By: Nelson S.B. No. 89
 
 
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to making supplemental appropriations relating to border
  security and giving direction regarding those appropriations.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS JUDICIAL
  COUNCIL. (a) The amount of $32,486,125 is appropriated from the
  general revenue fund to the Office of Court Administration, Texas
  Judicial Council for the purpose of providing funding for indigent
  legal representation, foreign language interpreters for courts,
  increased staff functions, equipment purchases, and program
  administration costs during the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act.
         (b)  During the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
  (FTE) employees other law authorizes the office to employ during
  that period, the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial
  Council may employ out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of
  this section six full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
         SECTION 2.  MILITARY DEPARTMENT. The amount of $301,007,231
  is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Military
  Department for the purpose of providing funding for additional
  personnel to support border security operations during the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) The amount of
  $133,506,725 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
  Department of Public Safety for the purpose of providing funding
  for 52 weeks of Operation Lone Star surge costs incurred during the
  two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  The amount of $3,411,000 is appropriated from the
  general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for the
  purpose of providing funding to purchase tactical marine unit
  vessels during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
  of this Act.
         (c)  The amount of $17,872,349 is appropriated from the
  general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for the
  purpose of providing funding for additional full-time equivalent
  (FTE) employees during the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act.
         (d)  During the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
  (FTE) employees other law authorizes the department to employ
  during that period, the Department of Public Safety may employ out
  of money appropriated by Subsection (c) of this section 79
  full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
         SECTION 4.  DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. The amount of
  $273,700,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
  Department of Criminal Justice for the purpose of providing funding
  for correctional security operations during the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 5.  COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS. (a) The amount of
  $214,785 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
  Commission on Jail Standards for the purpose of providing funding
  to pay additional full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, increased
  employee overtime compensation costs, and increased travel
  expenses during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
  of this Act.
         (b)  During the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
  (FTE) employees other law authorizes the commission to employ
  during that period, the Commission on Jail Standards may employ out
  of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section three
  full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
         SECTION 6.  TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
  GOVERNOR. (a) The amount of $1,020,290,860 is appropriated from
  the general revenue fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office
  of the Governor for the purpose of providing funding for border
  security operations through the making of border security grants
  during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this
  Act.
         (b)  The amount of $3,765,000 is appropriated from the
  general revenue fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of
  the Governor for the purpose of providing funding for additional
  full-time equivalent (FTE) employees and for additional training
  regarding the handling of misdemeanor crimes for district and
  county attorneys during the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act.
         (c)  During the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
  (FTE) employees other law authorizes the office to employ during
  that period, the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the
  Governor may employ out of money appropriated by Subsection (b) of
  this section 27 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
         SECTION 7.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. (a) The
  amount of $5,450,976 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
  to the Department of State Health Services for the purpose of
  purchasing two ambulances during the two-year period beginning on
  the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  The amount of $10,901,952 is appropriated from the
  general revenue fund to the Department of State Health Services for
  the purpose of purchasing ambulances for use at two border security
  processing centers during the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 8.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
  immediately.