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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to constitutional allocations of money for emergency |
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medical services and trauma care systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 316.093, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 316.093. ADJUSTMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL ALLOCATIONS [TO
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FUND AND STATE HIGHWAY FUND]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 316.093(b) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If the sum described by Subsection (a) is less than the |
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sufficient balance adopted under Section 316.092, the comptroller |
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shall reduce the allocations [allocation] to the state highway fund |
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and to the account in the general revenue fund for emergency medical |
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services and trauma care systems provided by Section 49-g(c), |
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Article III, Texas Constitution, and increase the allocation to the |
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economic stabilization fund, in an equal total amount, until the |
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sufficient balance adopted under Section 316.092 is achieved. |
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(c) If under Section 316.092 a sufficient balance has not |
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been adopted for the comptroller to consider under this section, |
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the comptroller shall adjust the allocation of amounts to be |
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transferred to the fund, [and to] the state highway fund, and to the |
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account in the general revenue fund for emergency medical services |
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and trauma care systems provided by Section 49-g(c), Article III, |
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Texas Constitution, so that the total of those amounts is |
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transferred to the economic stabilization fund, except that the |
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comptroller shall reduce a transfer made under this subsection as |
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necessary to prevent the amount in the fund from exceeding the limit |
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in effect for that biennium under Section 49-g(g) of that article. |
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SECTION 3. Section 771.072(f), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) The comptroller shall deposit the surcharges and any |
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prior balances in accounts in the general revenue fund in the state |
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treasury until they are allocated to regional planning commissions, |
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other 9-1-1 jurisdictions, and regional poison control centers in |
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accordance with this section. From those accounts, the amount |
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necessary for the commission to fund approved plans of regional |
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planning commissions and regional poison control centers and to |
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carry out its duties under this chapter shall be appropriated to the |
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commission. The account is composed of money deposited to the |
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account under this subsection and one-half of the money allocated |
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to an account in the general revenue fund for emergency medical |
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services and trauma care systems under Section 49-g, Article III, |
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Texas Constitution. Section 403.095, Government Code, does not |
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apply to an account established by this subsection. |
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SECTION 4. Section 773.006(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The account is composed of money deposited to the |
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account under Article 102.0185, Code of Criminal Procedure, and |
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one-half of the money allocated to an account in the general revenue |
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fund for emergency medical services and trauma care systems under |
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Section 49-g, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect on the date on which the |
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constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2017, providing for the use and dedication of certain |
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money transferred to the general revenue fund account for emergency |
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medical services and trauma care systems is approved by the voters. |
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If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no |
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effect. |