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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annual allocation of certain constitutional funds |
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to eligible agencies and institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.021, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state |
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fiscal year ending August 31, 2011 [2008], an eligible institution |
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is entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this |
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section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a), |
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Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute |
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funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a |
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claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071, |
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Government Code. The comptroller may not issue a warrant from any |
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funds allocated under this subsection before the delivery of goods |
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or services described in Section 17, Article VII, Texas |
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Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest on |
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bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published |
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library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government |
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Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in |
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accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following |
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elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional |
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complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical |
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College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as |
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follows: |
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(1) $3,559,433 [$3,434,348] to Midwestern State |
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University; |
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(2) $27,846,476 [$26,137,233] to the University of |
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North Texas; |
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(3) $8,771,265 [$8,139,391] to the University of |
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North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; |
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(4) $12,311,123 [$12,882,348] to The University of |
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Texas--Pan American; |
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(5) $5,057,420 [$4,186,790] to The University of |
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Texas at Brownsville; |
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(6) $8,425,937 [$7,025,771] to Stephen F. Austin |
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State University; |
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(7) to the following component institutions of the |
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Texas State University System: |
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(A) $8,330,933 [$11,210,508] to Lamar |
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University; |
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(B) $2,332,463 to the Lamar Institute of |
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Technology; |
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(C) $1,235,752 [$1,115,048] to Lamar State |
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College--Orange; |
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(D) [(C)] $1,244,694 [$1,190,119] to Lamar State |
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College--Port Arthur; |
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(E) [(D)] $11,893,110 [$9,916,306] to Sam |
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Houston State University; |
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(F) [(E)] $21,863,258 [$19,799,276] to Texas |
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State University--San Marcos; |
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(G) [(F)] $1,625,061 [$2,043,772] to Sul Ross |
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State University; and |
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(H) [(G)] $445,379 [$379,831] to Sul Ross State |
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University-Rio Grande College; |
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(8) $8,894,700 [$11,156,463] to Texas Southern |
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University; |
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(9) to the following component institutions of the |
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Texas Tech University System: |
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(A) $23,936,088 [$26,829,477] to Texas Tech |
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University; |
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(B) $16,973,569 [$17,849,441] to Texas Tech |
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University Health Sciences Center; and |
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(C) $3,743,027 [$3,585,802] to Angelo State |
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University; |
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(10) $10,169,695 [$8,424,209] to Texas Woman's |
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University; |
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(11) to the following component institutions of the |
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University of Houston System: |
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(A) $35,885,768 [$35,276,140] to the University |
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of Houston; |
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(B) $2,393,921 [$2,282,883] to the University |
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of Houston--Victoria; |
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(C) $5,214,167 [$6,001,337] to the University of |
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Houston--Clear Lake; and |
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(D) $7,435,238 [$9,628,151] to the University of |
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Houston--Downtown; |
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(12) to the following component institutions of The |
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Texas A&M University System: |
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(A) $7,139,067 [$8,278,993] to Texas A&M |
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University--Corpus Christi; |
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(B) $3,796,436 [$3,130,211] to Texas A&M |
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International University; |
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(C) $5,046,885 [$5,052,232] to Texas A&M |
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University--Kingsville; |
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(D) $4,652,995 [$4,776,890] to West Texas A&M |
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University; |
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(E) $5,193,232 [$5,345,678] to Texas A&M |
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University--Commerce; and |
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(F) $1,307,907 [$1,646,352] to Texas A&M |
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University--Texarkana; and |
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(13) $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College |
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System Administration and the following component campuses, but not |
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its extension centers or programs: |
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(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen; |
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(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall; |
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(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas; |
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and |
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(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco. |
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(a-1) This subsection applies only to the state fiscal years |
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ending August 31, 2009, and August 31, 2010, and is intended as a |
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correction necessary to ensure an equitable distribution of the |
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funds appropriated by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas |
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Constitution, for the five-year period ending August 31, 2010, in |
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accordance with the equitable formula prescribed by Section 17(d), |
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Article VII, Texas Constitution. In each state fiscal year to which |
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this subsection applies, an eligible institution is entitled to |
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receive an amount allocated in accordance with this subsection from |
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the funds appropriated for each of those years by Section 17(a), |
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Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute |
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funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a |
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claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071, |
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Government Code. The comptroller may not issue a warrant from any |
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funds allocated under this subsection before the delivery of goods |
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or services described in Section 17, Article VII, Texas |
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Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest on |
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bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published |
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library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government |
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Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in |
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accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following |
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elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional |
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complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical |
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College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as |
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follows: |
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(1) $3,810,377 to Midwestern State University; |
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(2) $27,122,688 to the University of North Texas; |
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(3) $7,994,676 to the University of North Texas Health |
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Science Center at Fort Worth; |
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(4) $13,176,801 to The University of Texas--Pan |
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American; |
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(5) $4,284,677 to The University of Texas at |
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Brownsville; |
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(6) $6,907,643 to Stephen F. Austin State University; |
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(7) to the following component institutions of the |
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Texas State University System: |
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(A) $8,028,333 to Lamar University; |
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(B) $1,825,332 to the Lamar Institute of |
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Technology; |
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(C) $1,140,745 to Lamar State College--Orange; |
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(D) $1,217,124 to Lamar State College--Port |
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Arthur; |
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(E) $10,184,001 to Sam Houston State University; |
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(F) $20,258,249 to Texas State University--San |
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Marcos; |
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(G) $2,090,896 to Sul Ross State University; and |
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(H) $388,203 to Sul Ross State University-Rio |
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Grande College; |
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(8) $11,283,387 to Texas Southern University; |
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(9) to the following component institutions of the |
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Texas Tech University System: |
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(A) $27,446,657 to Texas Tech University; |
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(B) $14,854,763 to Texas Tech University Health |
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Sciences Center; and |
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(C) $3,667,497 to Angelo State University; |
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(10) $8,615,167 to Texas Woman's University; |
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(11) to the following component institutions of the |
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University of Houston System: |
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(A) $36,091,539 to the University of Houston; |
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(B) $2,335,692 to the University of |
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Houston--Victoria; |
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(C) $5,355,874 to the University of |
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Houston--Clear Lake; and |
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(D) $9,548,995 to the University of |
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Houston--Downtown; |
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(12) to the following component institutions of The |
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Texas A&M University System: |
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(A) $8,471,116 to Texas A&M University--Corpus |
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Christi; |
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(B) $3,202,241 to Texas A&M International |
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University; |
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(C) $5,167,540 to Texas A&M |
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University--Kingsville; |
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(D) $4,886,159 to West Texas A&M University; |
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(E) $5,684,047 to Texas A&M |
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University--Commerce; and |
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(F) $1,684,587 to Texas A&M |
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University--Texarkana; and |
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(13) $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College |
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System Administration and the following component campuses, but not |
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its extension centers or programs: |
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(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen; |
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(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall; |
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(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas; |
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and |
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(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco. |
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(a-2) This subsection and Subsection (a-1) expire September |
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1, 2010. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.024, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.024. AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED. In accordance |
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with Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state |
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fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, |
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2008, the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation under |
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that subsection is increased to $262.5 million. [Before the state
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fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, the amount of the annual
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constitutional appropriation under that subsection is $175
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million.] |
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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 September 1, 2009. |