Bill Text: TX HB2 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-20 - Effective immediately [HB2 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB2-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 2

AN ACT
relat
ing to making supplemental appropriations and giving
direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: PUBLIC FINANCE
AUTHORITY. The unencumbered appropriations from the general
revenue fund to the Public Finance Authority made by Chapter 1411
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2015, for bond debt service payments,
including appropriations subject to Rider 2, page I-45, Chapter
1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
(the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
appropriations to the authority, are reduced by a total aggregate
of $25,000,000. The Public Finance Authority shall identify the
strategies and objectives to which the reduction is to be allocated
and the amount of the reduction for each of those strategies and
objectives.
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: TEXAS EDUCATION
AGENCY. (a) The unencumbered appropriations from the Foundation
School Fund, general revenue account number 0193, to the Texas
Education Agency made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
2015, for Strategy A.1.1., FSP-Equalized Operations, are reduced by
$710,000,000.
(b) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, to the bill pattern
of the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency in Chapter 1411
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
General Appropriations Act), the sum certain appropriation to the
Foundation School Program for the state fiscal year ending August
31, 2015, is $20,145,858,939.
SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. The unencumbered appropriations from the general
revenue fund to the Department of Transportation made by Chapter
1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
(the General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2015, for Strategy G.1.1., General
Obligation Bonds, are reduced by $22,100,000.
SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMISSION. The unencumbered appropriations from the
general revenue fund to the Health and Human Services Commission
made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, for Strategy D.1.1.,
TANF (Cash Assistance) Grants, are reduced by $50,000,000.
SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES. The unencumbered appropriations from the
general revenue fund to the Department of Family and Protective
Services made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
2015, for Strategy B.1.11., Foster Care Payments, are reduced by
$33,400,000.
SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS -
NON-SELF SUPPORTING G.O. WATER BONDS. (a) The unencumbered
appropriations from the general revenue fund to the Debt Service
Payments - Non-Self Supporting G.O. Water Bonds made by Chapter
1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
(the General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2015, for Strategy A.1.1., EDAP Debt
Service, are reduced by $362,107.
(b) The unencumbered appropriations from the general
revenue fund to the Debt Service Payments - Non-Self Supporting
G.O. Water Bonds made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
2015, for Strategy A.1.3., WIF Debt Service, are reduced by
$5,570,411.
SECTION 7. FACILITIES COMMISSION: CRITICAL OPERATIONS,
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, AND HEALTH AND SAFETY MAINTENANCE AT
STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS. (a) In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
the amount of $9,538,658 is appropriated out of the general revenue
fund to the Facilities Commission for Strategy B.2.1., Facilities
Operation, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
Act), for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
this Act for critical operations, deferred maintenance, and health
and safety maintenance at state-owned buildings.
(b) The Facilities Commission shall report monthly to the
Legislative Budget Board, in a manner prescribed by the board,
regarding the use of the money appropriated in Subsection (a) of
this section. Each report must provide information on project
milestones, target completion dates, and money spent as of the date
of the report.
SECTION 8. FACILITIES COMMISSION: HEALTH AND SAFETY
REPAIRS AT THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. (a) In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2015, the amount of $10,952,024 is appropriated out of the
general revenue fund to the Facilities Commission for Strategy
B.2.1., Facilities Operation, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act), for the period beginning on the effective date
of this Act and ending on August 31, 2016, for critical operations,
deferred maintenance, and health and safety projects at the Texas
School for the Deaf.
(b) The Facilities Commission shall report monthly to the
Legislative Budget Board, in a manner prescribed by the board,
regarding the use of the money appropriated in Subsection (a) of
this section. Each report must provide information on project
milestones, target completion dates, and money spent as of the date
of the report.
SECTION 9. FACILITIES COMMISSION: CAPITOL COMPLEX. In
addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of $500,000 is
appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Facilities
Commission for Strategy B.2.1., Facilities Operation, as listed in
Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for additional
architectural, engineering, and consulting services for a more
comprehensive and in-depth assessment of the Capitol Complex.
SECTION 10. FACILITIES COMMISSION: DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
VEHICLES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of
$500,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
Facilities Commission for Strategy B.2.1., Facilities Operation,
as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for the
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
engineering and architectural services, the scope of which may
include land surveying, building design, closure of property, and
environmental analysis.
SECTION 11. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
FOSTER CARE SHORTFALL. Notwithstanding Subsection (k), Section
8.02, Federal Funds/Block Grants, Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B.
1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
General Appropriations Act), in addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
the amount of $43,671,644 is appropriated out of the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) federal funds to the
Department of Family and Protective Services for Strategy B.1.11.,
Foster Care Payments, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
2015, for the purpose of providing for foster care.
SECTION 12. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MEDICAID
SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $75,544,927 is
appropriated out of the general revenue fund, and $104,538,332 is
appropriated out of federal funds, to the Health and Human Services
Commission for Goal B, Medicaid, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
2015, for Medicaid acute care services.
SECTION 13. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MEDICAID
HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS FEE AND ASSOCIATED FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2015, $79,685,024 is appropriated out of
the general revenue fund, and $113,570,204 is appropriated out of
federal funds, to the Health and Human Services Commission for Goal
B, Medicaid, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for the
purpose of adjusting Medicaid capitation payments made to managed
care organizations providing health care services through managed
care plans under the Medicaid program to account for the health
insurance providers fee imposed under Section 9010 of the federal
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148),
as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of
2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152), and the associated effects of that fee
on federal income taxes. Before the Health and Human Services
Commission makes any capitation payments to managed care
organizations that are adjusted using money appropriated under this
section, the executive commissioner of the commission shall submit
a report to the Legislative Budget Board that specifies:
(1) the methodology and bases used to determine the
amount of the capitation payment adjustments;
(2) the amounts by which capitation payments are
adjusted using money appropriated under this section; and
(3) whether any managed care organization that is a
recipient of a capitation payment adjustment paid using money
appropriated under this section was also a recipient of one or more
other Medicaid capitation payment adjustments paid during the state
fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, or August 31, 2015, and the
aggregate cost to this state of the other Medicaid capitation
payment adjustments paid during those bienniums.
SECTION 14. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: TEMPORARY
ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF). Notwithstanding Subsection
(k), Section 8.02, Federal Funds/Block Grants, Article IX, Chapter
1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
(the General Appropriations Act), in addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
the amount of $3,055,357 is appropriated out of the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) federal funds to the Health
and Human Services Commission for Strategy D.1.1., TANF (Cash
Assistance) Grants, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
2015, to provide cash assistance grants.
SECTION 15. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: TRS CARE SHORTFALL.
In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2015, $768,100,754 is appropriated out
of the general revenue fund to the Teacher Retirement System for the
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for Strategy A.2.1.,
Retiree Health-Statutory Funds, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act), for TRS Care.
SECTION 16. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: BUREAU FOR
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. (a) In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
$4,471,800 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to The
University of Texas at Austin for the two-year period beginning on
the effective date of this Act for the purchase and deployment of
seismic equipment, maintenance of seismic networks, modeling of
reservoir behavior for systems of wells in the vicinity of faults,
and establishment of a technical advisory committee.
(b) From the money appropriated in Subsection (a) of this
section, the Bureau for Economic Geology shall use an amount as
determined by the technical advisory committee to enter into
collaborative research relationships with other universities in
Texas, including the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, for
the purpose of modeling of reservoir behavior described by that
subsection and other data analysis.
(c) The technical advisory committee established using
money appropriated in Subsection (a) of this section must be
composed of nine members appointed by the governor, at least two of
whom represent higher education institutions and have seismic or
reservoir modeling experience, at least two of whom are experts
from the oil and gas industry, and at least one of whom is a Railroad
Commission of Texas seismologist. The technical advisory committee
shall advise on the use of the money appropriated in Subsection (a)
of this section and on preparation of a report to be delivered not
later than December 1, 2016, to the governor, the House Energy
Resources Committee, and the Senate Natural Resources and Economic
Development Committee. The report must:
(1) include an analysis of how money appropriated in
Subsection (a) of this section has been used;
(2) provide the monthly data collected by the seismic
equipment described in Subsection (a) of this section and
transmitted to the Incorporated Research Institutions for
Seismology database;
(3) identify the equipment and personnel costs
necessary to maintain the TexNet Seismic Monitoring program after
2016; and
(4) describe preliminary reservoir modeling results.
SECTION 17. LEE COLLEGE: PRISON HIGHER EDUCATION. In
addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2015, $775,000 is appropriated out of
the general revenue fund to Lee College for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for the prison higher
education program.
SECTION 18. LAMAR STATE COLLEGE - ORANGE: DAMAGES
ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
$1,077,557 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Lamar
State College - Orange for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for use in addressing damages associated
with Hurricane Ike.
