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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in |
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appropriations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: GROUP HEALTH |
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INSURANCE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the |
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state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of |
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$3,678,942 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to |
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Austin Community College for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the purpose of correcting the |
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institution's underreporting of its state-funded group health |
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insurance enrollment for fiscal years 2006 and 2007. |
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SECTION 2. SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE: GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE. |
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In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $1,424,764 is |
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to South Plains |
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College for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
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this Act for the purpose of correcting the institution's |
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underreporting of its state-funded group health insurance |
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enrollment for fiscal years 2006 and 2007. |
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SECTION 3. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: |
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OPERATIONS. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the |
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state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of |
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$47,000,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of |
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providing for salaries and wages, hazardous duty and longevity pay, |
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overtime pay, contractual rate adjustments, utilities, and fuel. |
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SECTION 4. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: |
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CORRECTIONAL MANAGED HEALTH CARE. In addition to amounts |
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previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August |
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31, 2007, the amount of $12,940,619 is appropriated out of the |
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general revenue fund to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
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for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act |
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for the purpose of providing for correctional managed health care. |
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SECTION 5. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD: OPERATIONS. (a) In |
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addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $1,222,827 is |
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Texas Medical |
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Board for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
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this Act for the purpose of: |
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(1) repaying the Governor's Emergency and Deficiency |
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Grant awarded in fiscal year 2006; and |
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(2) providing for agency operating expenses for |
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licensing and enforcement. |
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(b) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the |
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state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of |
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$600,248 is appropriated out of the public assurance account to the |
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Texas Medical Board for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing for agency |
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operating expenses for licensing and enforcement. |
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(c) In addition to the number of full-time equivalent |
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employees (FTEs) the Texas Medical Board is authorized to employ by |
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other law during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, the |
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board may employ an additional six FTEs during that period. |
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SECTION 6. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION: |
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COSTS RELATED TO FORMER COSMETOLOGY COMMISSION AND BOARD OF BARBER |
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EXAMINERS. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for |
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the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of |
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$463,202 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the |
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for the two-year |
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period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purposes |
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of paying: |
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(1) the unanticipated costs of relocating the |
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functions and operations of the former Cosmetology Commission and |
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the former Board of Barber Examiners; and |
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(2) obligations, including interest accrued on the |
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obligations, of the former Cosmetology Commission and the former |
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Board of Barber Examiners. |
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(b) This subsection applies with respect to the obligation |
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to pay for goods or services received before August 31, 2005, by the |
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former Cosmetology Commission or the former Board of Barber |
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Examiners. A claim for payment or reimbursement for goods or |
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services to which this subsection applies may not be paid from money |
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appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section until the claim is |
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verified and substantiated by the executive director of the Texas |
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Department of Licensing and Regulation and until it is subsequently |
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approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public |
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accounts. The approvals must occur before August 31, 2008. |
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SECTION 7. TEXAS BUILDING AND PROCUREMENT COMMISSION: |
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MAINTENANCE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for |
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the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of |
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$64,013,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the |
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Texas Building and Procurement Commission for the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of |
