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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2025, 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 5 (making supplemental appropriations for disaster |
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relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment |
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authority regarding those appropriations) to consider and take |
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action on the following matters: |
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(1) 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 proposed SECTION 4 of the bill, |
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by adding contingent appropriations to the Department of State |
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Health Services for campground and youth camp safety, to read as |
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follows: |
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SECTION 4. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: |
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CAMPGROUND AND YOUTH CAMP SAFETY CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS. (a) |
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Contingent on the enactment of S.B. 1 or similar legislation of |
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the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2025, relating to |
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campground and youth camp safety, the amount of $2,594,265 is |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for use during |
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the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act, |
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and the amount of $2,484,726 is appropriated from the general |
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revenue fund for use during the state fiscal year beginning |
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September 1, 2026, to the Department of State Health Services to |
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implement the provisions of that legislation. The department |
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shall adjust the amount of license fees established under Section |
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141.0035, Health and Safety Code, as necessary to recover the |
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costs of the appropriations made under this subsection. |
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(b) During the state fiscal biennium beginning September |
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1, 2025, in addition to the capital budget authority other law |
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grants to the department during that period, the Department of |
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State Health Services may use $500,000 in capital budget |
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authority for the appropriations made by Subsection (a) of this |
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section, if any. |
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(c) During the state fiscal biennium beginning September |
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1, 2025, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) |
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employees other law authorizes the department to employ during |
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that period, the Department of State Health Services may employ |
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16.0 FTE employees out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of |
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this section, if any. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to appropriate |
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money to the Department of State Health Services, and authorize |
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the department to take other actions necessary, to implement the |
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provisions of S.B. 1 or similar legislation of the 89th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2025, relating to campground |
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and youth camp safety. |
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(2) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in |
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proposed SECTION 6(a) of the bill, by changing the effective date |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section, this Act |
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takes effect immediately. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to provide for an |
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immediate effective date. |
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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 September 3, 2025, |
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by the following vote: Yeas 26, |
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Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |