Bill Text: TX SB500 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction, including direction regarding reimbursement, and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-06 - See remarks for effective date [SB500 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB500-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction, including direction regarding reimbursement, and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-06 - See remarks for effective date [SB500 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB500-Introduced.html
By: Nelson | S.B. No. 500 | |
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Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in | ||
appropriations and prescribing limitations regarding | ||
appropriations. | ||
SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS: PUBLIC FINANCE | ||
AUTHORITY. (a) The unencumbered appropriations from the general | ||
revenue fund to the Public Finance Authority made by Chapter 650 | ||
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the | ||
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal | ||
biennium ending August 31, 2019, for bond debt service payments, | ||
including appropriations subject to Rider 2, page I-48, Chapter 650 | ||
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the | ||
General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the | ||
appropriations to the authority, are reduced by a total aggregate | ||
of $35,078,954. | ||
(b) The Public Finance Authority shall identify the | ||
strategies and objectives to which the reductions made by | ||
Subsection (a) of this section are to be allocated and the amount of | ||
the reduction for each of those strategies and objectives. | ||
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS: FACILITIES | ||
COMMISSION. (a)The unencumbered appropriations from the general | ||
revenue fund to the Facilities Commission made by Chapter 650 (S.B. | ||
1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the | ||
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal | ||
biennium ending August 31, 2019, for lease payments are reduced by | ||
$17,589,128. | ||
(b) The Facilities Commission shall identify the strategies | ||
and objectives to which the reductions made by Subsection (a) of | ||
this section are to be allocated and the amount of the reduction for | ||
each of those strategies and objectives. | ||
SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: TEXAS EDUCATION | ||
AGENCY. (a) The unencumbered appropriations from the Foundation | ||
School Fund No. 193 made by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations | ||
Act), to the Texas Education Agency for use during the state fiscal | ||
biennium ending August 31, 2019, are reduced by $643,000,000 from | ||
Strategy A.1.1., Foundation School Program-Equalized Operations | ||
Chapter 650 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular | ||
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act). | ||
(b) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, to the bill pattern | ||
of the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency in Chapter 650 | ||
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the | ||
General Appropriations Act), the sum certain appropriation to the | ||
Foundation School Program for the state fiscal year ending August | ||
31, 2019, is $21,919,735,602. | ||
SECTION 4. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: ADDITIONAL | ||
APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY. In addition to amounts | ||
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August | ||
31, 2019, $100,000,000 is appropriated from the Economic | ||
Stabilization Fund to the Texas Education Agency for the two-year | ||
period beginning on the effective date of this Act to provide | ||
funding to school districts and charter schools for exterior doors | ||
with push bars; metal detectors at school entrances; erected | ||
vehicle barriers; security systems that monitor and record | ||
entrances, exits, and hallways; and campus-wide active shooter | ||
alarm systems that are separate from fire alarms under Strategy | ||
B.2.2., Health and Safety, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts | ||
of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General | ||
Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 5. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS GUARANTEED | ||
TUITION PLAN. In addition to amounts previously appropriated to the | ||
comptroller of public accounts for the state fiscal biennium ending | ||
August 31, 2019, an estimated $210,981,159 is appropriated from the | ||
Economic Stabilization Fund to the comptroller of public accounts | ||
for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act, | ||
for the purpose of depositing that amount in the Texas Tomorrow Fund | ||
created under Section 19, Article VII, Texas Constitution. | ||
SECTION 6. EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM: RETIREMENT | ||
CONTRIBUTION. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for | ||
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $300,000,000 is | ||
appropriated from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the Employees | ||
Retirement System for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, | ||
for a state contribution to be deposited into the State Employees | ||
Retirement System Trust Account. | ||
SECTION 7. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR-TRUSTEED PROGRAMS: | ||
DISASTER GRANTS. In addition to amounts previously appropriated | ||
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $100,000,000 | ||
is appropriated from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the Office | ||
of the Governor-Trusteed Programs for the two-year period beginning | ||
on the effective date of this Act to fund disaster grants under | ||
Strategy A.1.1., Disaster Funds as listed in Chapter 650 (S.B. 1), | ||
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General | ||
Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 8. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: HURRICANE | ||
HARVEY-RELATED EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously | ||
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, | ||
$110,000,000 is appropriated from the Economic Stabilization Fund | ||
to the Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal | ||
year ending August 31, 2019, for Medicaid client services resulting | ||
from a transfer of funds to disaster assistance programs to address | ||
needs resulting from Hurricane Harvey under Strategy A.1.5., | ||
Children, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations | ||
Act). | ||
SECTION 9. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MEDICAID | ||
SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the | ||
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $2,100,000,000 is | ||
appropriated from the general revenue fund, and $2,300,000,000 is | ||
appropriated from federal funds, to the Health and Human Services | ||
Commission for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for | ||
Medicaid client services under Goal A, Medicaid Client Services, as | ||
listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 10. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: STATE | ||
HOSPITALS. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for | ||
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $300,000,000 is | ||
appropriated from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the Health and | ||
Human Services Commission for the two year period beginning on the | ||
effective date of this Act, to continue improvements to state | ||
hospital facilities under G.4.2., Facility Capital Repairs and | ||
Renovations, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations | ||
Act). | ||
SECTION 11. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES: | ||
FOSTER CARE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for | ||
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $83,542,916 is | ||
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of | ||
Family and Protective Services for the state fiscal year ending | ||
August 31, 2019, for foster care payments under B.1.9., Foster Care | ||
Payments, as listed in Chapter 650 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations | ||
Act). | ||
SECTION 12. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES: | ||
RELATIVE CAREGIVER PAYMENTS. (a) In addition to amounts previously | ||
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, | ||
$6,833,593 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the | ||
Department of Family and Protective Services for the state fiscal | ||
year ending August 31, 2019, for Relative Caregiver Payments under | ||
B.1.11., Relative Caregiver Payments, as listed in Chapter 650 | ||
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the | ||
General Appropriations Act). | ||
(b) The unencumbered appropriations from federal funds | ||
(TANF) to the Department of Family and Protective Services made by | ||
Chapter 650 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular | ||
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the | ||
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, for relative | ||
caregiver payments are reduced by $8,481,040 under B.1.11., | ||
Relative Caregiver Payments, as listed in Chapter 650 (S.B. 1), | ||
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General | ||
Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 13. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES: | ||
DAY CARE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the | ||
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $23,060,052 is | ||
appropriated from federal funds (Child Care Development Block | ||
Grant), to the Department of Family and Protective Services for the | ||
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for day care payments | ||
under B.1.3., TWC Contracted Day Care, as listed in Chapter 650 | ||
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the | ||
General Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 14. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: HURRICANE | ||
HARVEY-RELATED EXPENSES. (a) In addition to amounts previously | ||
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, | ||
the following amounts are appropriated from the Economic | ||
Stabilization Fund to the Texas Education Agency for the state | ||
fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for Strategy A.1.1., FSP - | ||
Equalized Operations, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the | ||
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General | ||
Appropriations Act), for the following purposes related to | ||
increased state costs in the Foundation School Program resulting | ||
from Hurricane Harvey: | ||
(1) $271,300,000 for: | ||
(A) increased student costs; | ||
(B) the reduction in school district property | ||
values; and | ||
(C) the reduction of the amount owed by school | ||
districts under Chapter 41, Education Code, due to disaster | ||
remediation costs as provided by Section 41.0931, Education Code; | ||
and | ||
(2) $634,200,000 for the adjustment of school district | ||
property values under Section 42.2523, Education Code, and | ||
reimbursement to school districts for disaster remediation costs | ||
under Section 42.2524, Education Code. | ||
SECTION 15. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: RETIREMENT | ||
CONTRIBUTION. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for | ||
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $300,000,000 is | ||
appropriated from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the Teacher | ||
Retirement System for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, | ||
for a state contribution to be deposited into the Teacher | ||
Retirement System Pension Trust Fund No.960. | ||
SECTION 16. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: HURRICANE | ||
HARVEY-RELATED EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously | ||
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, | ||
$2,582,439 is appropriated from the Economic Stabilization Fund to | ||
the Texas A&M Forest Service for the state fiscal year ending August | ||
31, 2019, to pay for expenses related to Hurricane Harvey. | ||
SECTION 17. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: WILDFIRES. In | ||
addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal | ||
biennium ending August 31, 2019, $54,923,481 is appropriated out of | ||
the Economic Stabilization Fund to the Texas A&M Forest Service for | ||
the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019 to pay for expenses | ||
related to wildfires. | ||
SECTION 18. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: HURRICANE | ||
HARVEY-RELATED EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously | ||
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, | ||
$38,600,000 is appropriated from the Economic Stabilization Fund to | ||
the Department of Criminal Justice for the state fiscal year ending | ||
August 31, 2019, for agency operations under Strategy C. 1. 1., | ||
Correctional Security Operations, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. | ||
1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the | ||
General Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 19. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CORRECTIONAL | ||
MANAGED HEALTH CARE. In addition to amounts previously | ||
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, | ||
$160,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the | ||
Department of Criminal Justice for the state fiscal year ending | ||
August 31, 2019, for correctional managed health care under | ||
Strategy C. 1. 9., Hospital and Clinical Care, as listed in Chapter | ||
605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 | ||
(the General Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 20. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: EXPENSES RELATED | ||
TO HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously | ||
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, | ||
the following amounts are appropriated from the Economic | ||
Stabilization Fund to the Department of Public Safety for the state | ||
fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for the following strategies as | ||
listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), for agency | ||
operations expenses related to Hurricane Harvey: | ||
(1) $38,000,000 for Strategy A.1.1., Organized Crime; | ||
(2) $60,000,000 for Strategy C.1.1., Traffic | ||
Enforcement; and | ||
(3) $2,000,000 for Strategy G.1.3., Information | ||
Technology. | ||
SECTION 21. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: CRIME | ||
LABORATORIES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for | ||
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $5,770,426 is | ||
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of | ||
Public Safety for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for | ||
the purpose of crime laboratory operations under Strategy E.1.1., | ||
Crime Laboratory Services, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts | ||
of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General | ||
Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 22. GENERAL LAND OFFICE: HURRICANE HARVEY-RELATED | ||
EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the | ||
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, the following amounts | ||
are appropriated from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the | ||
General Land Office for the state fiscal year ending August 31, | ||
2019, to pay for expenses related to Hurricane Harvey under the | ||
following strategies as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the | ||
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General | ||
Appropriations Act): | ||
(1) $______ for Strategy A.2.1., Asset Management; | ||
(2) $______ in Strategy B.1.1., Coastal Management; | ||
(3) $______ in Strategy B.1.2., Coastal Erosion Control | ||
Grants; and | ||
(4) $______ in Strategy B.2.1., Oil Spill Response. | ||
SECTION 23. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: HURRICANE | ||
HARVEY-RELATED EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously | ||
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, | ||
$_______is appropriated from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the | ||
Parks and Wildlife Department for the state fiscal year ending | ||
August 31, 2019, to pay for expenses related to Hurricane Harvey | ||
under Strategy D.1.1., Improvements and Major Repairs, as listed in | ||
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular | ||
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 24. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: HURRICANE | ||
HARVEY-RELATED EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously | ||
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, | ||
the Texas Workforce Commission is appropriated for the state fiscal | ||
year ending August 31, 2019 $8,931,385 from the Economic | ||
Stabilization Fund to provide vocational rehabilitation services | ||
under Strategy A.2.1, Vocational Rehabilitation, as listed in | ||
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular | ||
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act). | ||
SECTION 25. CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF: | ||
HIGHER EDUCATION COSTS. (a) The amount of $______ is appropriated | ||
out of the Economic Stabilization Fund to ______for the two-year | ||
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose | ||
of providing disaster relief in accordance with this section. The | ||
prior approval of the Legislative Budget Board given or considered | ||
to be given as provided by this subsection is required to expend | ||
funds for the purpose of providing reimbursements for post disaster | ||
recovery expenditures. The ______shall provide information | ||
regarding proposed expenditures of funds for this purpose to the | ||
Legislative Budget Board in a format provided by the board. | ||
SECTION 26. CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF: | ||
STATE AGENCY COSTS. (a) The amount of $______ is appropriated out of | ||
the Economic Stabilization Fund to ______for the two-year period | ||
beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of | ||
providing disaster relief in accordance with this section. The | ||
prior approval of the Legislative Budget Board given or considered | ||
to be given as provided by this subsection is required to expend | ||
funds for the purpose of providing reimbursements for post disaster | ||
recovery expenditures. The ______shall provide information | ||
regarding proposed expenditures of funds for this purpose to the | ||
Legislative Budget Board in a format provided by the board. If the | ||
Legislative Budget Board does not disapprove a proposed | ||
reimbursement for post disaster recovery expenditures within 10 | ||
days of receiving the required information, the proposed | ||
expenditure is considered automatically approved. | ||
SECTION 27. REIMBURSEMENT TO ECONOMIC STABILIZATION FUND. | ||
If any state agency or institution of higher education receives | ||
reimbursement from the federal government, an insurer, or another | ||
source for an expenditure paid for or reimbursed under this Act, the | ||
agency or institution shall reimburse the state in an amount equal | ||
to the amount of the Economic Stabilization Fund expended for | ||
damages that is proportional to the total expenditures for damages | ||
described under this Act, and that amount shall be deposited to the | ||
credit of the Economic Stabilization Fund. | ||
SECTION 28. This Act takes effect only if it receives a vote | ||
of two-thirds of the members present in each house of the | ||
legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article III, Texas | ||
Constitution. | ||
SECTION 29. This Act takes effect immediately. |