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1.  Amend CSSB 2 by striking Section 14, Emergency Clause.
2.  Amend CSSB 2 by adding the following new sections after current Section 12 and re-numbering subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION 13.  Basic Civil Legal Services and Indigent Defense. In addition to amounts appropriated in House Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011:
(a)  The Supreme Court of Texas in Strategy B.1.1, Basic Civil Legal Services, is hereby appropriated $8,783,784 in fiscal year 2012 and $8,783,783 in fiscal year 2013 in General Revenue for Basic Civil Legal Services; and
(b)  The Office of Court Administration in Strategy A.2.1, Indigent Defense, is hereby appropriated $2,437,944 in fiscal year 2012 and $5,175,887 in fiscal year 2013 from the General Revenue-Dedicated Fair Defense Account No. 5073 to restore grants to counties ($2,350,894 in fiscal year 2012 and $5,088,837 in fiscal year 2013) and grant administration ($87,050 each fiscal year). The agency's FTE cap shall be increased by 1.0 FTE for grant administration in each year of the biennium.
SECTION 14.  Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor: Disaster Funding.
(a)  In addition to amounts appropriated in House Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor is hereby appropriated $39,000,000 in General Revenue in fiscal year 2012 in lapsed appropriations made in HB 4586, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, for the purpose of providing disaster relief.
(b)  If any state agency or institution of higher education receives reimbursement from the federal government, an insurer, or another source for an expenditure paid for or reimbursed under subsection (a) the agency or institution shall reimburse the state by depositing the amount of the reimbursement to the credit of the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor. Amounts deposited under this subsection are re-appropriated to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor for disaster preparedness and recovery costs for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
(c)  Any unexpended balance as of August 31, 2012 may be carried forward to the fiscal year starting September 1, 2012 for the same purpose.
SECTION 15.  Commission on State Emergency Communications.
(a)  Rider 10 on page I-31 of House Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, in the bill pattern of the Commission on State Emergency Communications has no effect.
(b)  Contingent on the collection of fees in the General Revenue-Dedicated 9-1-1 Services Fees Account No. 5050 in excess of $112,968,000 contained in the Comptroller of Public Accounts' Biennial Revenue Estimate for the 2012-13 biennium, the Commission on State Emergency Communications is hereby appropriated the excess revenue, not to exceed $11,722,424 for the 2012-2013 biennium, in Strategy A.1.1, 9-1-1 Network Operations and Equipment Replacement for 9-1-1 Network Operations and for 9-1-1 equipment replacement per the established 10 year equipment replacement schedule. If the Comptroller finds the information sufficient to support the projection of increased revenues, a finding of fact to that effect shall be issued and the contingent appropriation shall be made available for the intended purposes.
SECTION 16.  Texas State Technical College-Waco: Connally Technology Center. Contingent on Section 13 of House Bill 4, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, not taking effect, in addition to amounts appropriated to the Texas State Technical College-Waco in HB 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, $2,000,000 is hereby is appropriated out of General Revenue Fund 0001 to the Texas State Technical College - Waco for institutional operations.
SECTION 17.  Lamar Institute of Technology: Technical Arts Building. Contingent on Section 34 of House Bill 4, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, not taking effect, in addition to amounts appropriated to the Lamar Institute of Technology in HB 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated from General Revenue Fund 0001 to the Lamar Institute of Technology for institutional operations.
SECTION 18.  This Act takes effect immediately.