Bill Text: TX SB709 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the allocation and use of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-5)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 31, 2019 [SB709 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB709-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 709 |
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relating to the allocation and use of the annual constitutional | ||
appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher | ||
education. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 62.021, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (a), (a-1), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection | ||
(a-3) to read as follows: | ||
(a) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state | ||
fiscal year ending August 31, 2021 [ |
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is entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this | ||
section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a), | ||
Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute | ||
funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a | ||
claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071, | ||
Government Code. An eligible institution may not present a claim to | ||
be paid from any funds allocated under this subsection before the | ||
delivery of goods or services described in Section 17, Article VII, | ||
Texas Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest | ||
on bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published | ||
library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government | ||
Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in | ||
accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following | ||
elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional | ||
complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical | ||
College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as | ||
follows: | ||
(1) $4,933,200 [ |
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University; | ||
(2) to the following component institutions of the | ||
University of North Texas System: | ||
(A) $37,346,563 [ |
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of North Texas; | ||
(B) $15,125,502 [ |
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of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and | ||
(C) $3,354,441 [ |
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North Texas at Dallas[ |
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(3) $11,277,793 [ |
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State University; | ||
(4) to the following component institutions of the | ||
Texas State University System: | ||
(A) $13,141,181 [ |
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University; | ||
(B) $2,553,130 [ |
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Institute of Technology; | ||
(C) $1,488,396 [ |
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College--Orange; | ||
(D) $2,217,102 [ |
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College--Port Arthur; | ||
(E) $18,236,811 [ |
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State University; | ||
(F) $37,606,478 [ |
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University; | ||
(G) $2,151,723 [ |
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University; and | ||
(H) $472,890 [ |
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University-Rio Grande College; | ||
(5) $11,719,335 [ |
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University; | ||
(6) to the following component institutions of the | ||
Texas Tech University System: | ||
(A) $49,874,746 [ |
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University; | ||
(B) $21,652,392 [ |
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University Health Sciences Center; | ||
(C) $6,792,999 [ |
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University; and | ||
(D) $5,557,572 [ |
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University Health Sciences Center--El Paso; | ||
(7) $14,554,133 [ |
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University; | ||
(8) to the following component institutions of the | ||
University of Houston System: | ||
(A) $54,514,004 [ |
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of Houston; | ||
(B) $3,542,817 [ |
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Houston--Victoria; | ||
(C) $7,726,043 [ |
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Houston--Clear Lake; and | ||
(D) $10,828,344 [ |
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of Houston--Downtown; | ||
(9) to the following component institutions of The | ||
Texas A&M University System: | ||
(A) $11,478,824 [ |
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University--Corpus Christi; | ||
(B) $7,462,394 [ |
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International University; | ||
(C) $8,858,060 [ |
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University--Kingsville; | ||
(D) $7,446,495 [ |
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University; | ||
(E) $11,123,859 [ |
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University--Commerce; and | ||
(F) $2,050,273 [ |
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University--Texarkana; and | ||
(10) $8,662,500 [ |
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Technical College System Administration and the following | ||
component campuses, but not its extension centers or programs: | ||
(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen; | ||
(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall; | ||
(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas; | ||
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(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco; | ||
(E) Texas State Technical College--Fort Bend; | ||
and | ||
(F) Texas State Technical College--North Texas. | ||