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providing for various life safety and deferred maintenance |
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projects. |
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SECTION 8. TEXAS BUILDING AND PROCUREMENT COMMISSION: |
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ABATEMENT OF ASBESTOS AND BUILD-OUT OF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN BUILDING. |
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In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $6,014,700 is |
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Texas Building |
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and Procurement Commission for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the purpose of the abatement of |
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asbestos and the build-out of the Stephen F. Austin Building. |
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SECTION 9. TEXAS BUILDING AND PROCUREMENT COMMISSION: |
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UTILITIES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the |
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state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of |
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$2,847,069 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the |
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Texas Building and Procurement Commission for the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of |
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making utility payments. |
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SECTION 10. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: DEFERRED |
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MAINTENANCE AND OTHER EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously |
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appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, |
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the amount of $13,645,120 is appropriated out of the general |
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revenue fund to Texas Southern University for the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of |
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providing deferred maintenance, paying outstanding expenses, |
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making emergency maintenance repairs, paying contract deficits, |
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paying audit and legal costs, providing funding for summer school, |
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and providing funding for the TSU/HISD Charter School. |
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SECTION 11. ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY: UTILITIES. In |
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addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $50,000 is |
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Angelo State |
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University for the two-year period beginning on the effective date |
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of this Act for the purpose of making utility payments. |
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SECTION 12. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT |
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GALVESTON. (a) In addition to other amounts appropriated for the |
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state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, that may be used for |
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these purposes, the amount of $13,100,000 is appropriated out of |
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the general revenue fund to The University of Texas Medical Branch |
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at Galveston for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, |
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to reimburse the institution for nonreimbursed losses resulting |
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from interruptions in services and operations caused by Hurricane |
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Rita. |
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(b) It is the intent of the legislature that The University |
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of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston use the money appropriated by |
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Subsection (a) of this section in equal amounts in each fiscal year |
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of the state fiscal biennium for which the money is appropriated. |
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SECTION 13. TEXAS FOREST SERVICE: REIMBURSEMENT FOR |
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WILDFIRE COSTS. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for |
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the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of |
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$44,730,767 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the |
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Texas Forest Service for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing |
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reimbursement for costs related to wildfire. |
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SECTION 14. TEXAS FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION: SALARY, |
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OFFICE, AND TRAVEL EXPENSES. (a) In addition to amounts previously |
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appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, |
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the amount of $45,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue |
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fund to the Texas Forensic Science Commission for the two-year |
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period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purposes |
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of paying salary, office, and travel expenses under Article 38.01, |
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Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(b) From money appropriated in Subsection (a) of this |
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section, the commission is authorized to employ one full-time |
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equivalent employee (FTE) during the period covered by the |
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appropriation. |
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SECTION 15. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS. In |
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addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $1,681,615 is |
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Adjutant |
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General's Department for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the purpose of paying salaries and |
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wages and providing for maintenance and operations. |
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SECTION 16. STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS: SHORTFALL OF |
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APPROPRIATED RECEIPTS. In addition to amounts previously |
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appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, |
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the amount of $85,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue |
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fund to the State Board of Dental Examiners for the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of |
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covering a shortfall of appropriated receipts. |
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SECTION 17. RESTORATION OF REDUCTIONS RELATED TO COMMERCIAL |
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AIR TRAVEL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the |
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state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the following amounts |
