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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 Senate |
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Bill 5 (making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and |
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preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority |
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regarding those appropriations) to consider and take action on the |
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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, by |
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adding contingent appropriations to the Department of State Health |
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Services for campground and youth camp safety, to read as follows: |
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SECTION 4. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: CAMPGROUND |
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AND YOUTH CAMP SAFETY CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Contingent |
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on the enactment of S.B. 1 or similar legislation of the 89th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2025, relating to campground and |
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youth camp safety, the amount of $2,594,265 is appropriated from |
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the economic stabilization fund for use during the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act, and the amount of |
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$2,484,726 is appropriated from the general revenue fund for use |
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during the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2026, to the |
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Department of State Health Services to implement the provisions of |
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that legislation. The department shall adjust the amount of |
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license fees established under Section 141.0035, Health and Safety |
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Code, as necessary to recover the costs of the appropriations made |
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under this subsection. |
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(b) During the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, |
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2025, in addition to the capital budget authority other law grants |
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to the department during that period, the Department of State |
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Health Services may use $500,000 in capital budget authority for |
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the appropriations made by Subsection (a) of this section, if any. |
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(c) During the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, |
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2025, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) |
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employees other law authorizes the department to employ during that |
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period, the Department of State Health Services may employ 16.0 FTE |
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employees out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this |
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section, if any. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to appropriate money |
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to the Department of State Health Services, and authorize the |
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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 and |
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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 to |
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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. |