Amend HB 2802 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Article 102.015, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsections (g-1) and (h-1) to read as follows:
(g) The comptroller shall deposit the funds received under this article to the credit of a dedicated account in the general revenue fund to be known as the truancy prevention and diversion fund. Subject to Subsection (g-1), the [The] legislature may appropriate money from the account only to:
(1) the criminal justice division of the governor's office for distribution to local governmental entities for truancy prevention and intervention services; and
(2) the Texas Education Agency for distribution to school districts for truancy prevention and intervention services and programs.
(g-1) The legislature may appropriate money from the truancy prevention and diversion fund to the Texas Education Agency for a state fiscal biennium only if:
(1) the amount of money appropriated from the fund to the criminal justice division of the governor's office for that biennium is at least equal to the amount of money appropriated from the fund to the criminal justice division of the governor's office for the previous state fiscal biennium; and
(2) the amount of money appropriated from the fund for that biennium does not exceed the amount of money that the comptroller will deposit into the fund for that biennium, as estimated by the comptroller's biennial revenue estimate.
(h-1) A school district may request an amount of money from the Texas Education Agency for providing truancy prevention and intervention services and programs. The agency may award the requested amount based on the availability of appropriated money and subject to the application procedures and eligibility requirements as determined by agency rules.