Amend CSSB 1811 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLES to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES of the bill accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. FISCAL MATTERS REGARDING LEASING CERTAIN STATE FACILITIES
SECTION ____.01. The heading to Section 2165.2035, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2165.2035. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES; USE AFTER HOURS.
SECTION ____.02. Subchapter E, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 2165.204, 2165.2045, and 2165.2046 to read as follows:
Sec. 2165.204. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES; EXCESS INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES. (a) The commission may lease to a private individual an individual parking space in a state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin that the commission determines is not needed to accommodate the regular parking requirements of state employees who work near the lot or garage and visitors to nearby state government offices.
(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Sec. 2165.2045. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES; EXCESS BLOCKS OF PARKING SPACE. (a) The commission may lease to an institution of higher education or a local government all or a significant block of a state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin that the commission determines is not needed to accommodate the regular parking requirements of state employees who work near the lot or garage and visitors to nearby state government offices.
(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Sec. 2165.2046. REPORTS ON PARKING PROGRAMS. On or before October 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report to the Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness of parking programs developed by the commission under this subchapter. The report must, at a minimum, include:
(1) the yearly revenue generated by the programs;
(2) the yearly administrative and enforcement costs of each program;
(3) yearly usage statistics for each program; and
(4) initiatives and suggestions by the commission to:
(A) modify administration of the programs; and
(B) increase revenue generated by the programs.
SECTION ____.03. This article takes 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, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
ARTICLE ____. FISCAL MATTERS RELATING TO SECRETARY OF STATE
SECTION ____.01. Section 405.014, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 405.014. ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. (a) At each session of the legislature the secretary of state shall obtain the bills that have become law. Immediately after the closing of each session of the legislature, the secretary of state shall bind all enrolled bills and resolutions in volumes on which the date of the session is placed.
(b) As soon as practicable after the closing of each session of the legislature, the secretary of state shall publish and maintain electronically the bills enacted at that session. The electronic publication must be:
(1) indexed by bill number and assigned chapter number for each bill; and
(2) made available by an electronic link on the secretary of state's generally accessible Internet website.
SECTION ____.02. Subchapter B, Chapter 2158, Government Code, is repealed.
SECTION ____.03. The change in law made by this article does not apply to a contract for the publication of the laws of this state entered into before the effective date of this article.
SECTION ____.04. This article takes 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, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
ARTICLE ____. FISCAL MATTERS REGARDING ATTORNEY GENERAL
SECTION ____.01. Section 402.006, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) The attorney general may charge a reasonable fee for the electronic filing of a document.
SECTION ____.02. The heading to Section 402.0212, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 402.0212. PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES--OUTSIDE COUNSEL; FEES.
SECTION ____.03. Section 402.0212, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:
(b) An invoice submitted to a state agency under a contract for legal services as described by Subsection (a) must be reviewed by the attorney general to determine whether the invoice is eligible for payment.
(c) An attorney or law firm must pay an administrative fee to the attorney general for the review described in Subsection (b) when entering into a contract to provide legal services to a state agency.
(d) For purposes of this section, the functions of a hearing examiner, administrative law judge, or other quasi-judicial officer are not considered legal services.
(e) [(c)] This section shall not apply to the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation.
(f) The attorney general may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this section.
SECTION ____.04. Section 371.051, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 371.051. ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW AND EXAMINATION FEE. (a) A toll project entity may not enter into a comprehensive development agreement unless the attorney general reviews the proposed agreement and determines that it is legally sufficient.
(b) A toll project entity shall pay a nonrefundable examination fee to the attorney general on submitting a proposed comprehensive development agreement for review. At the time the examination fee is paid, the toll project entity shall also submit for review a complete transcript of proceedings related to the comprehensive development agreement.
(c) If the toll project entity submits multiple proposed comprehensive development agreements relating to the same toll project for review, the entity shall pay the examination fee under Subsection (b) for each proposed comprehensive development agreement.
(d) The attorney general shall provide a legal sufficiency determination not later than the 60th business day after the date the examination fee and transcript of the proceedings required under Subsection (b) are received. If the attorney general cannot provide a legal sufficiency determination within the 60-business-day period, the attorney general shall notify the toll project entity in writing of the reason for the delay and may extend the review period for not more than 30 business days.
(e) After the attorney general issues a legal sufficiency determination, a toll project entity may supplement the transcript of proceedings or amend the comprehensive development agreement to facilitate a redetermination by the attorney general of the prior legal sufficiency determination issued under this section.
(f) The toll project entity may collect or seek reimbursement of the examination fee under Subsection (b) from the private participant.
(g) The attorney general by rule shall set the examination fee required under Subsection (b) in a reasonable amount and may adopt other rules as necessary to implement this section. The fee may not be set in an amount that is determined by a percentage of the cost of the toll project. The amount of the fee may not exceed reasonable attorney's fees charged for similar legal services in the private sector.
SECTION ____.05. (a) Section 81.054, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (m) to read as follows:
(m) A member is not required to pay a membership fee for a year in which the member is in good standing and employed as a full-time attorney by the office of the attorney general. The state bar shall adopt rules governing the proration of a membership fee paid by an attorney who is employed by the office of the attorney general for part, but not all, of a year. This subsection expires January 1, 2016.
(b) Subsection (m), Section 81.054, Government Code, as added by this section, applies to a membership fee for membership or renewal of membership in the State Bar of Texas that becomes due on or after the effective date of this section. A membership fee for membership or renewal of membership that becomes due before the effective date of this section is governed by the law in effect on the date the membership fee becomes due, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
(c) This section takes effect January 1, 2012.
SECTION ____.06. The fee prescribed by Section 402.006, Government Code, as amended by this article, applies only to a document electronically submitted to the office of the attorney general on or after the effective date of this article.
SECTION ____.07. The fee prescribed by Section 402.0212, Government Code, as amended by this article, applies only to invoices for legal services submitted to the office of the attorney general for review on or after the effective date of this article.
SECTION ____.08. The fee prescribed by Section 371.051, Transportation Code, as amended by this article, applies only to a comprehensive development agreement submitted to the office of the attorney general on or after the effective date of this article.
SECTION ____.09. The changes in law made by this article apply only to a contract for legal services between a state agency and a private attorney or law firm entered into on or after the effective date of this article. A contract for legal services between a state agency and a private attorney or law firm entered into before the effective date of this article is governed by the law in effect at the time the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION ____.10. Except as otherwise provided by this article, this article takes 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, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
ARTICLE ____. TEXAS PRESERVATION TRUST FUND ACCOUNT
SECTION ____.01. Subsections (a), (b), and (f), Section 442.015, Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding Section [Sections 403.094 and] 403.095, the Texas preservation trust fund account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of transfers made to the account, loan repayments, grants and donations made for the purposes of this program, proceeds of sales, income earned [earnings] on money in the account, and any other money received under this section. Money in [Distributions from] the account may be used only for the purposes of this section and [may not be used] to pay operating expenses of the commission. Money allocated to the commission's historic preservation grant program shall be deposited to the credit of the account. Income earned [Earnings] on money in the account shall be deposited to the credit of the account.
(b) The commission may use money in [distributions from] the Texas preservation trust fund account to provide financial assistance to public or private entities for the acquisition, survey, restoration, or preservation, or for planning and educational activities leading to the preservation, of historic property in the state that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places or designated as a State Archeological Landmark or Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or that the commission determines is eligible for such listing or designation. The financial assistance may be in the amount and form and according to the terms that the commission by rule determines. The commission shall give priority to property the commission determines to be endangered by demolition, neglect, underuse, looting, vandalism, or other threat to the property. Gifts and grants deposited to the credit of the account specifically for any eligible projects may be used only for the type of projects specified. If such a specification is not made, the gift or grant shall be unencumbered and accrue to the benefit of the Texas preservation trust fund account. If such a specification is made, the entire amount of the gift or grant may be used during any period for the project or type of project specified.
(f) The advisory board shall recommend to the commission rules for administering this section [Subsections (a)-(e)].
SECTION ____.02. Subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), Section 442.015, Government Code, are repealed.
SECTION ____.03. The comptroller of public accounts and the Texas Historical Commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the conversion of assets of the Texas preservation trust fund account into cash for deposit into the state treasury using a method that provides for the lowest amount of revenue loss to the state.
SECTION ____.04. This article takes effect November 1, 2011.
ARTICLE ____. FISCAL MATTERS CONCERNING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SECTION ____.01. Section 2054.380, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2054.380. FEES. (a) The department shall set and charge a fee to each state agency that receives a service from a statewide technology center in an amount sufficient to cover the direct and indirect cost of providing the service.
(b) Revenue derived from the collection of fees imposed under Subsection (a) may be appropriated to the department for:
(1) developing statewide information resources technology policies and planning under this chapter and Chapter 2059; and
(2) providing shared information resources technology services under this chapter.
SECTION ____.02. Subsection (d), Section 2157.068, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) The department may charge a reasonable administrative fee to a state agency, political subdivision of this state, or governmental entity of another state that purchases commodity items through the department in an amount that is sufficient to recover costs associated with the administration of this section. Revenue derived from the collection of fees imposed under this subsection may be appropriated to the department for:
(1) developing statewide information resources technology policies and planning under Chapters 2054 and 2059; and
(2) providing shared information resources technology services under Chapter 2054.
SECTION ____.03. Subsections (a) and (d), Section 2170.057, Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The department shall develop a system of billings and charges for services provided in operating and administering the consolidated telecommunications system that allocates the total state cost to each entity served by the system based on proportionate usage. The department shall set and charge a fee to each entity that receives services provided under this chapter in an amount sufficient to cover the direct and indirect costs of providing the service. Revenue derived from the collection of fees imposed under this subsection may be appropriated to the department for:
(1) developing statewide information resources technology policies and planning under Chapters 2054 and 2059; and
(2) providing:
(A) shared information resources technology services under Chapter 2054; and
(B) network security services under Chapter 2059.
(d) The department shall maintain in the revolving fund account sufficient amounts to pay the bills of the consolidated telecommunications system and the centralized capitol complex telephone system. [The department shall certify amounts that exceed this amount to the comptroller, and the comptroller shall transfer the excess amounts to the credit of the statewide network applications account established by Section 2054.011.]
SECTION ____.04. This article takes 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, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
ARTICLE ____. STATE DEBT
SECTION ____.01. Chapter 1231, Government Code, is amended by adding Subchapter G to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER G. LIMIT ON STATE DEBT PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
Sec. 1231.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Maximum annual debt service" means the limitation on annual debt service imposed by Section 49-j(a), Article III, Texas Constitution.
(2) "State debt payable from the general revenue fund" has the meaning assigned by Section 49-j(b), Article III, Texas Constitution.
(3) "Unissued debt" means state debt payable from the general revenue fund that has been authorized but not issued.
Sec. 1231.152. COMPUTATION OF DEBT LIMIT. In computing the annual debt service in a state fiscal year on state debt payable from the general revenue fund for purposes of determining whether additional state debt may be authorized without exceeding the maximum annual debt service, the board may employ any assumptions related to unissued debt that the board determines are necessary to reflect common or standard debt issuance practices authorized by law, including assumptions regarding:
(1) interest rates;
(2) debt maturity; and
(3) debt service payment structures.
Sec. 1231.153. REPORT ON COMPUTATION. (a) The board shall publish during each state fiscal year a report providing a detailed description of the method used to compute the annual debt service in that fiscal year on state debt payable from the general revenue fund for purposes of determining whether additional state debt may be authorized. The report must describe:
(1) the debt service included in the computation, including debt service on issued and unissued debt;
(2) the assumptions on which the debt service on unissued debt was based; and
(3) any other factors required by law that affect the computation.
(b) The board may publish the report required by this section as a component of any other report required by law, including the annual report required by Section 1231.102, or as an independent report. The board shall make the report available to the public.
SECTION ____.02. The Bond Review Board shall publish the initial report required by Section 1231.153, Government Code, as added by this article, during the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2011.
SECTION ____.03. This article takes 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, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
ARTICLE ____. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTORNEY EMPLOYED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
SECTION ____.01. Section 81.113, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The state bar shall credit an attorney licensed in this state with meeting the minimum continuing legal education requirements of the state bar for a reporting year if during the reporting year the attorney is employed full-time as an attorney by the office of the attorney general. An attorney credited for continuing legal education under this subsection must meet the continuing legal education requirements of the state bar in legal ethics or professional responsibility. This subsection expires January 1, 2014.
SECTION ____.02. Subchapter A, Chapter 402, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 402.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 402.010. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. The office of the attorney general shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing legal education programs that meet continuing legal education requirements imposed under Section 81.113(c) for the attorneys employed by the office. This section expires January 1, 2014.
SECTION ____.03. Section 81.113, Government Code, as amended by this article, applies only to the requirements for a continuing legal education compliance year that ends on or after September 1, 2011. The requirements for continuing legal education for a compliance year that ends before September 1, 2011, are covered by the law and rules in effect when the compliance year ended, and that law and those rules are continued in effect for that purpose.
ARTICLE ____. REGISTRATION FEE AND REGISTRATION RENEWAL FEE FOR LOBBYISTS
SECTION ____.01. Subsection (c), Section 305.005, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The registration fee and registration renewal fee are:
(1) $150 [$100] for a registrant employed by an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4), Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(2) $75 [$50] for any person required to register solely because the person is required to register under Section 305.0041 [of this chapter]; or
(3) $750 [$500] for any other registrant.
ARTICLE ____. ASSESSMENT OF PREMIUM DIFFERENTIAL ON CERTAIN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WHO USE TOBACCO
SECTION ____.01. Subchapter G, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Section 1551.3075 to read as follows:
Sec. 1551.3075. TOBACCO USER PREMIUM DIFFERENTIAL. (a) The board of trustees shall assess each participant in a health benefit plan provided under the group benefits program who uses one or more tobacco products a tobacco user premium differential, to be paid in monthly installments. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board of trustees shall determine the amount of the monthly installments of the premium differential.
(b) If the General Appropriations Act for a state fiscal biennium sets the amount of the monthly installments of the tobacco user premium differential for that biennium, the board of trustees shall assess the premium differential during that biennium in the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
SECTION ____.02. Section 1551.314, Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1551.314. CERTAIN STATE CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED. A state contribution may not be:
(1) made for coverages under this chapter selected by an individual who receives a state contribution, other than as a spouse, dependent, or beneficiary, for coverages under a group benefits program provided by an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or
(2) made for or used to pay a tobacco user premium differential assessed under Section 1551.3075.
SECTION ____.03. The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas shall implement the tobacco user premium differential required under Section 1551.3075, Insurance Code, as added by this article, not later than January 1, 2012.
ARTICLE ____. REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER MANAGEMENT CONTROLS AND EFFICIENCY
SECTION ____.01. Section 777.001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(a) The following medical facilities may be [Six regional centers for poison control are] designated by the Commission on State Emergency Communications as the regional poison control centers for the state [as follows]:
(1) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;
(2) the Dallas County Hospital District/North Texas Poison Center;
(3) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;
(4) the University Medical Center of El Paso, El Paso County Hospital District;
(5) the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo; and
(6) Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas.
(c) The Commission on State Emergency Communications may standardize the operations of and implement management controls to improve the efficiency of regional poison control centers [vote to designate a seventh regional or satellite poison control center in Harris County.
That poison control center is subject to all provisions of this chapter and other law relating to regional poison control centers].
(d) If the Commission on State Emergency Communications implements management controls under Subsection (c), the commission shall submit to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board a plan for implementing the controls not later than October 31, 2011. This subsection expires January 1, 2013.
SECTION ____.02. Subsection (b), Section 777.008, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The committee is composed of:
(1) one public member appointed by the Commission on State Emergency Communications;
(2) one member [six members who represent the six regional poison control centers, one] appointed by the chief executive officer of each designated regional poison control center to represent that center;
(3) one member appointed by the commissioner of the Department of State Health Services; and
(4) one member who is a health care professional designated as the poison control program coordinator appointed by the Commission on State Emergency Communications.
ARTICLE ____. AUTHORIZED USES FOR CERTAIN DEDICATED PERMANENT FUNDS IN STATE TREASURY
SECTION ____.01. Section 403.105, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (b-1), (c), (e), (f), and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
(b-1) Notwithstanding the limitations and requirements of Section 403.1068, the legislature may appropriate money in the fund, including the corpus and available earnings of the fund determined under Section 403.1068, to pay the principal of or interest on a bond issued for the purposes of Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution. This subsection does not authorize the appropriation under this subsection of money subject to a limitation or requirement as described by Subsection (e) that is not consistent with the use of the money in accordance with this subsection.
SECTION ____.02. Section 403.1055, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (b-1), (c), (e), (f), and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
(b-1) Notwithstanding the limitations and requirements of Section 403.1068, the legislature may appropriate money in the fund, including the corpus and available earnings of the fund determined under Section 403.1068, to pay the principal of or interest on a bond issued for the purposes of Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution. This subsection does not authorize the appropriation under this subsection of money subject to a limitation or requirement as described by Subsection (e) that is not consistent with the use of the money in accordance with this subsection.
SECTION ____.03. Section 403.106, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (b-1), (c), (e), (f), and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
(b-1) Notwithstanding the limitations and requirements of Section 403.1068, the legislature may appropriate money in the fund, including the corpus and available earnings of the fund determined under Section 403.1068, to pay the principal of or interest on a bond issued for the purposes of Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution. This subsection does not authorize the appropriation under this subsection of money subject to a limitation or requirement as described by Subsection (e) that is not consistent with the use of the money in accordance with this subsection.
SECTION ____.04. This article takes 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, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
ARTICLE ____. GENERAL HOUSING MATTERS
SECTION ____.01. Section 481.078, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (d-1) and (d-2) to read as follows:
(c) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (d) and (d-1), the fund may be used only for economic development, infrastructure development, community development, job training programs, and business incentives.
(d-1) The fund may be used for the Texas homeless housing and services program administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Subsections (e-1), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) and Section 481.080 do not apply to a grant awarded for a purpose specified by this subsection.
(d-2) The fund may be used for the Jobs and Education for Texans Fund established under Chapter 403. Subsections (e-1), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) and Section 481.080 do not apply to a grant awarded for a purpose specified by this subsection.
SECTION ____.02. Section 481.079, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) For grants awarded for a purpose specified by Section 481.078(d-1), the report must include only the amount and purpose of each grant.
SECTION ____.03. Subchapter K, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2306.2585 to read as follows:
Sec. 2306.2585. HOMELESS HOUSING AND SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) The department may administer a homeless housing and services program in each municipality in this state with a population of 285,500 or more to:
(1) provide for the construction, development, or procurement of housing for homeless persons; and
(2) provide local programs to prevent and eliminate homelessness.
(b) The department may adopt rules to govern the administration of the program, including rules that:
(1) provide for the allocation of any available funding; and
(2) provide detailed guidelines as to the scope of the local programs in the municipalities described by Subsection (a).
(c) The department may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and shall solicit and accept gifts and grants for the purposes of this section. The department shall use gifts and grants received for the purposes of this section before using any other revenue.
SECTION ____.04. This article takes 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, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
ARTICLE ____. DEBT ISSUANCE AUTHORITY OF AND FUNDING FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS
SECTION ____.01. Subchapter C, Chapter 1232, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 1232.1221 to read as follows:
Sec. 1232.1221. COMMENCEMENT OF CERTAIN MULTIYEAR CANCER-RELATED PROJECTS. (a) Funds may be distributed to a grant recipient for a multiyear project for which an award is granted by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee as authorized by Section 102.257, Health and Safety Code, after the authority has certified that obligations in an amount sufficient to pay the money needed to fund the project have been authorized for issuance by the authority and approved by the Bond Review Board.
(b) After issuing the obligations, the board shall:
(1) pay the costs of the issuance and any related bond administrative costs of the authority;
(2) certify to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and to the comptroller that the proceeds from the issuance are available; and
(3) deposit the proceeds into the state treasury to be credited to the account of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
SECTION ____.02. Subsections (b) and (c), Section 102.201, Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) The cancer prevention and research fund consists of:
(1) patent, royalty, and license fees and other income received under a contract entered into as provided by Section 102.255;
(2) appropriations of money to the fund by the legislature, except that the appropriated money may not include the proceeds from the issuance of bonds authorized by Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution;
(3) gifts, grants, including grants from the federal government, and other donations received for the fund; and
(4) interest earned on the investment of money in the fund.
(c) The fund may be used only to pay for:
(1) grants for cancer research and for cancer research facilities in this state to realize therapies, protocols, and medical procedures for the cure or substantial mitigation of all types of cancer in humans;
(2) the purchase, subject to approval by the institute, of laboratory facilities by or on behalf of a state agency or grant recipient;
(3) grants to public or private persons to implement the Texas Cancer Plan;
(4) the operation of the institute; [and]
(5) grants for cancer prevention and control programs in this state to mitigate the incidence of all types of cancer in humans; and
(6) debt service on bonds issued as authorized by Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution.
SECTION ____.03. Section 102.257, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 102.257. MULTIYEAR PROJECTS. The oversight committee may grant funds for a multiyear project. The oversight committee must specify the total amount of [All the] money approved [needed] to fund the [a] multiyear project. The total amount specified is considered for purposes of Section 102.253 to have been [must be] awarded in the state fiscal year that the project is approved by the research and prevention programs committee. The institute shall distribute only the money that will be expended during that fiscal year. The institute may maintain the remaining money needed in each subsequent fiscal year [shall be maintained] in an escrow account to be distributed by the institute as the money is needed [in subsequent years of the project].
SECTION ____.04. The changes in law made by this article apply only to a grant of funds for a multiyear project by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee as authorized by Section 102.257, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this article, made on or after June 1, 2011. A grant of funds for a multiyear project made before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the grant was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION ____.05. This article takes 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, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
ARTICLE ____. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REPORTING INFORMATION SYSTEM
SECTION ____.01. Subsection (c), Section 434.017, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) Money in the fund may be appropriated to the Texas Veterans Commission to:
(1) enhance or improve veterans' assistance programs, including veterans' representation and counseling;
(2) make grants to address veterans' needs; [and]
(3) administer the fund; and
(4) analyze and investigate data received from the federal Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) that is administered by the Administration for Children and Families of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
SECTION ____.02. The comptroller shall credit to the fund for veterans' assistance established under Section 434.017, Government Code, as amended by this article, the savings generated from the use of the federal Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) under that section.
ARTICLE ____. UNIFORM GRANT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
SECTION ____.01. Section 783.004, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 783.004. OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER [GOVERNOR'S OFFICE]. The office of the comptroller [governor's office] is the state agency for uniform grant and contract management.
SECTION ____.02. Subsections (a) and (b), Section 783.005, Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The comptroller [governor's office] shall develop uniform and concise language for any assurances that a local government is required to make to a state agency.
(b) The comptroller [governor's office] may:
(1) categorize assurances according to the type of grant or contract;
(2) designate programs to which the assurances are applicable; and
(3) revise the assurances.
SECTION ____.03. Section 783.006, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 783.006. STANDARD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS. (a) The comptroller [governor's office] shall compile and distribute to each state agency an official compilation of standard financial management conditions.
(b) The comptroller [governor's office] shall develop the compilation from Federal Management Circular A-102 or from a revision of that circular and from other applicable statutes and regulations.
(c) The comptroller [governor's office] shall include in the compilation official commentary regarding administrative or judicial interpretations that affect the application of financial management standards.
(d) The comptroller [governor's office] may:
(1) categorize the financial management conditions according to the type of grant or contract;
(2) designate programs to which the conditions are applicable; and
(3) revise the conditions.
SECTION ____.04. Subsection (d), Section 783.007, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) The agency shall file a notice of each proposed rule that establishes a variation from uniform assurances or standard conditions with the comptroller [governor's office].
SECTION ____.05. Subsection (b), Section 783.008, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) On receipt of a request for a single audit or audit coordination, the comptroller [governor's office] in consultation with the state auditor shall not later than the 30th day after the date of the request designate a single state agency to coordinate state audits of the local government.