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are appropriated to the following agencies for the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of |
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restoring reductions in appropriations for commercial air travel |
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made pursuant to Section 5.09, Article IX, Chapter 1369, Acts of the |
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79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General |
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Appropriations Act): |
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(1) the Structural Pest Control Board is appropriated |
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$2,595 out of the general revenue fund; |
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(2) the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is |
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appropriated $33,370 out of the general revenue fund; |
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(3) the School for the Deaf is appropriated $139,207 |
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out of the general revenue fund; and |
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(4) the Eleventh Court of Appeals, Eastland, is |
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appropriated $3,383 out of the general revenue fund. |
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SECTION 18. SUPREME COURT: MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION. In |
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addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $101,498 is |
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Supreme Court of |
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Texas for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
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this Act for the purpose of providing grants to appellate |
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courts for additional court staff to handle multi-district |
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litigation cases, such as cases related to asbestosis or silicosis, |
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appealed from the trial courts. |
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SECTION 19. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MEDICAID |
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RATE RESTORATION. The following amounts are appropriated to the |
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Health and Human Services Commission for the two-year period |
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beginning June 1, 2007, for the purpose of restoring rates paid to |
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medical professionals in the Medicaid and CHIP programs to fiscal |
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year 2003 levels: |
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(1) $108,900,000 is appropriated out of the general |
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revenue fund; and |
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(2) $169,951,834 in federal matching funds is |
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appropriated. |
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SECTION 20. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: TRANSFER |
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OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR CHIP SERVICES. Notwithstanding any |
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provision of another Act making appropriations to the contrary, the |
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Health and Human Services Commission may, without the necessity of |
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prior approval by another officer or entity, transfer funds |
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appropriated to the commission under Goal C: CHIP Services by |
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Chapter 1369, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 |
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(page II-70, General Appropriations Act), to other goals and |
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strategies as necessary to efficiently and effectively comply with |
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the provisions of this Act. |
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SECTION 21. STAFFING AND CAPITAL AUTHORIZATION IN LIEU OF |
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CONTRACTED RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) Notwithstanding any other |
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provision in this Act, if the executive commissioner of the Health |
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and Human Services Commission determines that a service performed |
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as of the effective date of this Act under a contract would be more |
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effectively performed by state personnel, the executive |
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commissioner is authorized to adjust the agency's FTE limitation to |
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the extent necessary to ensure the successful assumption of such |
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contracted duties. The commission must make corresponding |
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adjustments in the scope of duties and responsibilities in the |
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affected contract. An increase in agency staffing resulting from |
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the executive commissioner's determination under this section is |
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subject to the following requirements: |
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(1) The commission must notify the Legislative Budget |
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Board and the governor at least 10 days prior to adjusting the |
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budgeted FTE levels. |
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(2) The commission must report on a quarterly basis |
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beginning December 1, 2007, to the Legislative Budget Board and the |
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governor the number of eligibility and related support staff and |
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any related costs in Strategy A.1.2, Integrated Eligibility and |
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Enrollment. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in the General |
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Appropriations Act, if the executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission determines that a service performed as of |
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the effective date of this Act under a contract would be more |
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effectively performed by state personnel, the Health and Human |
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Services Commission is authorized to exceed the capital authority |
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limitations provided elsewhere in this Act to the extent necessary |
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to acquire hardware, software, and office space to support any |
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assumed contracted duties and responsibilities. The commission |
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must make corresponding adjustments in the scope of the affected |
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contract. An increase in a capital project is subject to the |
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following requirements: |
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(1) The commission must notify the Legislative Budget |
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Board and the governor at least 10 days prior to acquiring capital |
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equipment. |
