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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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appropriating money for the support of state government for the |
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period beginning September 1, 2011, and ending August 31, 2013; and |
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authorizing and prescribing conditions, limitations, rules, and |
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procedures for allocating and expending the appropriated funds; and |
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declaring an emergency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The several sums of money herein specified, or so |
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much thereby as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any funds |
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in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or out of special |
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funds as indicated, for the support, maintenance, or improvement of |
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the designated agencies. |
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SECTION 2. Contingency for Senate Bill 1: LECOS Retirement |
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Fund. Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, |
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1st Called Session, 2011, or similar legislation relating to state |
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contributions to the Law Enforcement and Custodial Officer |
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Supplemental Retirement Program, in addition to amounts |
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appropriated in House Bill 1, Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2011, in Strategy A.1.2, Law Enforcement and Custodial |
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Officer Supplemental Retirement Fund, the Employees Retirement |
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System is hereby appropriated the following estimated amounts in |
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fiscal year 2013 for a state contribution of 0.5 percent to the Law |
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Enforcement and Custodial Officer Supplemental Retirement Program |
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in fiscal year 2013: |
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General Revenue |
$6,698,395 |
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General Revenue-Dedicated |
96,261 |
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SECTION 3. Tobacco User Monthly Premium Fee. Contingent |
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upon enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, 1st Called |
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Session, 2011, or similar legislation relating to the creation of a |
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tobacco user monthly premium differential, by the 82nd Legislature, |
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2011, the Employees Retirement System shall apply a $30 monthly |
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tobacco premium differential to any tobacco user covered under the |
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state health plan. Also contingent upon the enactment of this |
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legislation, the Comptroller of Public Accounts shall deposit |
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revenue from the premium differential (estimated to be $16,720,343 |
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in fiscal year 2012 and $25,080,514 in fiscal year 2013) into the |
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Employees Life, Accident, Health Insurance and Benefits Trust |
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Account. |
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SECTION 4. Contingency for Senate Bill 1: Debt Service on |
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Cancer Prevention and Research Bonds. The appropriations made in |
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House Bill 1, Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, |
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to the Texas Public Finance Authority for General Obligation Bond |
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Debt Service are subject to the following provision. |
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Appropriations out of the Permanent Fund for Health & Tobacco |
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Education & Enforcement Account No. 5044; Permanent Fund for |
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Children & Public Health Account No. 5045; and Permanent Fund for |
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EMS & Trauma Care Account No. 5046, are contingent on the enactment |
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of Senate Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or |
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similar legislation related to the use of certain Tobacco |
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Settlement Funds for debt service on Cancer Prevention and Research |
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Institute debt, by the 82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011. |
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The Legislative Budget Board shall adjust the informational listing |
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of bond debt service pursuant to this provision. |
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SECTION 5. Appropriations to the Foundation School Program. |
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(a) Texas Education Agency, Article III, House Bill 1, Acts of the |
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82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011 (the General |
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Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following |
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appropriations and riders and, to the extent necessary, by giving |
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all riders under the bill pattern of the agency full force and |
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effect: |
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A.1.1., FSP Equalized Operations |
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2013 |
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Available School Fund |
$1,099,948,815 |
$1,726,989,252 |
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Foundation School Fund |
13,412,514,119 |
12,656,939,681 |
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Property Tax Relief Fund |
2,198,994,000 |
2,338,574,000 |
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Appropriated Receipts |
906,500,000 |
835,600,000 |
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Lottery Proceeds |
1,002,457,000 |
1,006,111,000 |
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Total, A.1.1 |
$18,620,413,934 |
$18,564,213,933 |
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A.1.2, FSP Equalized Facilities |
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Foundation School Fund |
$650,000,000 |
$716,100,000 |
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(b) Foundation School Program Funding. Out of the funds |
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appropriated above in subsection (a) and elsewhere in House Bill 1, |
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82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, a total of |
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$19,287,500,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $19,297,400,000 in fiscal |
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year 2013 shall represent the sum-certain appropriation to the |
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Foundation School Program. The total appropriation may not exceed |
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the sum-certain amount. This appropriation includes allocations |
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under Chapters 41, 42, and 46 of the Texas Education Code. |
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Formula Funding: The Commissioner shall make allocations to |
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local school districts under Chapters 41, 42, and 46 of the Texas |
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Education Code based on the March 2011 estimates of average daily |
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attendance and local district tax rates as determined by the |
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Legislative Budget Board and the final tax year 2010 property |
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values. |
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For purposes of distributing the Foundation School Program |
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basic tier state aid appropriated above and in accordance with |
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Section 42.101 of the Texas Education Code, the Basic Allotment is |
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projected to be $4,765 in fiscal year 2012 and $4,765 in fiscal year |
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2013. |
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For purposes of distributing the Foundation School Program |
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enrichment tier state aid appropriated above and in accordance with |
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Section 41.002(a)(2) and Section 42.302(a-1)(1) of the Texas |
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Education Code, the Guaranteed Yield is $59.97 in fiscal year 2012 |
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and $59.97 in fiscal year 2013. |
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Out of amounts appropriated above and allocated by this rider |
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to the Foundation School Program, no funds are appropriated for the |
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New Instructional Facilities Allotment under Section 42.158 of the |
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Texas Education Code. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Texas |
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Education Agency may make transfers as appropriate between Strategy |
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A.1.1, FSP-Equalized Operations, and Strategy A.1.2, FSP-Equalized |
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Facilities. The Texas Education Agency shall notify the |
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Legislative Budget Board and the Governor of any such transfers at |
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least 45 days prior to the transfer. |
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The Texas Education Agency shall submit reports on the prior |
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month's expenditures on programs described by this rider no later |
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than the 20th day of each month to the Legislative Budget Board and |
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the Governor's Office in a format determined by the Legislative |
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Budget Board in cooperation with the agency. |
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(c) Foundation School Program Adjustments. Appropriations |
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from the Foundation School Fund No. 193 identified in subsection |
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(a) above are hereby reduced by $438,900,000 in fiscal year 2012 and |
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$361,100,000 in fiscal year 2013. These adjustments reflect a |
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lower estimate of the state cost of the Foundation School Program in |
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the 2012-2013 biennium due to updated pupil projections and |
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projections of district property values. |
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Property values, and the estimates of local tax collections |
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on which they are based, shall be decreased by 0.97 percent for tax |
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year 2011, then increased by 0.52 percent for tax year 2012. |
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The sum-certain appropriation for the Foundation School |
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Program as identified in subsection (b) above shall be decreased |
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commensurately to reflect these adjustments. |
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(d) Contingency for Senate Bill 1: Foundation School |
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Program Deferral. Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or similar legislation |
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providing the legal basis for deferring the August 2013 Foundation |
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School Program payment to school districts, appropriations made in |
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subsection (a) above from the Foundation School Fund 193 to the |
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Texas Education Agency for the Foundation School Program are hereby |
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reduced by $2,300,000,000 in fiscal year 2013. It is the intent of |
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the legislature that this payment be made in September 2013 |
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pursuant to the provisions of the bill. The sum-certain |
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appropriation for the Foundation School Program as identified in |
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subsection (b) above shall be decreased commensurately. |
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(e) Contingency for H.J.R. No. 109. Appropriations from the |
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Foundation School Fund (Fund 193) made in subsection (a) above, |
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Texas Education Agency Strategy A.1.1, FSP - Operations, for the |
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Foundation School Program, are hereby reduced by $150,000,000 in |
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each fiscal year of the 2012-2013 biennium. The Texas Education |
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Agency is hereby appropriated from the Available School Fund |
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(General Revenue) to the Foundation School Program in Strategy |
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A.1.1, FSP - Operations an amount estimated to be $150,000,000 in |