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fiscal year ending August 31, 2020 [ |
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is entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this | ||
subsection from the funds appropriated for that year by Section | ||
17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall | ||
distribute funds allocated under this subsection only on | ||
presentation of a claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with | ||
Section 403.071, Government Code. An eligible institution may not | ||
present a claim to be paid from any funds allocated under this | ||
subsection before the delivery of goods or services described in | ||
Section 17, Article VII, Texas Constitution, except for the payment | ||
of principal or interest on bonds or notes or for a payment for a | ||
book or other published library material as authorized by Section | ||
2155.386, Government Code. The allocation of funds under this | ||
subsection is made in accordance with an equitable formula | ||
consisting of the following elements: space deficit, facilities | ||
condition, institutional complexity, and a separate allocation for | ||
the Texas State Technical College System. The annual amounts | ||
allocated by the formula are as follows: | ||
(1) $5,061,412 to Midwestern State University; | ||
(2) to the following component institutions of the | ||
University of North Texas System: | ||
(A) $37,562,056 to the University of North Texas; | ||
(B) $17,091,856 to the University of North Texas | ||
Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and | ||
(C) $2,113,004 to the University of North Texas | ||
at Dallas[ |
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(3) $11,636,163 to Stephen F. Austin State University; | ||
(4) to the following component institutions of the | ||
Texas State University System: | ||
(A) $14,101,882 to Lamar University; | ||
(B) $2,580,521 to the Lamar Institute of | ||
Technology; | ||
(C) $1,694,343 to Lamar State College--Orange; | ||
(D) $2,157,784 to Lamar State College--Port | ||
Arthur; | ||
(E) $17,329,858 to Sam Houston State University; | ||
(F) $37,162,755 to Texas State University; | ||
(G) $2,135,523 to Sul Ross State University; and | ||
(H) $410,738 to Sul Ross State University-Rio | ||
Grande College; | ||
(5) $11,659,843 to Texas Southern University; | ||
(6) to the following component institutions of the | ||
Texas Tech University System: | ||
(A) $49,225,809 to Texas Tech University; | ||
(B) $23,372,396 to Texas Tech University Health | ||
Sciences Center; | ||
(C) $5,320,102 to Angelo State University; and | ||
(D) $6,234,075 to Texas Tech University Health | ||
Sciences Center--El Paso; | ||
(7) $14,846,558 to Texas Woman's University; | ||
(8) to the following component institutions of the | ||
University of Houston System: | ||
(A) $52,770,054 to the University of Houston; | ||
(B) $4,275,861 to the University of | ||
Houston--Victoria; | ||
(C) $8,005,116 to the University of | ||
Houston--Clear Lake; and | ||
(D) $11,752,877 to the University of | ||
Houston--Downtown; | ||
(9) to the following component institutions of The | ||
Texas A&M University System: | ||
(A) $11,136,344 to Texas A&M University--Corpus | ||
Christi; | ||
(B) $6,709,910 to Texas A&M International | ||
University; | ||
(C) $8,966,056 to Texas A&M | ||
University--Kingsville; | ||
(D) $7,164,408 to West Texas A&M University; | ||
(E) $10,786,313 to Texas A&M | ||
University--Commerce; and | ||
(F) $1,823,883 to Texas A&M | ||
University--Texarkana; and | ||
(10) $8,662,500 to the Texas State Technical College | ||
System Administration and the following component campuses, but not | ||
its extension centers or programs: | ||
(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen; | ||
(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall; | ||
(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas; | ||
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(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco; | ||
(E) Texas State Technical College--Fort Bend; | ||
and | ||
(F) Texas State Technical College--North Texas. | ||
(a-3) This subsection and Subsection (a-1) expire September | ||
1, 2020. | ||
(b) Each governing board participating in the distribution | ||
of funds as described in this section may expend the funds without | ||
limitation, and as the governing board may decide in its sole | ||
discretion, for any and all purposes described in Section 17, | ||
Article VII, Texas [ |
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purchase or contract for cloud computing services or other | ||
intangible assets with an expected useful life or for a contract | ||
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(c) Each governing board participating in the distribution | ||
of funds as described in this section may issue bonds and notes as | ||
authorized in Section 17, Article VII, Texas [ |
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SECTION 2. Sections 62.021(a-2) and (f), Education Code, | ||
are repealed. | ||
SECTION 3. (a) The amounts allocated under Section | ||
62.021(a-1), Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply to the | ||
state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2019. | ||
(b) The amounts allocated under Section 62.021(a), | ||
Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply to each state fiscal | ||
year beginning with the state fiscal year beginning September 1, | ||
2020. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect August 31, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 709 passed the Senate on | ||
April 10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1; and that | ||
the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 23, 2019, by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 709 passed the House, with | ||
amendment, on May 15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 135, | ||
Nays 10, two present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |