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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to making an appropriation to the Texas Medical Board for |
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the purpose of hiring additional licensing staff and enhancing the |
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board's information system capabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In addition to amounts previously |
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appropriated to the Texas Medical Board for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $191,360 is |
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the board for the |
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two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the |
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purpose of adding six additional licensing staff to address the |
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backlog in processing applications for physician licensing. |
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(b) 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, the board may employ an additional six FTEs during the |
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period covered by the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. (a) In addition to amounts previously |
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appropriated to the Texas Medical Board for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $120,000 is |
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appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the board for the |
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two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the |
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purpose of paying programming and software costs connected to the |
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acquisition of an automated internal budgeting system and making |
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enhancements to the enforcement information system. |
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(b) The amounts appropriated in Subsection (a) of this |
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section may be expended for capital budget items. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |