Amend CSSB 1 (the General Appropriations Act) in Article XI of the bill by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:
On page I-81 of the bill pattern for the Texas Veterans Commission, add the following new rider:
Authority for Cost Allocation Plan and Exception to Limitation on the Transfer of Funds.
(a) Notwithstanding any other restriction, and subject to continued federal approval, the Texas Veterans Commission may continue to employ the framework it has been using in its cost allocation plan for federal grants and contracts since 2006.
(b) Notwithstanding the restriction in Section 14.01 of Article IX related to transfer of funds into the Goal for Indirect Administration, the Texas Veterans Commission is authorized and does not have to seek prior authorization to transfer into B.1.1. Central Administration any amounts paid out of B.1.1. Central Administration for the accrued balance of vacation time for eligible state employees who retire, resign, are dismissed, or otherwise separate from state employment. This transfer shall occur from the strategy responsible for the payment of the departing employee's salary. The Texas Veterans Commission shall notify the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board of any such transfer within 30 days of the transfer.