriated to the

Department of State Health Services for reallocation to that local

mental health authority for the purpose of funding local programs

designed to reduce inpatient admissions, emergency room visits, and

state hospital admissions of persons with mental illness.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 179

Amend amendment No. 34 to C.S.H.B. No. 1 by Turner (page 39

prefiled amendment packet) by striking the text of the amendment

and substituting the following:

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 in Article XI of the bill, following the

Article XI provisions for the Department of State Health Services

by adding the following rider:

Local Mental Health Authority Diversion Programs. The

following amounts are appropriated to the Department of State

Health Services for reallocation to a local mental health authority

for the purpose of funding local programs designed to reduce

inpatient admissions, emergency room visits, and state hospital

admissions of persons with mental illness:

(1) the unobligated balances in Strategy C.1.3, Mental

Health State Hospitals (page II-39) at the end of the state fiscal

year ending August 31, 2007, that are allocated to that local mental

health authority for state hospital civil placement or state

hospital forensic placements; and

(2) the unobligated balances in Strategy C.1.3, Mental

Health State Hospitals (page II-39) at the end of the state fiscal

year ending August 31, 2008, that are allocated to that local mental

health authority for state hospital civil placement or state

hospital forensic placements.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 180

Building and Procurement Commission, Article XI

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Capital Budget Project

Prepared by LBB Staff, 03/26/2007

Overview

Appropriate $21,700,000 in General Obligation bond authority to the

Texas Building and Procurement Commission for the Texas State

Library and Archives Commission project of renovation and expansion

of the Lorenzo de Zavala Building. The renovations and repair will

replace the roof and elevators, replace the environmental controls

and wiring and complete the abatement of asbestos. The expansion of

archival storage space will accommodate the necessary archival

growth for the next 20 years, according to the agency.

Increase General Revenue appropriation to the Texas Public Finance

Authority for Bond Debt Service by $1,884,394 for the 2008-09

biennium. The increase would result in an $1,884,394 cost to the

bill.

Required Action

1) On page I-14 of the bill pattern for the Building and

Procurement Commission, increase General Obligation bond

authority for Strategy B.2.1, Building Design and Construction

$21,700,000 in fiscal year 2008 and provide for unexpended

balances in fiscal year 2009.

2) On page I-16 of the bill pattern for the Building and

Procurement Commission, amend the following rider:

3. Capital Budget. None of the funds appropriated above may be

expended for capital budget items except as listed below. The

amounts shown below shall be expended only for the purposes

shown and are not available for expenditure for other purposes.

Amounts appropriated above and identified in this provision as

appropriations either for "Lease payments to the Master Lease

Purchase Program or for items with an "(MLPP)" notation shall

be expended only for the purpose of making lease-purchase

payments to the Texas Public Finance Authority pursuant to the

provisions of Government Code, § 1232.103.

2008

2009

~~Out of the Interagency Contracts:~~

a. Construction of Buildings and Facilities

(1) Construction of Buildings

$ 2,000,000

~~Total, Construction of Buildings and Facilities~~

~~$ 2,000,000~~

~~Total, Capital Budget~~

~~$ 2,000,000~~

b.Repair or Rehabilitation of Buildings and Facilities

(1) Facilities Renovation and Expansion of

$ 21,700,000

Total, Capital Budget

$ 23,700,000

$ 2,000,000

Method of Financing (Capital Budget):

Interagency Contracts

$ 2,000,000

Bond Proceeds - General Obligation Bonds

$ 21,700,000

Total, Method of Financing

$ 23,700,000

$ 2,000,000

3) On page I-82 of the bill pattern for Bond Debt Service Payments,

increase General Revenue for Strategy A.1.1, Bond Debt Service

by $308,028 in fiscal year 2008 and by $1,576,366 in fiscal

year 2009.

4) On page I-40 of the Public Finance Authority bill pattern,

amend Rider 2, Information Listing of Appropriated Funds for

Strategy A.2.2, Bond Debt Service to increase General Revenue

amounts by $308,028 in fiscal year 2008 and $1,576,366 in

fiscal year 2009.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 181

Amend Amendment No. __ by Otto to C.S.H.B. No. 1 (page 302,

pre-filed amendment packet) as follows:

(1) In Item 1, strike "On page I-14 of the bill pattern for

the Building and Procurement Commission," and substitute "Amend

C.S.H.B. No 1 by adding the following rider following the Article XI

provisions for the Building and Procurement Commission:

General Obligation Bond Authority. In addition to amounts

appropriated to the Building and Procurement Commission in Article

I of the bill,".

(2) Strike Item 2 and substitute as follows:

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds

appropriated to the Building and Procurement Commission may be

expended for capital budget items except as provided by this rider.

The following amounts may be expended only for the purposes shown

and are not available for expenditure for other purposes. Amounts

appropriated in this Act and identified in this provision as

appropriations either for "Lease payments to the Master Lease

Purchase Program or for items with an "(MLPP)" notation may be

expended only for the purpose of making lease-purchase payments to

the Texas Public Finance Authority pursuant to the provisions of

Section 1232.103, Government Code. $2 million dollars in fiscal

year 2008 and $2 million dollars in fiscal year 2009 may be expended

for construction of buildings. In fiscal year 2008, $21,700,000

may be expended for facilities renovation and expansion of the

Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the unexpended

balances are appropriated for the same purpose for fiscal year

2009. Adjust method of financing and article totals accordingly.

(3) In Item 3, strike "On page I-82 of the bill pattern for

the Bond Debt Service Payments," and substitute "Amend C.S.H.B. No

1 by adding the following new rider in Article XI:

Bond Debt Service Payments. In addition to amounts

appropriated for bond debt service payments in Article I"

(4) Strike item 4 and substitute as follows:

Amend C.S.H.B. No 1 by adding the following rider to Article

XI:

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition

to amounts appropriated to the Public Finance Authority $308,028 is

appropriated in fiscal year 2008 for the purpose of bond debt

service and $1,576,366 is appropriated in fiscal year 2009 for the

purpose of bond debt service.

ENGROSSED RIDER NO. 182

Amend C.S.H.B. No. 1 on Third Reading, as follows:

(1) In Article V of the bill, in the appropriations to the

Texas Youth Commission (Page V-60), add the following appropriately

numbered rider following the appropriations to the Texas Youth

Commission:

_____. Sheffield Boot Camp. It is the intent of the

Legislature that the Sheffield Boot Camp be renamed in honor

William David "Dub" Slaughter, Jr., who was one of the principal

architects of the idea to build a state boot camp in Sheffield and

who was recently killed in an automobile accident near the boot

camp.

I certify that attached are the committee substitute for and

181 amendments to H.B. No. 1 that were adopted by the Texas House of

Representatives during second reading consideration on March 29,

2007.

I further certify that, on March 30, 2007, the House

suspended House Rule 2, Section 1(a)(9) to permit H.B. No. 1 to be

sent to the Senate in the form of engrossed riders in lieu of a full

engrossment.

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Chief Clerk of the House