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each fiscal year of the 2012-2013 biennium, pursuant to all of the |
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following: |
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a. passage and enactment of H.J.R. No. 109, S.J.R. No. 5, |
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82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, or similar |
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legislation relating to proposing a constitutional |
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amendment to clarify references to the Permanent School |
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Fund and to allow the General Land Office or other entity |
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to distribute revenue derived from Permanent School Fund |
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land or other properties to the Available School Fund; |
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b. voter approval of the associated constitutional |
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amendment; and |
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c. the distribution of funds from the General Land Office to |
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the Available School Fund pursuant to the provisions of |
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the legislation. |
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(f) Contingency for Senate Bill 1: Foundation School |
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Program Funding Contingency. The All Funds appropriations made for |
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the Foundation School Program (FSP), Texas Education Agency |
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Strategies A.1.1 and A.1.2, in subsection (a) above, and as |
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adjusted by other subsections in this section, are contingent on |
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enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, |
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2011, or similar legislation by the 82nd Legislature, 2011, |
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relating to certain state fiscal matters and that amends Chapter 42 |
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of the Texas Education Code to adjust state aid payments to the |
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level of FSP appropriations made in subsection (a) above as |
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adjusted for other subsections in this section. Should this |
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legislation fail to pass and be enacted, the All Funds |
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appropriations for the FSP made herein are hereby reduced to zero |
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for each year of the 2012-2013 biennium, including the sum-certain |
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appropriation identified in subsection (b) above. |
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(g) The Legislative Budget Board is directed to make all |
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necessary adjustments to the Texas Education Agency's bill pattern |
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pursuant to the provisions above, including adjustments to |
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strategies, methods of finance, measures and riders contained in |
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House Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011. |
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SECTION 6. Contingency for Senate Bill 1: Legislation |
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Relating to Certain Office of Court Administration License Fees. |
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Contingent upon the enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, |
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1st Called Session, 2011, relating to license fees and the |
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allowable use of such fees for process servers, guardians, and |
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court reporters by the 82nd Legislature, the Office of Court |
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Administration is appropriated $119,603 in fiscal year 2012 and |
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$119,714 in fiscal year 2013 to implement the provisions of the |
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legislation. The number of "Full-Time-Equivalent Positions" |
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indicated in the agency's bill pattern is increased by 2.0 each |
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fiscal year. Fees, fines, and other miscellaneous revenues as |
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authorized by the Process Servers Review Board, the Guardianship |
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Certification Board, and the Court Reporters Certification Board |
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shall cover, at a minimum, the cost of appropriations made in this |
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provision, as well as an amount sufficient to cover "Other Direct |
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and Indirect Costs Appropriated Elsewhere in this Act" (estimated |
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to be $27,783 in fiscal year 2012 and $29,175 in fiscal year 2013). |
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In the event that actual and/or projected revenues are insufficient |
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to offset the costs identified by this provision, the Legislative |
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Budget Board may direct that the Comptroller of Public Accounts |
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reduce the appropriation authority provided above to be within the |
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amount of revenue expected to be available. |
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SECTION 7. Contingency for Senate Bill 1: Railroad |
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Commission. Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 1, or similar |
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legislation relating to the Railroad Commission by the 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011: |
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(a) Oil and Gas Related Fees. In addition to amounts |
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appropriated in House Bill 1, Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2011, to the Railroad Commission, and contingent on Senate |
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Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or similar |
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legislation creating an account to cover costs of the agency's oil- |
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and gas-related activities, by the 82nd Legislature, |
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appropriations out of the General Revenue Fund are hereby reduced |
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by $16,766,209 in fiscal year 2012 and by $16,716,472 in fiscal year |
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2013, and, to replace these appropriations, there is hereby |
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appropriated $16,766,209 in fiscal year 2012 and $16,716,472 in |
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fiscal year 2013 out of the Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup |
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(OGRC) Fund created by the bill. |
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The following amounts of General Revenue funding would be |
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replaced with funding out of the OGRC Fund in the following |
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strategies: |
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Strategy A.1.1, Energy Resource Development |
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$4,099,221 |
$4,070,349 |
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Strategy C.1.1, Oil and Gas Monitoring and Inspections |
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$10,314,041 |
$10,350,753 |
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Strategy C.2.1, Oil and Gas Remediation |
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$496,396 |
$461,550 |
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Strategy C.2.2, Oil and Gas Well Plugging |
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$935,444 |
$919,808 |
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Strategy D.1.2, Public Information and Services |
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$921,107 |
$914,012 |
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TOTAL |
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$16,766,209 |
$16,716,472 |
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In addition, appropriations out of the Oil Field Cleanup |
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Account No. 145 are hereby reduced by $20,581,780 in fiscal year |
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2012 and by $20,581,779 in fiscal year 2013, and, to replace these |
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appropriations, there is hereby appropriated $20,581,780 in fiscal |
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year 2012 and $20,581,779 in fiscal year 2013 out of the OGRC Fund |
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created by the bill. The following amounts out of the General |
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Revenue-Dedicated Oil Field Cleanup Account No. 145 would be |
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replaced with funding out of the OGRC Fund in the following |
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strategies: |
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Strategy A.1.1, Energy Resource Development |
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$1,114,744 |
$1,114,744 |
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Strategy C.1.1, Oil and Gas Monitoring and Inspections |
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$851,800 |
$851,800 |
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Strategy C.2.1, Oil and Gas Remediation |
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$3,786,565 |
$3,786,565 |
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Strategy C.2.2, Oil and Gas Well Plugging |
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$14,690,620 |
$14,690,620 |
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Strategy D.1.2, Public Information and Services |
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$138,051 |
$138,050 |
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TOTAL |
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$20,581,780 |
$20,581,779 |
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(b) Expansion of Pipeline Safety Fee Use to Include Gas |
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Utility Regulation. Contingent upon enactment of Senate Bill 1, |
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82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or similar legislation |
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allowing for the use of pipeline safety fees for gas utility |
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regulatory functions, by the 82nd Legislature, the Railroad |
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Commission is hereby appropriated in each fiscal year of the |
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2012-2013 biennium an amount not to exceed $233,000 in Strategy |
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A.2.1, Gas Utility Compliance. This appropriation is contingent |
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upon the Railroad Commission increasing Pipeline Safety Fees and |
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shall be limited to revenues deposited to the credit of Revenue |
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Object Code 3553 in excess of the Comptroller's Biennial Revenue |
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Estimate for 2012-2013. |
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The Railroad Commission, upon completion of necessary |
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actions to assess or increase the Pipeline Safety Fee, shall |
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furnish copies of the minutes and other information supporting the |
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estimated revenues to be generated for the 2012-2013 biennium under |
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the revised fee structure to the Comptroller of Public Accounts. If |
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the Comptroller finds the information sufficient to support the |
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projection of increased revenues in excess of those estimated in |
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the Biennial Revenue Estimate for 2012-2013, a finding of fact to |
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that effect shall be issued and the contingent appropriation shall |
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be made available for the intended purpose. |
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SECTION 8. Contingency for Senate Bill 1: Voter |
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Registration. Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or similar legislation |
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relating to transferring voter registration payments from the |
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Fiscal Programs - Comptroller of Public Accounts to the Secretary |
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of State, amounts appropriated elsewhere in House Bill 1, 82nd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, to the Fiscal Programs |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts in Strategy A.1.1, Voter |
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Registration, shall be transferred to the Secretary of State. |
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SECTION 9. Contingency for Senate Bill 1: Back to Work and |
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Homeless Housing. Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or similar legislation by |
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the 82nd Legislature, relating to the transfer of General |
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Revenue-Dedicated Texas Enterprise Fund Account No. 5107 |
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appropriations to other state agencies, the Trusteed Programs |
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within the Office of the Governor may transfer $20,000,000 from the |
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General Revenue-Dedicated Texas Enterprise Fund Account No. 5107 to |
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the Texas Workforce Commission for the Texas Back to Work Program, |
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and to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the |
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Homeless Housing Program. |
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If Senate Bill 1, or similar legislation by the 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, relating to the transfer of |
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General Revenue-Dedicated Texas Enterprise Fund Account No. 5107 |
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appropriations to other state agencies is not enacted, it is the |
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intent of the Legislature that the Trusteed Programs within the |
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Office of the Governor award a grant in the amount of $20,000,000 in |
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the 2012-2013 biennium out of the General Revenue-Dedicated Texas |
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Enterprise Fund Account No. 5107 to the Texas Workforce Commission |
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for the Texas Back to Work Program, and to the Texas Department of |
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Housing and Community Affairs for the Homeless Housing Program. |
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SECTION 10. Contingency for Senate Bill 7: Managed Care |
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Expansion. Contingent on the enactment of Senate Bill 7 or similar |
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legislation by the 82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, |
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authorizing the use of managed care in the South Texas counties of |
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Cameron, Hidalgo, and Maverick, the following actions shall take |
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place: |
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a. The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is |
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appropriated $57,370,186 in General Revenue Funds and |
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$87,670,192 in Federal Funds in fiscal year 2012 and |
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$121,680,697 in General Revenue and $185,809,691 in |
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Federal Funds in fiscal year 2013 for Goal B, Medicaid (a |
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biennial total of $179,050,883 in General Revenue Funds |
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and $273,479,883 in Federal Funds); and |
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b. General Revenue appropriations to HHSC are increased by |
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$143,139,236 in fiscal year 2012 and $297,625,734 in |
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fiscal year 2013 and General Revenue appropriations to |
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the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) |
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are reduced by $143,139,236 in fiscal year 2012 and |
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$297,625,734 in fiscal year 2013; therefore, |
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appropriations at HHSC and DADS for the expansion of the |
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managed care model for the provision of services is |
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assumed to be identical to the strategy funding levels of |
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both agencies in House Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2011. |
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The Commission shall provide a report detailing the cost |
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savings in General Revenue Funds and All Funds realized by the |
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expansion of managed care in the biennium. The report shall be |
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submitted to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor by |
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December 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 11. Contingency for Senate Bill 7: Institute of |
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Health Care Quality and Efficiency. Contingent on the enactment of |
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Senate Bill 7, 82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or |
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similar legislation relating to creation of an Institute of Health |
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Care Quality and Efficiency and repeal of the Texas Health Care |
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Policy Council, the Health and Human Services Commission is |
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appropriated $228,800 in fiscal year 2012 and $228,800 in fiscal |
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year 2013 in interagency contracts. The number of "Full-Time |
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Equivalents (FTE)" is increased by 2.0 FTEs in fiscal year 2012 and |
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2.0 FTEs in fiscal year 2013. |
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SECTION 12. Contingency for Senate Bill 7; Health Care |
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Collaborative. Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 7, 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or similar legislation |
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relating to creation of health care collaboratives, out of the fees |
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and assessments collected by the Department of Insurance, the |
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Department is appropriated: |
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a. $169,408 for fiscal year 2012 and $461,901 for fiscal |
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year 2013 from General Revenue Insurance Companies |
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Maintenance Tax and Insurance Department Fees, and |
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b. $254,112 for fiscal year 2012 and $692,851 for fiscal |
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year 2013 from General Revenue Dedicated Fund 36, the |
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Texas Department of Insurance operating account, to |
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implement the provisions of the legislation. |
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The number of "Full-Time Equivalents (FTE)" is increased by |
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8.0 FTEs in fiscal year 2012 and 16.0 FTEs in fiscal year 2013. |
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SECTION 13. Basic Civil Legal Services and Indigent |
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Defense. In addition to amounts appropriated in House Bill 1, 82nd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2011: |
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(a) The Supreme Court of Texas in Strategy B.1.1, Basic |
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Civil Legal Services, is hereby appropriated $8,783,784 in fiscal |
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year 2012 and $8,783,783 in fiscal year 2013 in General Revenue for |
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Basic Civil Legal Services; and |
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(b) The Office of Court Administration in Strategy A.2.1, |
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Indigent Defense, is hereby appropriated $2,437,944 in fiscal year |
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2012 and $5,175,887 in fiscal year 2013 from the General |
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Revenue-Dedicated Fair Defense Account No. 5073 to restore grants |
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to counties ($2,350,894 in fiscal year 2012 and $5,088,837 in |
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fiscal year 2013) and grant administration ($87,050 each fiscal |
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year). The agency's FTE cap shall be increased by 1.0 FTE for grant |
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administration in each year of the biennium. |
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SECTION 14. Trusteed Programs within the Office of the |
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Governor: Disaster Funding. (a) In addition to amounts |
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appropriated in House Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2011, the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor is |
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hereby appropriated $39,000,000 in General Revenue in fiscal year |
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2012 in lapsed appropriations made in House Bill 4586, 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, for the purpose of providing |
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disaster relief. |
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(b) If any state agency or institution of higher education |
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receives reimbursement from the federal government, an insurer, or |
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another source for an expenditure paid for or reimbursed under |
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subsection (a) above, the agency or institution shall reimburse the |
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state by depositing the amount of the reimbursement to the credit of |
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the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor. Amounts |
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deposited under this subsection are reappropriated to the Trusteed |
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Programs within the Office of the Governor for disaster |
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preparedness and recovery costs for the two-year period beginning |
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on the effective date of this Act. |
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(c) Any unexpended balance as of August 31, 2012, may be |
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carried forward to the fiscal year starting September 1, 2012, for |
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the same purpose. |
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SECTION 15. Commission on State Emergency Communications. |
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(a) Rider 10 on page I-31 of House Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2011, in the bill pattern of the Commission on |
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State Emergency Communications has no effect. |
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(b) Contingent on the collection of fees in the General |
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Revenue-Dedicated 9-1-1 Services Fees Account No. 5050 in excess of |
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$112,968,000 contained in the Comptroller of Public Accounts' |
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Biennial Revenue Estimate for the 2012-2013 biennium, the |
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Commission on State Emergency Communications is hereby |
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appropriated the excess revenue, not to exceed $11,722,424 for the |
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2012-2013 biennium, in Strategy A.1.1, 9-1-1 Network Operations and |
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Equipment Replacement for 9-1-1 Network Operations and for 9-1-1 |
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equipment replacement per the established 10-year equipment |
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replacement schedule. If the Comptroller finds the information |
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sufficient to support the projection of increased revenues, a |
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finding of fact to that effect shall be issued and the contingent |
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appropriation shall be made available for the intended purposes. |
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SECTION 16. Texas State Technical College - Waco: Connally |
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Technology Center. Contingent on Section 13 of House Bill 4, 82nd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, not taking effect, in addition |
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to amounts appropriated to the Texas State Technical College - Waco |
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in House Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, |
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$2,000,000 is hereby appropriated out of General Revenue Fund 0001 |
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to the Texas State Technical College - Waco for institutional |
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operations. |
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SECTION 17. Lamar Institute of Technology: Technical Arts |
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Building. Contingent on Section 34 of House Bill 4, 82nd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, not taking effect, in addition |
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to amounts appropriated to the Lamar Institute of Technology in |
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House Bill 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, $5,000,000 |
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is hereby appropriated from General Revenue Fund 0001 to the Lamar |
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Institute of Technology for institutional operations. |
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SECTION 18. SAVING CLAUSE. If any section, sentence, |
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clause or part of this Act shall for any reason be held to be |
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invalid, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of |
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this Act; and it is hereby declared to be the intention of the |
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Legislature to have passed each sentence, section, clause, or part |
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thereof irrespective of the fact that any other sentence, section, |
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clause, or part thereof may be declared invalid. |
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SECTION 19. This Act takes effect immediately. |