SECTION 19. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT
GALVESTON: BIO-CONTAINMENT CRITICAL CARE UNIT. In addition to
amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium
ending August 31, 2015, $8,200,000 is appropriated out of the
general revenue fund to The University of Texas Medical Branch at
Galveston for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
of this Act for the Bio-Containment Critical Care Unit.
SECTION 20. JUDICIARY SECTION, COMPTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT:
ROUTH TRIAL EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
$500,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
Judiciary Section, Comptroller's Department, for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
of transferring the money to Erath County. Money transferred under
this section may be used only for reimbursement of that county's
expenses associated with the trial of State v. Eddie Ray Routh, No.
CR14024 (266th Dist. Ct., Erath County, Tex. Feb. 24, 2015).
SECTION 21. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CORRECTIONAL
MANAGED HEALTH CARE SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
$42,500,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
Department of Criminal Justice for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2015, for Strategy C.1.8., Hospital and Clinical Care,
as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for
correctional managed health care.
SECTION 22. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: BORDER SECURITY
SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $29,253,684 is
appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Department of
Public Safety for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for
Strategy A.1.3., Border Security, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B.
1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
General Appropriations Act), for border security operations.
SECTION 23. TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT: BORDER SECURITY
SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of
$9,000,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
Texas Military Department for the state fiscal year ending August
31, 2015, for border security operations.
SECTION 24. ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION: CATTLE TUBERCULOSIS.
In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of $188,736 is
appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Animal Health
Commission for Strategy A.1.1., Field Operations, as listed in
Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
of combatting cattle tuberculosis.
SECTION 25. ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION: CATTLE FEVER TICK
QUARANTINE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of
$601,111 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
Animal Health Commission for Strategy A.1.1., Field Operations, as
listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for the
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
purpose of instituting a quarantine zone for cattle fever ticks.
SECTION 26. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: BORDER SECURITY
SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $2,095,447 is
appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Parks and
Wildlife Department for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
2015, for border security operations.
SECTION 27. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: SAN JACINTO
LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, if money is
recovered under an agreed final judgment in Harris County v. Waste
Management of Texas, Inc., No. 2011-76724-A (295th Dist. Ct.,
Harris County, Tex. ____ 2014), and deposited to the credit of the
general revenue fund, the amount of that recovered money that is
deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund, but not to
exceed $10 million, is appropriated from that fund to the Parks and
Wildlife Department for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for the purpose of transferring the money
to Harris County. Funds may be transferred to Harris County under
this section only in accordance with an agreement between the Parks
and Wildlife Department and Harris County for use along the San
Jacinto River and in its watershed to mitigate the effects of
environmental contamination and the effects of that contamination
on natural resources and the public use of natural resources. Funds
transferred under this section may be used only for one or more of
the following:
(1) dissemination of information pertaining to marine
life, wild animal life, wildlife values, and wildlife management;
(2) scientific investigation and survey of marine life
for the better protection and conservation of marine life;
(3) propagation and distribution of marine life, game
animals, and wild birds;
(4) protection of wild birds, fish, and game;
(5) research, management, and protection of the fish
and wildlife resources of this state;
(6) expansion and development of additional
opportunities of hunting and fishing in state-owned land and water;
(7) purchase, construction, and maintenance of boat
ramps on or near public waters; and
(8) resource protection activities.
SECTION 28. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE: HEALTHY TEXAS
PROGRAM. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $708,000 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department
of Insurance for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for
Strategy A.1.1., Consumer Education and Outreach, as listed in
Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for agency
operations.
(b) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $1,000,000 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department
of Insurance for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for
Strategy A.3.1., Process Rates, Forms & Licenses, as listed in
Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for agency
operations.
(c) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $3,592,000 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department
of Insurance for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for
Strategy A.4.3., Healthy Texas, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act), for agency operations.
SECTION 29. VETERANS COMMISSION: FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
EMPLOYEES. The Veterans Commission may use money appropriated to
the commission to employ 19.5 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs)
during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, in addition to
the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) the commission
is authorized by other law to employ during that state fiscal year.
SECTION 30. DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES:
CERTAIN TRANSFERS. (a) The Department of Aging and Disability
Services may transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
2015, a total amount of general revenue fund appropriations not to
exceed $936,474 made for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2015, from capital budget item BIP-Level 1 Screening Tool to
capital budget item BIP-Secure Web Portal, as listed in Chapter
1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
(the General Appropriations Act), to implement a "no wrong door"
provider portal.
(b) The limitations on transfers of capital budget item
appropriations, including prior approval requirements, specified
in Section 14.03, Limitation on Expenditures-Capital Budget,
Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), do not
apply to the transfer of capital budget item appropriations under
Subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 31. DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES:
CERTAIN TRANSFERS. (a) The Department of Aging and Disability
Services may transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
2015, a total amount of general revenue fund appropriations not to
exceed $219,550, and a total amount of federal funds appropriations
not to exceed $219,551, made for the state fiscal biennium ending
August 31, 2015, from capital budget item Lease of Personal
Computers to capital budget item Software Licenses, as listed in
Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), to purchase an
annual Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement.
(b) The limitations on transfers of capital budget item
appropriations, including prior approval requirements, specified
in Section 14.03, Limitation on Expenditures-Capital Budget,
Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), do not
apply to the transfer of capital budget item appropriations under
Subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 32. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
CERTAIN TRANSFERS. (a) The Department of Family and Protective
Services may transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
2015, a total amount not to exceed $16,520,662 of general revenue
fund appropriations made for the state fiscal biennium ending
August 31, 2015, between any department strategies, as listed in
Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), to address
shortfalls.
(b) The limitations on transfers of appropriations,
including notification or prior approval requirements, specified
in Rider 15 (page II-40), Limitation on Transfers: CPS and APS
Direct Delivery Staff, and Rider 27 (page II-43), Limitation on
Appropriations for Day Care Services, in the bill pattern of the
Department of Family and Protective Services in Chapter 1411 (S.B.
1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
General Appropriations Act), do not apply to the transfer of
appropriations under Subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 33. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: CERTAIN
TRANSFERS. (a) The Department of State Health Services may
transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, a total
amount not to exceed $4,650,000 of general revenue fund
appropriations made for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
2015, between any department strategies, as listed in Chapter 1411
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
General Appropriations Act), to address shortfalls.
(b) The limitations on transfers of appropriations,
including notification or prior approval requirements, specified
in Rider 13 (page II-59), Limitation: Transfer Authority, in the
bill pattern of the Department of State Health Services in Chapter
1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
(the General Appropriations Act), do not apply to the transfer of
appropriations under Subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 34. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: CERTAIN
TRANSFERS. The following amounts of general revenue funds
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
are transferred to the Health and Human Services Commission for the
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for Goal B, Medicaid, as
listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for
Medicaid acute care services:
(1) $98,762,408 from the appropriations made to the
Department of Aging and Disability Services for Strategy A.2.4.,
Habilitation Services, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act);
(2) $31,151,738 from the appropriations made to the
Department of Aging and Disability Services for Goal A, Long-Term
Services and Supports, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act);
(3) $5,900,000 from the appropriations made to the
Department of State Health Services for Strategy B.1.4., Community
Primary Care Services, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act);
(4) $101,812,581 from the appropriations made to the
Health and Human Services Commission for Strategy A.1.2.,
Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment (IEE), as listed in Chapter
1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
(the General Appropriations Act);
(5) $2,722,670 from the appropriations made to the
Health and Human Services Commission for Strategy G.1.1., Office of
Inspector General, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act);
(6) $2,412,362 from the appropriations made to the
Health and Human Services Commission for Strategy D.1.1., TANF
(Cash Assistance) Grants, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts
of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act); and
(7) $1,300,000 from the appropriations made to the
Department of State Health Services for Strategy B.2.3., Community
Mental Health Crisis Services, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act).
SECTION 35. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: CERTAIN
TRANSFERS. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission may
transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, a total
amount of general revenue fund appropriations not to exceed
$699,627, and a total amount of federal funds appropriations not to
exceed $831,367, made for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2015, and a total amount not to exceed $5,541,381 in capital
budget transfer authority from interagency contracts for that
biennium, from capital budget item Enterprise Information and Asset
Management (Data Warehouse) to capital budget item Secure Mobile
Infrastructure and Enterprise Communications, as listed in Chapter
1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
(the General Appropriations Act), to address shortfalls.
(b) The limitations on transfers of capital budget item
appropriations, including prior approval requirements, specified
in Section 14.03, Limitation on Expenditures-Capital Budget,
Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), do not
apply to the transfer of capital budget item appropriations under
Subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 36. MIDLAND COLLEGE: AMERICAN AIRPOWER HERITAGE
MUSEUM. Unexpended and unencumbered amounts appropriated from the
general revenue fund to Midland College for Strategy AB.1.1.,
American Airpower Heritage Museum, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B.
1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2015, shall be distributed to the
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum. Before disbursing any state money,
Midland College must enter into a grant agreement with the Permian
Basin Petroleum Museum that specifies the use of the money and
requires that the money be spent in accordance with state law and
the General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 37. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CERTAIN
TRANSFERS. Notwithstanding Rider 30 (page V-18), Appropriation:
Education and Recreation Program Receipts, in the bill pattern of
the Department of Criminal Justice in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act), the department may transfer for the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, a total amount not to exceed
$5,000,000 of general revenue fund appropriations made for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, from Strategy C.1.5.,
Institutional Services, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
Appropriations Act), to Strategy C.1.8., Hospital and Clinical
Care, as listed in that chapter, to address shortfalls.
SECTION 38. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: LIMITATION ON
APPROPRIATIONS FOR RECRUIT SCHOOLS. (a) In this section:
(1) "New trooper" means a trooper employed by the
Department of Public Safety for less than 52 weeks.
(2) "Recruit school" and "training school" include any
school or other training program operated by or for the benefit of
the Department of Public Safety for a purpose that may include
training a new trooper.
(b) This section applies only to:
(1) the unexpended and unencumbered appropriations
from the general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety
made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015; and
(2) any appropriated money transferred to the
Department of Public Safety pursuant to Chapter 317, Government
Code, during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, for
use by the department during that biennium.
(c) Money to which this section applies may be used to pay:
(1) any cost or expense that may be directly or
indirectly related to the operation of a training school or recruit
school that provides a new trooper with 8 weeks of training, but
only until 250 troopers have graduated and been employed as a result
of an 8-week training program; or
(2) compensation provided to a trooper who completes
the 8-week recruit school in an amount that exceeds the entry-level
trooper compensation.
SECTION 39. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: CERTAIN TRANSFER
AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding the transfer authority provided in
Section 14.01, Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
Act), and Rider 19 (page V-50), Appropriation Transfers, in the
bill pattern of the Department of Public Safety, a total amount that
exceeds $11,312,729 in general revenue fund appropriations, or a
total amount that exceeds $5,700,000 in appropriations from State
Highway Fund No. 6, made to the Department of Public Safety by that
Act, or any appropriated money transferred to the Department of
Public Safety pursuant to Chapter 317, Government Code, during the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, for a purpose may not
be transferred to another appropriation item or purpose without the
prior written approval of the Legislative Budget Board.
SECTION 40. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: UNEXPENDED
BALANCE AUTHORITY FOR ENERGY SECTOR ROAD APPROPRIATIONS. Any
money appropriated by Section 40, Chapter 836 (H.B. 1025), Acts of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, from the general
revenue fund to the Department of Transportation for transfer to
the Transportation Infrastructure Fund or State Highway Fund No. 6
and use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
of that Act for road repairs in energy sectors as specified by that
Act that, immediately preceding the expiration of that two-year
period, is unexpended and unencumbered, is appropriated to the
department for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning
on the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 41. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS TOMORROW
FUND. In addition to amounts previously appropriated to the
comptroller of public accounts for the state fiscal biennium ending
August 31, 2015, $87,671,644 is appropriated from the general
revenue fund to the comptroller for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2015, for the purpose of depositing that amount in the
Texas tomorrow fund created under Section 19, Article VII, Texas
Constitution.
SECTION 42. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: USE OF STATE
HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS.
Subject to any applicable federal law or rule, the Department of
Public Safety shall:
(1) prioritize the allocation of money appropriated to
the department from the State Homeland Security Grant Program
established by 6 U.S.C. Section 605 for state fiscal years 2014 and
2015 and available on or after January 1, 2014; and
(2) transfer projects eligible for disbursements from
the State Homeland Security Grant Program in state fiscal year 2014
to state fiscal year 2015 to increase, to the extent possible, the
amount of money available from the fund for use by communities in
this state that are located on this state's international border
with Mexico to provide humanitarian relief or to be reimbursed for
the costs related to providing humanitarian relief.
SECTION 43. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
immediately.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2 was passed by the House on April 1,
2015, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2 on May 28, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 2
present, not voting; passed subject to the provisions of Article
III, Section 49a, of the Constitution of the State of Texas.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0; passed subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 49a, of
the Constitution of the State of Texas.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
I certify that the amounts appropriated in the herein H.B.
No. 2, Regular Session of the 84th Legislature, are within amounts
estimated to be available in the affected fund.
Certified_____________________
______________________________
Comptroller of Public Accounts
APPROVED: __________________
Date
__________________
Governor