84R10748 KJE-F
 
  By: Crownover H.B. No. 2848
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional
  appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher
  education.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 62.021, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsections (a) and (e) and adding Subsections (a-1),
  (a-2), and (e-2) to read as follows:
         (a)  In each state fiscal year beginning with the state
  fiscal year ending August 31, 2016 [2011], 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 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)  $3,379,470 [$3,559,433] to Midwestern State
  University;
               (2)  to the following component institutions of the
  University of North Texas System: 
                     (A)  $25,042,534 [$27,846,476] to the University
  of North Texas;
                     (B)  $11,421,485 [(3)  $8,771,265] to the
  University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and
                     (C)  $1,413,160 to the University of North Texas
  at Dallas, $135,593 of which must be used for the University of
  North Texas at Dallas College of Law;
               (3)  $7,771,442 [(4)     $12,311,123 to The University of
  Texas--Pan American;
               [(5)     $5,057,420 to The University of Texas at
  Brownsville;
               [(6)  $8,425,937] to Stephen F. Austin State
  University;
               (4) [(7)]  to the following component institutions of
  the Texas State University System:
                     (A)  $9,428,194 [$8,330,933] to Lamar University;
                     (B)  $1,727,149 [$2,332,463] to the Lamar
  Institute of Technology;
                     (C)  $1,131,113 [$1,235,752] to Lamar State
  College--Orange;
                     (D)  $1,443,480 [$1,244,694] to Lamar State
  College--Port Arthur;
                     (E)  $11,582,737 [$11,893,110] to Sam Houston
  State University;
                     (F)  $24,947,203 [$21,863,258] to Texas State
  University;
                     (G)  $1,423,682 [$1,625,061] to Sul Ross State
  University; and
                     (H)  $273,825 [$445,380] to Sul Ross State
  University-Rio Grande College;
               (5)  $7,797,261 [(8) $8,894,700] to Texas Southern
  University;
               (6) [(9)]  to the following component institutions of
  the Texas Tech University System:
                     (A)  $32,931,070 [$23,936,088] to Texas Tech
  University;
                     (B)  $15,593,680 [$16,973,569] to Texas Tech
  University Health Sciences Center; [and]
                     (C)  $3,546,735 [$3,743,027] to Angelo State
  University; and
                     (D)  $3,992,371 to Texas Tech University Health
  Sciences Center--El Paso;
               (7)  $9,923,753 [(10) $10,169,695] to Texas Woman's
  University;
               (8) [(11)]  to the following component institutions of
  the University of Houston System:
                     (A)  $34,971,004 [$35,885,768] to the University
  of Houston;
                     (B)  $2,734,237 [$2,393,921] to the University of
  Houston--Victoria;
                     (C)  $5,344,649 [$5,214,167] to the University of
  Houston--Clear Lake; and
                     (D)  $7,840,943 [$7,435,238] to the University of
  Houston--Downtown;
               (9) [(12)]  to the following component institutions of
  The Texas A&M University System:
                     (A)  $7,387,111 [$7,139,067] to Texas A&M
  University--Corpus Christi;
                     (B)  $4,489,683 [$3,796,436] to Texas A&M
  International University;
                     (C)  $5,981,629 [$5,046,885] to Texas A&M
  University--Kingsville;
                     (D)  $4,776,272 [$4,652,995] to West Texas A&M
  University;
                     (E)  $7,210,163 [$5,193,232] to Texas A&M
  University--Commerce; and
                     (F)  $1,218,965 [$1,307,907] to Texas A&M
  University--Texarkana; and
               (10) [(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)  In each state fiscal year beginning with the state
  fiscal year ending August 31, 2016, an eligible institution is
  entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this
  subsection 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 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)  $5,069,204 to Midwestern State University;
               (2)  to the following component institutions of the
  University of North Texas System:
                     (A)  $37,563,802 to the University of North Texas;
                     (B)  $17,132,227 to the University of North Texas
  Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and
                     (C)  $2,119,741 to the University of North Texas
  at Dallas, $203,390 of which must be used for the University of
  North Texas at Dallas College of Law;
               (3)  $11,657,164 to Stephen F. Austin State University;
               (4)  to the following component institutions of the
  Texas State University System:
                     (A)  $14,142,291 to Lamar University;
                     (B)  $2,590,723 to the Lamar Institute of
  Technology;
                     (C)  $1,696,670 to Lamar State College--Orange;
                     (D)  $2,165,220 to Lamar State College--Port
  Arthur;
                     (E)  $17,374,106 to Sam Houston State University;
                     (F)  $37,420,804 to Texas State University;
                     (G)  $2,135,523 to Sul Ross State University; and
                     (H)  $410,738 to Sul Ross State University-Rio
  Grande College;
               (5)  $11,695,891 to Texas Southern University;
               (6)  to the following component institutions of the
  Texas Tech University System:
                     (A)  $49,396,605 to Texas Tech University;
                     (B)  $23,390,520 to Texas Tech University Health
  Sciences Center; 
                     (C)  $5,320,102 to Angelo State University; and
                     (D)  $5,988,556 to Texas Tech University Health
  Sciences Center--El Paso;
               (7)  $14,885,630 to Texas Woman's University;
               (8)  to the following component institutions of the
  University of Houston System:
                     (A)  $52,456,505 to the University of Houston;
                     (B)  $4,101,356 to the University of
  Houston--Victoria;
                     (C)  $8,016,974 to the University of
  Houston--Clear Lake; and
                     (D)  $11,761,415 to the University of
  Houston--Downtown;
               (9)  to the following component institutions of The
  Texas A&M University System:
                     (A)  $11,080,666 to Texas A&M University--Corpus
  Christi;
                     (B)  $6,734,524 to Texas A&M International
  University;
                     (C)  $8,972,444 to Texas A&M
  University--Kingsville;
                     (D)  $7,164,408 to West Texas A&M University;
                     (E)  $10,815,244 to Texas A&M
  University--Commerce; and
                     (F)  $1,828,447 to Texas A&M
  University--Texarkana; and
               (10)  $8,662,500 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)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection,
  Subsection (a) and this subsection expire September 1, 2015.
  Notwithstanding Subsection (a-1), the annual allocation of funds
  made under Subsection (a-1) applies only if the 84th Legislature in
  Regular Session, 2015, increases the amount of the annual
  constitutional appropriation to an amount sufficient to fund that
  allocation and includes an appropriation for that amount in a
  general appropriations act for the state fiscal biennium that
  begins September 1, 2015.  If the 84th Legislature in Regular
  Session, 2015, does not increase the amount of the annual
  constitutional appropriation to that amount and include an
  appropriation for that amount in a general appropriations act for
  that biennium, then Subsection (a-1) has no effect and Subsection
  (a) and this subsection do not expire.
         (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, and was certified by the
  coordinating board to operate as a general academic teaching
  institution in April 2009, 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]. Whereas the University of North Texas College of Law,
  which was previously designated by Chapter 1213 (S.B. 956), Acts of
  the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, as an institution of
  higher education until such time the University of North Texas at
  Dallas had been in operation as a general academic teaching
  institution for a period of five years, now operates as a
  professional school within the University of North Texas at Dallas
  as a result of the expiration of that period, the allocation to the
  University of North Texas at Dallas under this section includes an
  amount attributable to the University of North Texas College of Law
  as of part of the university.
         (e-2)  Whereas The University of Texas--Pan American and The
  University of Texas at Brownsville were consolidated into a general
  academic teaching institution that is excluded from participation
  in the funding provided by Section 17, Article VII, Texas
  Constitution, by Chapter 726 (S.B. 24), Acts of the 83rd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, which was approved by a vote of
  more than two-thirds of the membership of each house of the
  legislature, The University of Texas--Pan American and The
  University of Texas at Brownsville are omitted from the allocation
  of funds under this section.
         SECTION 2.  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,
  2016 [2008], the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation
  under that subsection is increased to $393.75 [$262.5] million.
         SECTION 3.  Section 62.027(c), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  The increase provided by the amendment to Section 62.024
  enacted by the 84th [79th] Legislature, Regular Session, 2015
  [2005], in the amount of the appropriation made under Section
  17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year
  beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2016 [2008],
  constitutes the increase in accordance with Section 17(a) that the
  legislature considers appropriate for the five-year period
  beginning September 1, 2015 [2005].
         SECTION 4.  The amounts allocated under Section 62.021,
  Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply to each state fiscal
  year beginning with the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
  2015.
         SECTION 5.  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
  section, this Act takes effect August 31, 2015.
         (b)  Sections 2 and 3 of this Act take effect as provided by
  Subsection (a) of this section only if this Act is approved by a
  vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house of the
  legislature as required by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas
  Constitution.