Amend CSHB 51 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                        
	(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to 
the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 62.021, Education Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), (e), 
and (f) to read as follows:
	(a)  In each state fiscal year beginning with the state 
fiscal year ending August 31, 2011 [2008], an eligible institution 
is entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this 
section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a), 
Article VII, Texas Constitution.  The comptroller shall distribute 
funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a 
claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071, 
Government Code.  An eligible institution may not present a claim to 
be paid [The comptroller may not issue a warrant] from any funds 
allocated under this subsection before the delivery of goods or 
services described in Section 17, Article VII, Texas Constitution, 
except for the payment of principal or interest on bonds or notes or 
for a payment for a book or other published library material as 
authorized by Section 2155.386, Government Code.  The allocation of 
funds under this subsection is made in accordance with an equitable 
formula consisting of the following elements:  space deficit, 
facilities condition, institutional complexity, and a separate 
allocation for the Texas State Technical College System.  The 
annual amounts allocated by the formula are as follows:
		(1)  $3,559,433 [$3,434,348] to Midwestern State 
University;
		(2)  $27,846,476 [$26,137,233] to the University of 
North Texas;
		(3)  $8,771,265 [$8,139,391] to the University of North 
Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;
		(4)  $12,311,123 [$12,882,348] to The University of 
Texas--Pan American;
		(5)  $5,057,420 [$4,186,790] to The University of Texas 
at Brownsville;
		(6)  $8,425,937 [$7,025,771] to Stephen F. Austin State 
University;
		(7)  to the following component institutions of the 
Texas State University System:
			(A)  $8,330,933 [$11,210,508] to Lamar 
University; 
			(B)  $2,332,463 to the Lamar Institute of 
Technology;               
			(C)  $1,235,752 [$1,115,048] to Lamar State 
College--Orange;
			(D)  $1,244,694 [(C)  $1,190,119] to Lamar State 
College--Port Arthur;
			(E)  $11,893,110 [(D)  $9,916,306] to Sam Houston 
State University;
			(F)  $21,863,258 [(E)  $19,799,276] to Texas 
State University--San Marcos;
			(G)  $1,625,061 [(F)  $2,043,772] to Sul Ross 
State University; and
			(H)  $445,380 [(G)  $379,831] to Sul Ross State 
University-Rio Grande College;
		(8)  $8,894,700 [$11,156,463] to Texas Southern 
University;
		(9)  to the following component institutions of the 
Texas Tech University System:
			(A)  $23,936,088 [$26,829,477] to Texas Tech 
University;
			(B)  $16,973,569 [$17,849,441] to Texas Tech 
University Health Sciences Center; and
			(C)  $3,743,027 [$3,585,802] to Angelo State 
University;
		(10)  $10,169,695 [$8,424,209] to Texas Woman's 
University;
		(11)  to the following component institutions of the 
University of Houston System:
			(A)  $35,885,768 [$35,276,140] to the University 
of Houston;
			(B)  $2,393,921 [$2,282,883] to the University of 
Houston--Victoria;
			(C)  $5,214,167 [$6,001,337] to the University of 
Houston--Clear Lake; and
			(D)  $7,435,238 [$9,628,151] to the University of 
Houston--Downtown;
		(12)  to the following component institutions of The 
Texas A&M University System:
			(A)  $7,139,067 [$8,278,993] to Texas A&M 
University--Corpus Christi;
			(B)  $3,796,436 [$3,130,211] to Texas A&M 
International University;
			(C)  $5,046,885 [$5,052,232] to Texas A&M 
University--Kingsville;
			(D)  $4,652,995 [$4,776,890] to West Texas A&M 
University;
			(E)  $5,193,232 [$5,345,678] to Texas A&M 
University--Commerce; and
			(F)  $1,307,907 [$1,646,352] to Texas A&M 
University--Texarkana; and
		(13)  $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College 
System Administration and the following component campuses, but not 
its extension centers or programs:
			(A)  Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;                                
			(B)  Texas State Technical College--Marshall;                                
			(C)  Texas State Technical College--West Texas; 
and                        
			(D)  Texas State Technical College--Waco.                                    
	(a-1)  This subsection applies only to the state fiscal years 
ending August 31, 2009, and August 31, 2010, and is intended as a 
correction necessary to ensure an equitable distribution of the 
funds appropriated by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas 
Constitution, for the five-year period ending August 31, 2010, in 
accordance with the equitable formula prescribed by Section 17(d), 
Article VII, Texas Constitution.  In each state fiscal year to which 
this subsection applies, an eligible institution is entitled to 
receive an amount allocated in accordance with this subsection from 
the funds appropriated for each of those years by Section 17(a), 
Article VII, Texas Constitution.  The comptroller shall distribute 
funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a 
claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071, 
Government Code.  An eligible institution may not present a claim to 
be paid from any funds allocated under this subsection before the 
delivery of goods or services described in Section 17, Article VII, 
Texas Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest 
on bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published 
library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government 
Code.  The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in 
accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following 
elements:  space deficit, facilities condition, institutional 
complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical 
College System.  The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as 
follows:
		(1)  $3,810,377 to Midwestern State University;                        
		(2)  $27,122,687 to the University of North Texas;                     
		(3)  $7,994,676 to the University of North Texas Health 
Science Center at Fort Worth;
		(4)  $13,176,800 to The University of Texas--Pan 
American;           
		(5)  $4,284,677 to The University of Texas at 
Brownsville;           
		(6)  $6,907,643 to Stephen F. Austin State University;                 
		(7)  to the following component institutions of the 
Texas State University System:
			(A)  $8,028,333 to Lamar University;                                  
			(B)  $1,825,332 to the Lamar Institute of 
Technology;               
			(C)  $1,140,745 to Lamar State College--Orange;                       
			(D)  $1,217,124 to Lamar State College--Port 
Arthur;                
			(E)  $10,184,001 to Sam Houston State University;                     
			(F)  $20,258,248 to Texas State University--San 
Marcos;             
			(G)  $2,090,896 to Sul Ross State University; and                     
			(H)  $388,203 to Sul Ross State University-Rio 
Grande College;      
		(8)  $11,283,387 to Texas Southern University;                         
		(9)  to the following component institutions of the 
Texas Tech University System:
			(A)  $27,446,656 to Texas Tech University;                            
			(B)  $14,854,762 to Texas Tech University Health 
Sciences Center; and
			(C)  $3,667,497 to Angelo State University;                           
		(10)  $8,615,167 to Texas Woman's University;                          
		(11)  to the following component institutions of the 
University of Houston System:
			(A)  $36,091,538 to the University of Houston;                        
			(B)  $2,335,692 to the University of 
Houston--Victoria;             
			(C)  $5,355,874 to the University of 
Houston--Clear Lake; and       
			(D)  $9,548,995 to the University of 
Houston--Downtown;             
		(12)  to the following component institutions of The 
Texas A&M University System:
			(A)  $8,471,116 to Texas A&M University--Corpus 
Christi;        
			(B)  $3,202,241 to Texas A&M International 
University;          
			(C)  $5,167,540 to Texas A&M 
University--Kingsville;            
			(D)  $4,886,159 to West Texas A&M University;                     
			(E)  $5,684,047 to Texas A&M 
University--Commerce; and          
			(F)  $1,684,587 to Texas A&M 
University--Texarkana; and         
		(13)  $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College 
System Administration and the following component campuses, but not 
its extension centers or programs:
			(A)  Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;                         
			(B)  Texas State Technical College--Marshall;                         
			(C)  Texas State Technical College--West Texas; 
and                 
			(D)  Texas State Technical College--Waco.                             
	(a-2)  This subsection and Subsection (a-1) expire September 
1, 2010. 
	(e)  Whereas the University of North Texas at Dallas was 
created as an institution of higher education by Chapter 25 (S.B. 
576), Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, which 
was approved by a vote of more than two-thirds of the membership of 
each house of the legislature, the University of North Texas at 
Dallas is entitled to participate in the funding provided by 
Section 17, Article VII, Texas Constitution, as soon as the 
University of North Texas at Dallas operates as a general academic 
teaching institution.
	(f)  Pursuant to the annual allocation amounts shown in  
Subsections (a) and (a-1) for each year of the remaining 10-year 
allocation period established under Section 17(d), Article VII, 
Texas Constitution, that ends in 2015, the comptroller shall 
distribute to the Lamar Institute of Technology a portion of the 
total annual appropriation under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas 
Constitution.
	SECTION ____.  Section 62.024, Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	Sec. 62.024.  AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED.  In accordance 
with Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state 
fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 
2008, the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation under 
that subsection is increased to $262.5 million.  [Before the state 
fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, the amount of the annual 
constitutional appropriation under that subsection is $175 
million.]
	(2)  In SECTION 13 of the bill, strike Subsection (a) of that 
section (page 7, lines 68 and 69), and substitute the following:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) 
of this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
	(3)  At the end of SECTION 13 of the bill (page 8, immediately 
following line 19), add the following:
	(e)  The sections of this Act amending Sections 62.021, and 
62.024, Education Code, take effect immediately if this Act 
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each 
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate 
effect, those sections takes effect September 1, 2009.  Subsection 
(d) of this section does not apply to the sections of this Act that 
amend Sections 62.021 and 62.024, Education Code.