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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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Senate Bill 1191 (the amount and allocation of the annual |
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constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and |
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institutions of higher education) to consider and take action on |
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the following matters: |
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(1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to amend text not in disagreement in SECTION 1 of the |
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bill, in amended Section 62.021(a), Education Code, by striking |
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"each state fiscal year beginning with" and substituting "[each
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state fiscal year beginning with]". |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to ensure that the |
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allocations in amended Section 62.021(a), Education Code, apply |
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only to the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2016. |
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(2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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or senate version of the bill in SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended |
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Section 62.021, Education Code, to read as follows: |
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(a-2) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (a-1), if |
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Section 62.024 is not amended by the 84th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2015, to increase the amount of the appropriation made |
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under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, Subsection |
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(a) of this section applies in each state fiscal year beginning |
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with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2016, and Subsection |
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(a-1) of this section has no effect. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to clarify that |
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the allocations in added Section 62.021(a-1), Education Code, |
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will take effect only if the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2015, amends Section 62.024, Education Code, to increase the |
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amount of the appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article |
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VII, Texas Constitution. |
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(3) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (4) are suspended to permit |
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the committee to change text not in disagreement and to add text |
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on a matter not included in either the house or senate version of |
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the bill in SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 62.024, |
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Education Code, to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.024. AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED. In |
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accordance with Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, |
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for each state fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year |
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ending August 31, 2017 [2008], the amount of the annual |
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constitutional appropriation under that subsection is increased |
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to $393.75 [$262.5] million. Before the state fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 2017, the amount of the annual constitutional |
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appropriation under that subsection is $262.5 million. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the |
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state fiscal year in which the increase to the amount of the |
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appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas |
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Constitution, will take effect. |
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(4) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change text not in disagreement in SECTION 3 of the |
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bill, in amended Section 62.027(c), Education Code, by striking |
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"2016" and substituting "2017". |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the |
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state fiscal year in which the increase to the amount of the |
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appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas |
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Constitution, will take effect. |
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(5) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (4) are suspended to permit |
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the committee to change text not in disagreement and to add text |
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on a matter not included in either the house or senate version of |
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the bill in SECTION 4 of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 4. (a) The amounts allocated under Section |
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62.021(a), Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply to the |
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state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2015. |
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(b) The amounts allocated under Section 62.021(a-1), |
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Education Code, as added 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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2016. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the |
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state fiscal year in which the increase to the amount of the |
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appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas |
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Constitution, will take effect. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 30, 2015, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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_______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |