Bill Text: TX SB1191 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-18 - Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SB1191 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1191-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 1191 |
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relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional | ||
appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher | ||
education. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 62.021, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (a) and (e) and adding Subsections (a-1), | ||
(a-2), and (e-2) to read as follows: | ||
(a) In [ |
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fiscal year ending August 31, 2016 [ |
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is entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this | ||
section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a), | ||
Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute | ||
funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a | ||
claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071, | ||
Government Code. An eligible institution may not present a claim to | ||
be paid from any funds allocated under this subsection before the | ||
delivery of goods or services described in Section 17, Article VII, | ||
Texas Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest | ||
on bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published | ||
library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government | ||
Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in | ||
accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following | ||
elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional | ||
complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical | ||
College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as | ||
follows: | ||
(1) $3,374,275 [ |
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University; | ||
(2) to the following component institutions of the | ||
University of North Texas System: | ||
(A) $25,041,370 [ |
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of North Texas; | ||
(B) $11,394,570 [ |
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University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and | ||
(C) $1,408,669 to the University of North Texas | ||
at Dallas, $135,593 of which must be used for the University of | ||
North Texas at Dallas College of Law; | ||
(3) $7,757,442 [ |
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University; | ||
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the Texas State University System: | ||
(A) $9,401,255 [ |
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(B) $1,720,347 [ |
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Institute of Technology; | ||
(C) $1,129,562 [ |
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College--Orange; | ||
(D) $1,438,523 [ |
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College--Port Arthur; | ||
(E) $11,553,239 [ |
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State University; | ||
(F) $24,775,170 [ |
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University; | ||
(G) $1,423,682 [ |
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University; and | ||
(H) $273,825 [ |
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University-Rio Grande College; | ||
(5) $7,773,229 [ |
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University; | ||
(6) [ |
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the Texas Tech University System: | ||
(A) $32,817,206 [ |
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University; | ||
(B) $15,581,597 [ |
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University Health Sciences Center; [ |
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(C) $3,546,735 [ |
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University; and | ||
(D) $4,156,050 to Texas Tech University Health | ||
Sciences Center--El Paso; | ||
(7) $9,897,706 [ |
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University; | ||
(8) [ |
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the University of Houston System: | ||
(A) $35,180,036 [ |
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of Houston; | ||
(B) $2,850,574 [ |
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Houston--Victoria; | ||
(C) $5,336,744 [ |
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Houston--Clear Lake; and | ||
(D) $7,835,252 [ |
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Houston--Downtown; | ||
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The Texas A&M University System: | ||
(A) $7,424,229 [ |
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University--Corpus Christi; | ||
(B) $4,473,273 [ |
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International University; | ||
(C) $5,977,371 [ |
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University--Kingsville; | ||
(D) $4,776,272 [ |
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University; | ||
(E) $7,190,875 [ |
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University--Commerce; and | ||
(F) $1,215,922 [ |
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University--Texarkana; and | ||
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College System Administration and the following component | ||
campuses, but not its extension centers or programs: | ||
(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen; | ||
(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall; | ||
(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas; | ||
and | ||
(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco. | ||
(a-1) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state | ||
fiscal year ending August 31, 2017, an eligible institution is | ||
entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this | ||
subsection from the funds appropriated for that year by Section | ||
17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall | ||
distribute funds allocated under this subsection only on | ||
presentation of a claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with | ||
Section 403.071, Government Code. An eligible institution may not | ||
present a claim to be paid from any funds allocated under this | ||
subsection before the delivery of goods or services described in | ||
Section 17, Article VII, Texas Constitution, except for the payment | ||
of principal or interest on bonds or notes or for a payment for a | ||
book or other published library material as authorized by Section | ||
2155.386, Government Code. The allocation of funds under this | ||
subsection is made in accordance with an equitable formula | ||
consisting of the following elements: space deficit, facilities | ||
condition, institutional complexity, and a separate allocation for | ||
the Texas State Technical College System. The annual amounts | ||
allocated by the formula are as follows: | ||
(1) $5,061,412 to Midwestern State University; | ||
(2) to the following component institutions of the | ||
University of North Texas System: | ||
(A) $37,562,056 to the University of North Texas; | ||
(B) $17,091,856 to the University of North Texas | ||
Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and | ||
(C) $2,113,004 to the University of North Texas | ||
at Dallas, $203,390 of which must be used for the University of | ||
North Texas at Dallas College of Law; | ||
(3) $11,636,163 to Stephen F. Austin State University; | ||
(4) to the following component institutions of the | ||
Texas State University System: | ||
(A) $14,101,882 to Lamar University; | ||
(B) $2,580,521 to the Lamar Institute of | ||
Technology; | ||
(C) $1,694,343 to Lamar State College--Orange; | ||
(D) $2,157,784 to Lamar State College--Port | ||
Arthur; | ||
(E) $17,329,858 to Sam Houston State University; | ||
(F) $37,162,755 to Texas State University; | ||
(G) $2,135,523 to Sul Ross State University; and | ||
(H) $410,738 to Sul Ross State University-Rio | ||
Grande College; | ||
(5) $11,659,843 to Texas Southern University; | ||
(6) to the following component institutions of the | ||
Texas Tech University System: | ||
(A) $49,225,809 to Texas Tech University; | ||
(B) $23,372,396 to Texas Tech University Health | ||
Sciences Center; | ||
(C) $5,320,102 to Angelo State University; and | ||
(D) $6,234,075 to Texas Tech University Health | ||
Sciences Center--El Paso; | ||
(7) $14,846,558 to Texas Woman's University; | ||
(8) to the following component institutions of the | ||
University of Houston System: | ||
(A) $52,770,054 to the University of Houston; | ||
(B) $4,275,861 to the University of | ||
Houston--Victoria; | ||
(C) $8,005,116 to the University of | ||
Houston--Clear Lake; and | ||
(D) $11,752,877 to the University of | ||
Houston--Downtown; | ||
(9) to the following component institutions of The | ||
Texas A&M University System: | ||
(A) $11,136,344 to Texas A&M University--Corpus | ||
Christi; | ||
(B) $6,709,910 to Texas A&M International | ||
University; | ||
(C) $8,966,056 to Texas A&M | ||
University--Kingsville; | ||
(D) $7,164,408 to West Texas A&M University; | ||
(E) $10,786,313 to Texas A&M | ||
University--Commerce; and | ||
(F) $1,823,883 to Texas A&M | ||
University--Texarkana; and | ||
(10) $8,662,500 to the Texas State Technical College | ||
System Administration and the following component campuses, but not | ||
its extension centers or programs: | ||
(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen; | ||
(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall; | ||
(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas; | ||
and | ||
(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco. | ||
(a-2) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (a-1), if Section | ||
62.024 is not amended by the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, | ||
2015, to increase the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, Subsection (a) of | ||
this section applies in each state fiscal year beginning with the | ||
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2016, and Subsection (a-1) of | ||
this section has no effect. | ||
(e) Whereas the University of North Texas at Dallas was | ||
created as an institution of higher education by Chapter 25 (S.B. | ||
576), Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, which | ||
was approved by a vote of more than two-thirds of the membership of | ||
each house of the legislature, and was certified by the | ||
coordinating board to operate as a general academic teaching | ||
institution in April 2009, the University of North Texas at Dallas | ||
is entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 17, | ||
Article VII, Texas Constitution[ |
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College of Law, which was previously designated by Chapter 1213 | ||
(S.B. 956), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, as | ||
an institution of higher education until such time the University | ||
of North Texas at Dallas had been in operation as a general academic | ||
teaching institution for a period of five years, now operates as a | ||
professional school within the University of North Texas at Dallas | ||
as a result of the expiration of that period, the allocation to the | ||
University of North Texas at Dallas under this section includes an | ||
amount attributable to the University of North Texas at Dallas | ||
College of Law as part of the university. | ||
(e-2) Whereas The University of Texas--Pan American and The | ||
University of Texas at Brownsville were consolidated into a general | ||
academic teaching institution that is excluded from participation | ||
in the funding provided by Section 17, Article VII, Texas | ||
Constitution, by Chapter 726 (S.B. 24), Acts of the 83rd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, which was approved by a vote of | ||
more than two-thirds of the membership of each house of the | ||
legislature, The University of Texas--Pan American and The | ||
University of Texas at Brownsville are omitted from the allocation | ||
of funds under this section. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 62.024, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 62.024. AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED. In accordance | ||
with Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state | ||
fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, | ||
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under that subsection is increased to $393.75 [ |
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Before the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2017, the amount of | ||
the annual constitutional appropriation under that subsection is | ||
$262.5 million. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 62.027(c), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) The increase provided by the amendment to Section 62.024 | ||
enacted by the 84th [ |
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17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year | ||
beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2017 [ |
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constitutes the increase in accordance with Section 17(a) that the | ||
legislature considers appropriate for the five-year period | ||
beginning September 1, 2015 [ |
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SECTION 4. (a) The amounts allocated under Section | ||
62.021(a), Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply to the | ||
state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2015. | ||
(b) The amounts allocated under Section 62.021(a-1), | ||
Education Code, as added by this Act, apply to each state fiscal | ||
year beginning with the state fiscal year beginning September 1, | ||
2016. | ||
SECTION 5. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this | ||
section, this Act takes effect August 31, 2015. | ||
(b) Sections 2 and 3 of this Act take effect as provided by | ||
Subsection (a) of this section only if this Act is approved by a | ||
vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house of the | ||
legislature as required by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas | ||
Constitution. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1191 passed the Senate on | ||
April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3; | ||
May 25, 2015, Senate refused to concur in House amendment and | ||
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2015, House | ||
granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2015, Senate adopted | ||
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 28, | ||
Nays 3. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1191 passed the House, with | ||
amendment, on May 1, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 114, | ||
Nays 19, two present not voting; May 27, 2015, House granted | ||
request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; | ||
May 31, 2015, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 107, Nays 35, two present not voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |