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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional |
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appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher |
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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 Subsections (a) and (e) and adding Subsection (e-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, 2016 [2011], 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. An eligible institution may not present a claim to |
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be paid from any funds allocated under this subsection before the |
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delivery of goods or services described in Section 17, Article VII, |
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Texas Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest |
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on 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) $5,061,412 [$3,559,433] to Midwestern State |
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University; |
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(2) to the following component institutions of the |
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University of North Texas System: |
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(A) $37,562,056 [$27,846,476] to the University |
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of North Texas; |
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(B) $17,091,856 [(3) $8,771,265] to the |
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University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and |
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(C) $2,113,004 to the University of North Texas |
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at Dallas, $203,390 of which must be used for the University of |
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North Texas at Dallas College of Law; |
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(3) $11,636,163 [(4)
$12,311,123 to The University
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of Texas--Pan American;
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[(5)
$5,057,420 to The University of Texas at
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Brownsville;
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[(6) $8,425,937] to Stephen F. Austin State |
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University; |
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(4) [(7)] to the following component institutions of |
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the Texas State University System: |
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(A) $14,101,882 [$8,330,933] to Lamar |
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University; |
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(B) $2,580,521 [$2,332,463] to the Lamar |
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Institute of Technology; |
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(C) $1,694,343 [$1,235,752] to Lamar State |
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College--Orange; |
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(D) $2,157,784 [$1,244,694] to Lamar State |
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College--Port Arthur; |
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(E) $17,329,858 [$11,893,110] to Sam Houston |
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State University; |
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(F) $37,162,755 [$21,863,258] to Texas State |
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University; |
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(G) $2,135,523 [$1,625,061] to Sul Ross State |
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University; and |
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(H) $410,738 [$445,380] to Sul Ross State |
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University-Rio Grande College; |
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(5) $11,659,843 [(8) $8,894,700] to Texas Southern |
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University; |
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(6) [(9)] to the following component institutions of |
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the Texas Tech University System: |
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(A) $49,225,809 [$23,936,088] to Texas Tech |
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University; |
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(B) $23,372,396 [$16,973,569] to Texas Tech |
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University Health Sciences Center; [and] |
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(C) $5,320,102 [$3,743,027] to Angelo State |
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University; and |
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(D) $6,234,075 to Texas Tech University Health |
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Sciences Center--El Paso; |
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(7) $14,846,558 [(10) $10,169,695] to Texas Woman's |
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University; |
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(8) [(11)] to the following component institutions of |
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the University of Houston System: |
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(A) $52,770,054 [$35,885,768] to the University |
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of Houston; |
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(B) $4,275,861 [$2,393,921] to the University of |
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Houston--Victoria; |
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(C) $8,005,116 [$5,214,167] to the University of |
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Houston--Clear Lake; and |
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(D) $11,752,877 [$7,435,238] to the University |
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of Houston--Downtown; |
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(9) [(12)] to the following component institutions of |
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The Texas A&M University System: |
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(A) $11,136,346 [$7,139,067] to Texas A&M |
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University--Corpus Christi; |
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(B) $6,709,910 [$3,796,436] to Texas A&M |
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International University; |
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(C) $8,966,056 [$5,046,885] to Texas A&M |
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University--Kingsville; |
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(D) $7,164,408 [$4,652,995] to West Texas A&M |
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University; |
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(E) $10,786,313 [$5,193,232] to Texas A&M |
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University--Commerce; and |
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(F) $1,823,883 [$1,307,907] to Texas A&M |
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University--Texarkana; and |
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(10) $8,662,500 [(13) $5,775,000] to the Texas State |
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Technical College System Administration and the following |
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component campuses, but not 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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(e) Whereas the University of North Texas at Dallas was |
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created as an institution of higher education by Chapter 25 (S.B. |
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576), Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, which |
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was approved by a vote of more than two-thirds of the membership of |
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each house of the legislature, and was certified by the |
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coordinating board to operate as a general academic teaching |
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institution in April 2009, the University of North Texas at Dallas |
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is entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 17, |
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Article VII, Texas Constitution[, as soon as the University of
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North Texas at Dallas operates as a general academic teaching
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institution]. Whereas the University of North Texas at Dallas |
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College of Law, which was previously designated by Chapter 1213 |
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(S.B. 956), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, as |
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an institution of higher education until such time the University |
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of North Texas at Dallas had been in operation as a general academic |
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teaching institution for a period of five years, now operates as a |
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professional school within the University of North Texas at Dallas |
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as a result of the expiration of that period, the allocation to the |
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University of North Texas at Dallas under this section includes an |
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amount attributable to the University of North Texas at Dallas |
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College of Law as a part of the university. |
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(e-2) Whereas The University of Texas-Pan American and The |
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University of Texas at Brownsville were consolidated into a general |
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academic teaching institution that is excluded from participation |
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in the funding provided by Section 17, Article VII, Texas |
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Constitution, by Chapter 726 (S.B. 24), Acts of the 83rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, which was approved by a vote of |
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more than two-thirds of the membership of each house of the |
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legislature, The University of Texas-Pan American and The |
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University of Texas at Brownsville are omitted from the allocation |
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of funds under this section. |
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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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2016 [2008], the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation |
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under that subsection is increased to $393.75 [$262.5] million. |
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SECTION 3. Section 62.027(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The increase provided by the amendment to Section 62.024 |
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enacted by the 84th [79th] Legislature, Regular Session, 2015 |
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[2005], in the amount of the appropriation made under Section |
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17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year |
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beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2016 [2008], |
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constitutes the increase in accordance with Section 17(a) that the |
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legislature considers appropriate for the five-year period |
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beginning September 1, 2015 [2005]. |
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SECTION 4. The amounts allocated under Section 62.021, |
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Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply to each state fiscal |
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year beginning with the state fiscal year beginning September 1, |
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2015. |
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SECTION 5. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of |
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this section, this Act takes effect August 31, 2015. |
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(b) Sections 2 and 3 of this Act take effect only if this Act |
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is approved by a vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house |
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of the legislature as required by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas |
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Constitution. |
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