By: Kolkhorst	S.B. No. 2217

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to state fiscal matters.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	ARTICLE 1.  PUBLIC EDUCATION
	SECTION 1.01.  This article applies to any state agency,
	school, or other entity, other than an institution of higher
	education, that receives an appropriation under Article III of the
	General Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 1.02.  Notwithstanding any other statute of this
	state, each entity to which this article applies is authorized to
	reduce or recover expenditures by:
	(1)  consolidating any reports or publications the
	entity is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
	reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
	(2)  extending the effective period of any license,
	permit, or registration the entity grants or administers;
	(3)  entering into a contract with another governmental
	entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the entity's
	duties;
	(4)  providing that any communication between the
	entity and another person and any document required to be delivered
	to or by the entity, including any application, notice, billing
	statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
	e-mail or through the Internet; and
	(5)  adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
	any costs the entity incurs in performing its lawful functions.
	SECTION 1.03.  An employee of a state agency, school, or
	other entity other than an institution of higher education, that
	receives an appropriation under Article III of the General
	Appropriations Act, is not entitled to an amount from the state for
	expenses, per diem, travel, or salary that exceeds the amount
	authorized for those purposes by the General Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 1.04.  An employee of a state agency, school, or
	other entity other than an institution of higher education, that
	receives an appropriation under Article III of the General
	Appropriations Act, is not entitled to an amount from the state for
	a salary, a salary supplement, office expenses or reimbursement of
	office expenses, or travel that exceeds the amount authorized for
	those purposes by the General Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 1.05.  An employee of an agency or other entity
	appropriated funds under Article III of the General Appropriations
	Act other than an institution of higher education is not entitled to
	an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel, or salary
	that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
	General Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 1.06.  Subsections (c), (d), and (f), Section
	42.259, Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(c)  Payments from the foundation school fund to each
	category 2 school district shall be made as follows:
	(1)  22 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
	paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of
	September of a fiscal year;
	(2)  18 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
	paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of
	October;
	(3)  9.5 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
	paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of
	November;
	(4)  7.5 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
	paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of April;
	(5)  five percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall
	be paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of
	May;
	(6)  10 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
	paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of June;
	(7)  13 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
	paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of July;
	and
	(8) 15 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
	paid in an installment to be made after the 5th day of September and
	not later than the 10th day of September of the calendar year
	following the calendar year of the payment made under Subdivision
	(1) [on or before the 25th day of August]. (d) Payments from the
	foundation school fund to each category 3 school district shall be
	made as follows: (1) 45 percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	district shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of September of a fiscal year; (2) 35 percent of the yearly
	entitlement of the district shall be paid in an installment to be
	made on or before the 25th day of October; and (3) 20 percent of the
	yearly entitlement of the district shall be paid in an installment
	to be made after the 5th day of September and not later than the 10th
	day of September of the calendar year following the calendar year of
	the payment made under Subdivision (1) [on or before the 25th day of
	August].
	(f) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(8) or (d)(3), any [Any]
	previously unpaid additional funds from prior fiscal years owed to
	a district shall be paid to the district together with the September
	payment of the current fiscal year entitlement.
	SECTION 1.07.  Subsections (c) and (e) of Section 42.2591,
	Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (c) Payments from
	the foundation school fund to an open-enrollment charter school
	under this section shall be made as follows:
	(1)  22 percent of the yearly entitlement of the school
	shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day
	of September of a fiscal year;
	(2)  18 percent of the yearly entitlement of the school
	shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day
	of October;
	(3)  9.5 percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of November;
	(4)  four percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of December;
	(5)  four percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of January;
	(6)  four percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of February;
	(7)  four percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of March;
	(8)  7.5 percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of April;
	(9)  five percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of May;
	(10)  seven percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of June;
	(11)  seven percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
	25th day of July; and
	(12)  eight percent of the yearly entitlement of the
	school shall be paid in an installment to be made after the 5th day
	of September and not later than the 10th day of September of the
	calendar year following the calendar year of the payment made under
	Subdivision (1)[on or before the 25th day of August].
	(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (c)(12), previously
	[Previously] unpaid additional funds from prior fiscal years owed
	to an open-enrollment charter school shall be paid to the school
	together with the September payment of the current fiscal year
	entitlement.
	SECTION 1.08.  Subsection (c), Section 466.355, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c) Each August the comptroller shall:
	(1) estimate the amount to be transferred to the foundation school
	fund on or before September 15; and
	(2) notwithstanding Subsection (b)(4), transfer the amount
	estimated in Subdivision (1) to the foundation school fund before
	August 25 [installment payments are made under Section 42.259,
	Education Code].
	SECTION 1.09.  The changes made by this article to Sections
	42.259 and 42.2591, Education Code, apply only to a payment from the
	foundation school fund that is made on or after the effective date
	of this Act. A payment to a school district from the foundation
	school fund that is made before that date is governed by Sections
	42.259 and 42.2591, Education Code, as it existed before amendment
	by this article, and the former law is continued in effect for that
	purpose.
	SECTION 1.10.  Section 42.262, Education Code, is repealed.
	ARTICLE 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
	SECTION 2.01.  This article applies to any state agency that
	receives an appropriation under Article II of the General
	Appropriations Act and to any program administered by any of those
	agencies.
	SECTION 2.02.  Notwithstanding any other statute of this
	state, each state agency to which this article applies is
	authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
	(1)  consolidating any reports or publications the
	agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
	reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
	(2)  extending the effective period of any license,
	permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
	(3)  entering into a contract with another governmental
	entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
	duties;
	(4)  adopting additional eligibility requirements
	consistent with federal law for persons who receive benefits under
	any law the agency administers to ensure that those benefits are
	received by the most deserving persons consistent with the purposes
	for which the benefits are provided, including under the following
	laws:
	(A)  Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code (child
	health plan program);
	(B)  Chapter 31, Human Resources Code (temporary
	assistance for needy families program);
	(C)  Chapter 32, Human Resources Code (Medicaid
	program);
	(D)  Chapter 33, Human Resources Code
	(supplemental nutrition assistance and other nutritional
	assistance programs); and
	(E)  Chapter 533, Government Code (Medicaid
	managed care);
	(5)  providing that any communication between the
	agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
	to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
	statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
	e-mail or through the Internet;
	(6)  adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
	any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions; and
	(7)  modifying and streamlining processes used in:
	(A)  the conduct of eligibility determinations
	for programs listed in Subdivision (4) of this subsection by or
	under the direction of the Health and Human Services Commission;
	(B)  the provision of child and adult protective
	services by the Department of Family and Protective Services;
	(C)  the provision of services for the aging and
	disabled by the Health and Human Services Commission;
	(D)  the provision of services to children and
	other persons with disabilities by the Health and Human Services
	Commission;
	(E)  the provision of community health services,
	consumer protection services, mental health services, and hospital
	facilities and services by the Department of State Health Services;
	and
	(F)  the provision or administration of other
	services provided or programs operated by the Health and Human
	Services Commission or a health and human services agency, as
	defined by Section 531.001, Government Code.
	SECTION  2.03. A health and human services employee is not
	entitled to an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel,
	or salary that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by
	the General Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 2.04.  A health and human services employee is not
	entitled to an amount from the state for a salary, a salary
	supplement, office expenses or reimbursement of office expenses, or
	travel that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
	General Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 2.05.  Subchapter A, Chapter 265, Family Code, is
	amended by adding Section 265.0042 to read as follows:
	Sec. 265.0042.  COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
	EDUCATION. (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the Health and
	Human Services Commission, on behalf of the department, shall enter
	into agreements with institutions of higher education to conduct
	efficacy reviews of any prevention and early intervention programs
	that have not previously been evaluated for effectiveness through a
	scientific research evaluation process.
	(b)  Subject to the availability of funds, the department
	shall collaborate with an institution of higher education to create
	and track indicators of child well-being to determine the
	effectiveness of prevention and early intervention services.
	SECTION 2.06.  If before implementing any provision of this
	article a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization
	from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that
	provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the
	waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision
	until the waiver or authorization is granted.
	ARTICLE 3.  ARTICLE VII AGENCIES
	SECTION 3.01.  This article applies to any state agency that
	receives an appropriation under Article VII of the General
	Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 3.02.  Notwithstanding any other statute of this
	state, each state agency to which this article applies is
	authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
	(1)  consolidating any reports or publications the
	agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
	reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
	(2)  extending the effective period of any license,
	permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
	(3)  entering into a contract with another governmental
	entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
	duties;
	(4)  adopting additional eligibility requirements for
	persons who receive benefits under any law the agency administers
	to ensure that those benefits are received by the most deserving
	persons consistent with the purposes for which the benefits are
	provided;
	(5)  providing that any communication between the
	agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
	to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
	statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
	e-mail or through the Internet; and
	(6)  adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
	any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions.
	SECTION 3.03.  An employee of an agency appropriated funds
	under Article VII of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled
	to an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel, or
	salary that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
	General Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 3.04.  An employee of an agency appropriated funds
	under Article VII of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled
	to an amount from the state for a salary, a salary supplement,
	office expenses or reimbursement of office expenses, or travel that
	exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the General
	Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 3.05.  Section 201.601, Transportation Code, is
	amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g)  The plan must include a component that evaluates future
	federal funding opportunities for all modes of transportation and
	identifies actions necessary to maximize the total amount of
	federal funds received in the future for transportation
	improvements in this state.
	SECTION 3.06.  Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation
	Code, is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows:
	Sec. 201.623.  COOPERATION WITH LOCAL PLANNING ENTITIES TO
	MAXIMIZE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS. The department shall work
	and plan with local transportation planning entities to maximize
	the amount of federal funding awarded for projects in this state by
	identifying and pursuing projects that are eligible for federal
	grant programs, including the scenic byways program.
	SECTION 3.07.  Subchapter A, Chapter 623, Transportation
	Code, is amended by adding Section 623.002 to read as follows:
	Sec. 623.004.  EVALUATION OF PERMIT FEES. (a) The
	department shall evaluate highway use in this state by oversize or
	overweight vehicles, calculate the cost of damage to highways in
	this state caused by those vehicles, and determine whether:
	(1)  the fees charged for permits issued under this
	chapter are adequate to offset the costs of damage to highways
	caused by those vehicles and recommend any fee adjustments for the
	permits to reflect the costs of damage to highways caused by those
	vehicles; and
	(2)  vehicles currently exempt from permit
	requirements under this chapter should be required to obtain a
	permit to operate on roads or highways in this state.
	(b)  Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the
	department shall report its findings to:
	(1)  the Legislative Budget Board; and
	(2)  the governor.
	SECTION  3.08.  Section 623.077, Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 623.077.  HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FEE. (a) An applicant
	for a permit under this subchapter, other than a permit under
	Section 623.071(c)(3), must also pay a highway maintenance fee in
	an amount determined according to vehicle weight and distance
	traveled. [the following table:
	[Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
	[80,001 to 120,000 $150
	[120,001 to 160,000 $225
	[160,001 to 200,000 $300
	[200,001 and above $375]
	(b)  The department shall adopt rules to implement this
	section and establish a schedule of rates, based on miles traveled,
	for all vehicle weight categories that provides for an increase in
	the rates according to the weight of a vehicle.
	(c)  The department shall send each fee collected under
	Subsection (a) to the comptroller, who shall deposit:
	(1)  90 percent of the fee to the credit of the state
	highway fund; and
	(2)  10 percent of the fee to the credit of the Texas
	Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
	SECTION 3.09.  (a) The Texas Department of Transportation
	shall adopt rules implementing Section 623.077, Transportation
	Code, as amended by this article, not later than January 1, 2018.
	(b)  Section 623.077(a), Transportation Code, as amended by
	this article, applies only to an application for a permit submitted
	under Subchapter D, Chapter 623, Transportation Code, to the Texas
	Department of Transportation on or after January 1, 2018. An
	application for a permit submitted before January 1, 2018, is
	governed by the law in effect on the date the application was
	submitted, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	ARTICLE 4. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
	SECTION  4.01.  This article applies to any state agency that
	receives an appropriation under Article I of the General
	Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 4.02.  Notwithstanding any other statute of this
	state, each state agency to which this article applies is
	authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
	(1)  consolidating any reports or publications the
	agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
	reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
	(2)  extending the effective period of any license,
	permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
	(3)  entering into a contract with another governmental
	entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
	duties;
	(4)  adopting additional eligibility requirements for
	persons who receive benefits under any law the agency administers
	to ensure that those benefits are received by the most deserving
	persons consistent with the purposes for which the benefits are
	provided;
	(5)  providing that any communication between the
	agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
	to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
	statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
	e-mail or through the Internet; and
	(6)  adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
	any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions.
	SECTION 4.03.  An employee of an agency appropriated funds
	under Article I of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled to
	an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel, or salary
	that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
	General Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 4.04.  An employee of an agency appropriated funds
	under Article I of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled to
	an amount from the state for a salary, a salary supplement, office
	expenses or reimbursement of office expenses, or travel that
	exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the General
	Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 4.05.  Chapter 1231, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Subchapter G to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER G. LIMIT ON STATE DEBT PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
	Sec. 1231.151.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
	(1)  "Maximum annual debt service" means the limitation
	on annual debt service imposed by Section 49-j(a), Article III,
	Texas Constitution.
	(2)  "State debt payable from the general revenue fund"
	has the meaning assigned by Section 49-j(b), Article III, Texas
	Constitution.
	(3)  "Unissued debt" means state debt payable from the
	general revenue fund that has been authorized but not issued.
	Sec. 1231.152.  COMPUTATION OF DEBT LIMIT. In computing the
	annual debt service in a state fiscal year on state debt payable
	from the general revenue fund for purposes of determining whether
	additional state debt may be authorized without exceeding the
	maximum annual debt service, the board may employ any assumptions
	related to unissued debt that the board determines are necessary to
	reflect common or standard debt issuance practices authorized by
	law, including assumptions regarding:
	(1)  interest rates;
	(2)  debt maturity; and
	(3)  debt service payment structures.
	Sec. 1231.153.  REPORT ON COMPUTATION. (a) The board shall
	publish during each state fiscal year a report providing a detailed
	description of the method used to compute the annual debt service in
	that fiscal year on state debt payable from the general revenue fund
	for purposes of determining whether additional state debt may be
	authorized. The report must describe:
	(1)  the debt service included in the computation,
	including debt service on issued and unissued debt;
	(2)  the assumptions on which the debt service on
	unissued debt was based; and
	(3)  any other factors required by law that affect the
	computation.
	(b)  The board may publish the report required by this
	section as a component of any other report required by law,
	including the annual report required by Section 1231.102, or as an
	independent report. The board shall make the report available to
	the public.
	SECTION 4.06.  The Bond Review Board shall publish the
	initial report required by Section 1231.153, Government Code, as
	added by this article, during the state fiscal year beginning
	September 1, 2017.
	SECTION 4.07.  Subchapter A, Chapter 2176, Government Code,
	is amended by adding Section 2176.007 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2176.007.  COMPTROLLER STUDY ON MAIL OPERATIONS. (a)
	The comptroller shall conduct a study on the mail operations of each
	state agency in the executive branch of state government that
	receives an appropriation made under Article I of the General
	Appropriations Act. The study must identify provisions of law
	relating to the mailing requirements for the agency that impede the
	efficient transmission and receipt of documents by the agency.
	(b)  In conducting the study, the comptroller shall
	collaborate with other state agencies to consider the needs or
	concerns specific to those agencies.
	(c)  Not later than November 1, 2018, the comptroller shall
	post the findings of the study conducted under this section on the
	comptroller's Internet website.
	(d)  This section expires September 1, 2019.
	SECTION 4.08.  Section 2054.380(b), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Revenue derived from the collection of fees imposed
	under Subsection (a) may be appropriated to the department for:
	(1)  developing statewide information resources
	technology policies and planning under this chapter and Chapter
	2059; and
	(2)  providing shared information resources technology
	services [under this chapter].
	SECTION 4.09.  Section 2157.068(d), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The department may charge a reasonable administrative
	fee to a state agency, political subdivision of this state, or
	governmental entity of another state that purchases commodity items
	through the department in an amount that is sufficient to recover
	costs associated with the administration of this section. Revenue
	derived from the collection of fees imposed under this subsection
	may be appropriated to the department for:
	(1)  developing statewide information resources
	technology policies and planning [under Chapters 2054 and 2059];
	and
	(2)  providing shared information resources technology
	services [under Chapter 2054].
	SECTION 4.10.  Section 2170.057(d), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The department shall maintain in the revolving fund
	account sufficient amounts to pay the bills of the consolidated
	telecommunications system and the centralized capitol complex
	telephone system. The department shall certify amounts that exceed
	this amount to the comptroller, and the comptroller shall transfer
	the excess amounts to the credit of the general revenue fund.
	ARTICLE 5. FUNDS, ACCOUNTS, AND DEDICATIONS
	SECTION  5.01.  DEFINITION. In any provision of this Article
	that does not amend current law, "state agency" means an office,
	institution, or other agency that is in the executive branch of
	state government, has authority that is not limited to a
	geographical portion of the state, and was created by the
	constitution or a statute of this state. The term does not include
	an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003,
	Education Code.
	SECTION 5.02.  ABOLITION OF FUNDS, ACCOUNTS, AND
	DEDICATIONS. Except as Otherwise specifically provided by this Act,
	all funds and accounts created or re-created in the state treasury
	by an Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, that
	becomes law and all dedications or rededications of revenue in the
	state treasury or otherwise collected by a state agency for a
	particular purpose by an Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2017, that becomes law are abolished on the later of August
	31, 2017, or the date the Act creating or re-creating the fund or
	account or dedicating or rededicating revenue takes effect.
	SECTION 5.03.  PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT DEDICATIONS, FUNDS, AND
	ACCOUNTS. Section 5.02 of this Article does not apply to:
	(1)  statutory dedications, funds, and accounts that
	were enacted before the 85th Legislature convened to comply with
	requirements of state constitutional or federal law;
	(2)  dedications, funds, or accounts that remained
	exempt from former Section 403.094(h), Government Code, at the time
	dedications, accounts, and funds were abolished under that
	provision;
	(3)  increases in fees or in other revenue dedicated as
	described by this section; or
	(4)  increases in fees or in other revenue required to
	be deposited in a fund or account described by this section.
	SECTION 5.04.  FEDERAL FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this Article
	does not apply to funds created pursuant to an Act of the 85th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, for which separate accounting
	is required by federal law, except that the funds shall be deposited
	in accounts in the general revenue fund unless otherwise required
	by federal law.
	SECTION 5.05.  TRUST FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this Article
	does not apply to trust funds or dedicated revenue deposited to
	trust funds created under an Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2017, except that the trust funds shall be held in the
	state treasury, with the comptroller in trust, or outside the state
	treasury with the comptroller 's approval.
	SECTION 5.06.  BOND FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this Article does
	not apply to bond funds and pledged funds created or affected by an
	Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, except that the
	funds shall be held in the state treasury, with the comptroller in
	trust, or outside the state treasury with the comptroller 's
	approval.
	SECTION 5.07.  CONSTITUTIONAL FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this
	Act does not apply to funds or accounts that would be created or
	re-created by the Texas Constitution or revenue that would be
	dedicated or rededicated by the Texas Constitution under a
	constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2017, or to dedicated revenue deposited to funds or
	accounts that would be so created or re-created, if the
	constitutional amendment is approved by the voters.
	SECTION 5.08.  AMENDMENT OF SECTION 403.095, GOVERNMENT
	CODE. Effective September 1, 2017, Sections 403.095(b), (d), and
	(f), Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Notwithstanding any law dedicating or setting aside
	revenue for a particular purpose or entity, dedicated revenues
	that, on August 31, 2019 [2017], are estimated to exceed the amount
	appropriated by the General Appropriations Act or other laws
	enacted by the 85th [84th] Legislature are available for general
	governmental purposes and are considered available for the purpose
	of certification under Section 403.121.
	(d)  Following certification of the General Appropriations
	Act and other appropriations measures enacted by the 85th
	[84th]Legislature, the comptroller shall reduce each dedicated
	account as directed by the legislature by an amount that may not
	exceed the amount by which estimated revenues and unobligated
	balances exceed appropriations. The reductions may be made in the
	amounts and at the times necessary for cash flow considerations to
	allow all the dedicated accounts to maintain adequate cash balances
	to transact routine business. The legislature may authorize, in the
	General Appropriations Act, the temporary delay of the excess
	balance reduction required under this subsection. This subsection
	does not apply to revenues or balances in:
	(1)  funds outside the treasury;
	(2)  trust funds, which for purposes of this section
	include funds that may or are required to be used in whole or in part
	for the acquisition, development, construction, or maintenance of
	state and local government infrastructures, recreational
	facilities, or natural resource conservation facilities;
	(3)  funds created by the constitution or a court; or
	(4)  funds for which separate accounting is required by
	federal law.
	(f)  This section expires on September 1, 2019 [2017].
	SECTION 5.09.  REPEALER. Section 403.095(e), Government
	Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 5.10.  EFFECT OF ACT. (a) This Act prevails over any
	other Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017,
	regardless of the relative dates of enactment, that purports to
	create or re-create a special fund or account in the state treasury
	or to dedicate or rededicate revenue to a particular purpose,
	including any fund, account, or revenue dedication abolished under
	former Section 403.094, Government Code.
	(b)  Revenues that, under the terms of another Act of the
	85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, would be deposited to the
	credit of a special account or fund shall be deposited to the credit
	of the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund unless the
	fund, account, or dedication is exempted under this Act.
	ARTICLE 6. MOTOR FUEL
	SECTION 6.01.  Section 162.503, Tax Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
	(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the comptroller may
	not allocate revenue otherwise required to be allocated under
	Subsection (a) during July and August 2019 before the first workday
	of September 2019. The revenue shall be allocated as otherwise
	provided by Subsection (a) not later than the fifth workday of
	September 2019. This subsection expires September 1, 2020.
	SECTION 6.02.  Section 162.504, Tax Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
	(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the comptroller may
	not allocate revenue otherwise required to be allocated under
	Subsection (a) during July and August 2019 before the first workday
	of September 2019. The revenue shall be allocated as otherwise
	provided by Subsection (a) not later than the fifth workday of
	September 2019. This subsection expires September 1, 2020.
	SECTION 6.03.  The expiration of the amendments made to the
	Tax Code in accordance with this article does not affect tax
	liability accruing before the expiration of those amendments. That
	liability continues in effect as if the amendments had not expired,
	and the former law is continued in effect for the collection of
	Subsection (a) during July and August 2019 before the first workday
	of September 2019. The revenue shall be allocated as otherwise
	provided by Subsection (a) not later than the fifth workday of
	September 2019. This subsection expires September 1, 2020.
	ARTICLE 7
	SECTION 7.01.  Section 133.102(e), Local Government Code is
	amended to read as follows:
	(e)  The comptroller shall allocate the court costs received
	under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each
	receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as
	applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have
	received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been
	collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund
	may not receive less than the following percentages:
	(1) [abused children's counseling] [0.0088] percent;
	(1[2]) crime stoppers assistance   0.2581 percent;
	(2[3]) breath alcohol testing     0.5507 percent;
	(3[4]) Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management
	Institute                                                        2.1683 percent;
	(4[5]) law enforcement officers standards and education
	[(6) comprehensive rehabilitation 9.8218 percent;]
	(5[7]) law enforcement and custodial officer
	supplemental retirement fund                              11.1426 percent;
	(6[8]) criminal justice planning  12.5537 percent;
	(7[9]) an account in the state treasury to be used only
	for the establishment and operation of the Center for the Study and
	Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency at Prairie View A&M
	University                                                           1.2090 percent;
	(8[10]) compensation to victims of crime fund
	37.6338 percent;
	(9[11]) emergency radio infrastructure account
	15.4210 5.5904  percent;
	(10[12]) judicial and court personnel training fund
	4.8362 percent;
	(11[13]) an account in the state treasury to be used for
	the establishment and operation of the Correctional Management
	Institute of Texas and Criminal Justice Center Account
	(12[14]) fair defense account         8.0143 percent.
	ARTICLE 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
	SECTION 8.01.  This Act takes effect immediately if it
	receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
	effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of
	the legislative session.