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(2) The commission must include capital acquisitions |
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in required financial reporting to the Legislative Budget Board and |
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the governor. |
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(c) The additional staffing and capital expended from |
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appropriated sources made to the Texas Health and Human Services |
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Commission is for the two-year period beginning on the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 22. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES: |
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DIRECT DELIVERY STAFF. In addition to other amounts appropriated |
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for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, that may be |
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used for this purpose, the following amounts are appropriated to |
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the Department of Family and Protective Services for the state |
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fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, for the purposes of |
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maintaining the fiscal year 2007 average daily caseload per worker |
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for family-based safety services and providing additional funding |
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for statewide intake staff: |
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(1) $18,729,595 is appropriated out of the general |
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revenue fund; and |
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(2) $2,769,981 in federal matching funds is |
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appropriated. |
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SECTION 23. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES: |
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CPS REFORM. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for |
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the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the following |
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amounts are appropriated to the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
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this Act to continue the reform of child protective services: |
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(1) $1,502,423 is appropriated out of the general |
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revenue fund; and |
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(2) $2,214,557 in federal funds (TANF) is |
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appropriated. |
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(b) In addition to other amounts appropriated for the state |
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fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, that may be used for this |
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purpose, the following amounts are appropriated to the Department |
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of Family and Protective Services for the state fiscal biennium |
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ending August 31, 2009, to continue the reform of child protective |
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services: |
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(1) $32,968,219 is appropriated out of the general |
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revenue fund; and |
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(2) $63,230,962 in federal funds (TANF) is |
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appropriated. |
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(b-1) In addition to the number of full-time equivalent |
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employees (FTEs) previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services may employ an additional 117 FTEs. |
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(b-2) In addition to the capital budget authority |
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previously granted for the fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, |
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the Department of Family and Protective Services may use an |
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additional $2,033,837 in capital budget authority for programming |
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expenses associated with providing tablet personal computers for |
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conservatorship workers, child-care licensing staff, and |
|
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residential child-care licensing staff. |
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(c) In addition to the number of full-time equivalent |
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employees (FTEs) the Department of Family and Protective Services |
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is authorized to employ under other law during each fiscal year of |
|
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the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, the department |
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may employ an additional: |
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(1) 768 FTEs during the state fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 2008; and |
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(2) 1,092 FTEs during the state fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 2009. |
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SECTION 24. DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES: |
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CONTINUATION OF COMMUNITY CARE ENHANCEMENT AT FISCAL YEAR 2007 |
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LEVELS. In addition to other amounts appropriated for the state |
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|
fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, that may be used for this |
|
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purpose, the amount of $15,809,141 is appropriated out of the |
|
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general revenue fund and $24,727,118 in federal funds is |
|
|
appropriated to the Department of Aging and Disability Services for |
|
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the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, for the purpose of |
|
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continuing community care enhancement at fiscal year 2007 levels, |
|
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including enhancement for primary home care services, community |
|
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attendant services, day activity and health services, |
|
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community-based alternatives programs, community living assistance |
|
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and support services (CLASS), consolidated waiver programs, |
|
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deaf-blind programs, and Title XX services. |
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SECTION 25. DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES: |
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RESTORATION OF COMMUNITY CARE PROVIDER RATES TO FISCAL YEAR 2003 |
|
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LEVELS. The amount of $10,814,194 is appropriated out of the |
|
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general revenue fund and $16,914,509 in federal funds is |
|
|
appropriated to the Department of Aging and Disability Services for |
|
|
the two-year period beginning June 1, 2007, for the purpose of |
|
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restoring provider rates to fiscal year 2003 levels in programs for |
|
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home and community-based services, in programs for community living |
|
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assistance and support services (CLASS), in the Texas Home Living |
|
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Waiver program, and in intermediate care facilities for the |
|
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mentally retarded. The adjustment to provider rates for such |
|
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services shall be effective January 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 26. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: |
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RESTORATION OF PROVIDER RATES TO FISCAL YEAR 2003 LEVELS; PROGRAMS |
|
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FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS, MATERNAL AND CHILD |
|
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HEALTH SERVICES, AND FAMILY PLANNING. In addition to other amounts |
|
|
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, |
|
|
that may be used for this purpose, the amount of $3,111,684 is |
|
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Department of |
|
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State Health Services for the state fiscal biennium ending August |
|
|
31, 2009, for the purpose of restoring provider rates to fiscal year |
|
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2003 levels in programs for children with special health care |
|
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needs, for maternal and child health services, and for family |
|
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planning services. |
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SECTION 27. TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION: OPERATING EXPENSES. |
|
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In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
|
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $4,800,000 is |
|
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Texas Youth |
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Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date |
|
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of this Act for the purpose of providing for the agency's operating |
|
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expenses. |
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SECTION 28. DATA CENTER SERVICES. (a) The following |
|
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amounts are appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending |
|
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August 31, 2009, to the following agencies for the purpose of making |
|
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payments for data center services: |
|
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(1) $154,354 is appropriated out of the general |
|
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revenue fund to the Railroad Commission of Texas; |
|
|
(2) $1,124,521 is appropriated out of the general |
|
|
revenue fund and an additional $4,856,648 is appropriated out of |
|
|
general revenue dedicated accounts to the Texas Commission on |
|
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Environmental Quality; |
|
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(3) $381,705 is appropriated out of the general |
|
|
revenue fund, an additional $17,699 is appropriated out of general |
|
|
revenue dedicated accounts, and $1,937,066 in federal funds is |
|
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appropriated to the Texas Workforce Commission; |
|
|
(4) $958,928 is appropriated out of the state highway |
|
|
fund to the Texas Department of Transportation; |
|
|
(5) $1,881,572 is appropriated out of general revenue |
|
|
dedicated accounts to the Parks and Wildlife Department; |
|
|
(6) $280,004 is appropriated out of the general |
|
|
revenue fund to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission; |
|
|
(7) $725,426 is appropriated out of the general |
|
|
revenue fund to the secretary of state; |
|
|
(8) $1,283,643 is appropriated out of the general |
|
|
revenue fund, $136,277 in other funds is appropriated, and $778,098 |
|
|
in federal funds is appropriated to the Texas Education Agency; |
|
|
(9) $552,478 is appropriated out of the general |
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revenue fund, $590,858 in other funds is appropriated, and $10,995 |
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|
in federal funds is appropriated to the Texas Higher Education |
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|
Coordinating Board; |
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|
(10) $519,429 is appropriated out of the general |
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|
revenue fund to the Public Utility Commission of Texas; |
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|
(11) $78,920 is appropriated out of the general |
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|
revenue fund, an additional $1,262,720 is appropriated out of |
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|
general revenue dedicated accounts, and $2,604,360 in other funds |
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|
is appropriated to the General Land Office; |
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|
(12) $1,341,008 is appropriated out of the general |
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|
revenue fund to the Office of the Attorney General; |
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|
(13) $59,907 is appropriated out of the general |
|
|
revenue fund to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; |
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|
(14) $113,978 is appropriated out of the general |
|
|
revenue fund to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; |
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|
(15) $510,730 is appropriated out of the general |
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|
revenue fund to the Texas Water Development Board; and |
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|
(16) $839,500 is appropriated out of the general |
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|
revenue fund to the Texas Youth Commission. |
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|
(b) The amount of $8,081,368 is appropriated out of the |
|
|
general revenue fund to the Department of Information Resources for |
|
|
the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, for the purpose of |
|
|
transferring funds to state agencies as necessary for use by the |
|
|
agencies in making payments for data center services. |
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|
(c) The following amounts are appropriated out of the |
|
|
general revenue fund to the Department of Information Resources for |
|
|
the purpose of paying one-time costs related to the data center |
|
|
services contract: |
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|
(1) in addition to amounts previously appropriated for |
|
|
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of |
|
|
$69,355,000 is appropriated for the two-year period beginning on |
|
|
the effective date of this Act; and |
|
|
(2) in addition to other amounts appropriated for the |
|
|
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, that may be used for |
|
|
this purpose, the amount of $10,000,000 is appropriated for the |
|
|
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2009. |
|
|
(d) As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation |
|
|
of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Employees Retirement |
|
|
System for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, are reduced |
|
|
by the following amounts to reflect decreased retirement program |
|
|
costs: |
|
|
(1) appropriations out of the general revenue fund are |
|
|
reduced by $221,782; |
|
|
(2) appropriations out of general revenue dedicated |
|
|
accounts are reduced by $58,608; and |
|
|
(3) appropriations out of other funds are reduced by |
|
|
$88,412. |
|
|
(e) As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation |
|
|
of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Employees Retirement |
|
|
System for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, are reduced |
|
|
by the following amounts to reflect decreased insurance program |
|
|
costs: |
|
|
(1) appropriations out of the general revenue fund are |
|
|
reduced by $487,921; |
|
|
(2) appropriations out of general revenue dedicated |
|
|
accounts are reduced by $128,937; and |
|
|
(3) appropriations out of other funds are reduced by |
|
|
$194,507. |
|
|
(f) As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation |
|
|
of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Comptroller of Public |
|
|
Accounts for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, are |
|
|
reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased social |
|
|
security costs: |
|
|
(1) appropriations out of the general revenue fund are |
|
|
reduced by $263,044; |
|
|
(2) appropriations out of general revenue dedicated |
|
|
accounts are reduced by $69,511; and |
|
|
(3) appropriations out of other funds are reduced by |
|
|
$104,861. |
|
|
(g) As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation |
|
|
of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Comptroller of Public |
|
|
Accounts made by Section 13.17(b), Article IX, Chapter 1369, Acts |
|
|
of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General |
|
|
Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31, |
|
|
2007, are reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased |
|
|
salary costs: |
|
|
(1) appropriations out of the general revenue fund are |
|
|
reduced by $140,729; |
|
|
(2) appropriations out of general revenue dedicated |
|
|
accounts are reduced by $37,189; and |
|
|
(3) appropriations out of other funds are reduced by |
|
|
$56,101. |
|
|
(h) As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation |
|
|
of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Texas Department of |
|
|
Insurance for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, are |
|
|
reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased costs: |
|
|
(1) appropriations out of the general revenue fund are |
|
|
reduced by $912,610; and |
|
|
(2) appropriations out of general revenue dedicated |
|
|
accounts are reduced by $1,153,023. |
|
|
(i) As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation |
|
|
of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Department of Family |
|
|
and Protective Services for the state fiscal biennium ending August |
|
|
31, 2009, are reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased |
|
|
costs: |
|
|
(1) appropriations out of the general revenue fund are |
|
|
reduced by $2,192,309; and |
|
|
(2) federal funds appropriations are reduced by |
|
|
$371,007. |
|
|
(j) As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation |
|
|
of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Department of Public |
|
|
Safety for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, are |
|
|
reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased costs: |
|
|
(1) appropriations out of the state highway fund are |
|
|
reduced by $83,250; and |
|
|
(2) appropriations out of general revenue dedicated |
|
|
accounts are reduced by $141,750. |
|
|
(k) As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation |
|
|
of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Texas Building and |
|
|
Procurement Commission for the state fiscal biennium ending August |
|
|
31, 2009, are reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased |
|
|
costs: |
|
|
(1) appropriations out of the general revenue fund are |
|
|
reduced by $997,767; |
|
|
(2) appropriations out of general revenue dedicated |
|
|
accounts are reduced by $40,066; and |
|
|
(3) appropriations out of other funds are reduced by |
|
|
$336,433. |
|
|
(l) As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation |
|
|
of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Department of |
|
|
Agriculture for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, |
|
|
are reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased costs: |
|
|
(1) appropriations out of the general revenue fund are |
|
|
reduced by $352,798; and |
|
|
(2) federal funds appropriations are reduced by |
|
|
$1,031,167. |
|
|
(m) If this section makes an appropriation to an agency out |
|
|
of general revenue dedicated accounts or out of other funds, or |
|
|
reduces an agency's appropriation out of general revenue dedicated |
|
|
accounts or out of other funds, under circumstances in which more |
|
|
than one general revenue dedicated account or source of other funds |
|
|
could be involved, the comptroller with the assistance of the |
|
|
affected agency shall allocate the appropriation or reduction in |
|
|
appropriations among the dedicated accounts or sources of other |
|
|
funds according to: |
|
|
(1) the amounts available in the affected accounts or |
|
|
from the sources of other funds; and |
|
|
(2) the extent to which the programs supported by the |
|
|
dedicated accounts or sources of other funds are supported by the |
|
|
appropriation or, in the case of a reduction in appropriations, |
|
|
supported by the implementation of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th |
|
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (House Bill 1516). |
|
|
SECTION 29. PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED DEFERRALS OF AUGUST 2007 |
|
|
PAYMENTS. (a) The following riders in Article II, Chapter 1369, |
|
|
Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General |
|
|
Appropriations Act) are repealed: |
|
|
(1) Rider 66 following the appropriations to the |
|
|
Health and Human Services Commission; |
|
|
(2) Rider 21 following the appropriations to the |
|
|
Department of Aging and Disability Services; |
|
|
(3) Rider 48 following the appropriations to the |
|
|
Department of Aging and Disability Services; and |
|
|
(4) Rider 25 following the appropriations to the |
|
|
Department of Family and Protective Services. |
|
|
(b) The following unencumbered amounts appropriated to the |
|
|
Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium |
|
|
ending August 31, 2007, are transferred as follows: |
|
|
(1) the amount of $122,701,559 in general revenue is |
|
|
transferred to the Department of Aging and Disability Services for |
|
|
expenditure by the department in connection with making payments |
|
|
for August 2007 services; and |
|
|
(2) the amount of $12,792,244 in general revenue and |
|
|
the amount of $8,971,488 in federal funds (TANF) are transferred to |
|
|
the Department of Family and Protective Services for expenditure by |
|
|
the department in connection with making payments for August 2007 |
|
|
services. |
|
|
SECTION 30. TRANSFERS TO DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND |
|
|
REHABILITATIVE SERVICES FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. The |
|
|
unencumbered amount of $1,541,628 in general revenue appropriated |
|
|
to the Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal |
|
|
biennium ending August 31, 2007, is transferred to the Department |
|
|
of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services for expenditure by the |
|
|
department during the two-year period beginning on the effective |
|
|
date of this Act for vocational rehabilitation. |
|
|
SECTION 31. TRANSFERS TO DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE |
|
|
SERVICES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS. The unencumbered amount of |
|
|
$13,047,000 in general revenue appropriated to the Health and Human |
|
|
Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
|
|
2007, together with the amount of $17,883,615 in federal funds |
|
|
(TANF) appropriated to the commission for that biennium, are |
|
|
transferred to the Department of Family and Protective Services for |
|
|
expenditure by the department during the two-year period beginning |
|
|
on the effective date of this Act to meet various supplemental needs |
|
|
previously identified by the department. |
|
|
SECTION 32. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: TEACHER RETIREMENT |
|
|
SYSTEM, TRS-CARE. The unencumbered appropriations from the general |
|
|
revenue fund appropriated to the Teacher Retirement System for use |
|
|
during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, by Chapter |
|
|
1369, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the |
|
|
General Appropriations Act) under Strategy A.3.1 for the Teacher |
|
|
Retirement System (Retiree Health - Supplemental Funds) are reduced |
|
|
by the amount of $76,644,468. |
|
|
SECTION 33. REDUCTION IN VETOED FUNDS APPROPRIATION. The |
|
|
appropriations made from general revenue by Section 13.18, Article |
|
|
IX, Chapter 1369, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
|
2005 (the General Appropriations Act), are reduced by an amount |
|
|
equal to the cumulative net amount of appropriations made by this |
|
|
Act from the general revenue fund. |
|
|
SECTION 34. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
|
|
immediately. |