Bill Text: TX SB89 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 89 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to making supplemental appropriations relating to border security and giving direction regarding those appropriations.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-08-31 - Co-author authorized [SB89 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB89-Introduced.html



	By: Nelson	S.B. No. 89


	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to making supplemental appropriations relating to border
	security and giving direction regarding those appropriations.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS JUDICIAL
	COUNCIL. (a) The amount of $32,486,125 is appropriated from the
	general revenue fund to the Office of Court Administration, Texas
	Judicial Council for the purpose of providing funding for indigent
	legal representation, foreign language interpreters for courts,
	increased staff functions, equipment purchases, and program
	administration costs during the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act.
	(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
	(FTE) employees other law authorizes the office to employ during
	that period, the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial
	Council may employ out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of
	this section six full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
	SECTION 2. MILITARY DEPARTMENT. The amount of $301,007,231
	is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Military
	Department for the purpose of providing funding for additional
	personnel to support border security operations during the two-year
	period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) The amount of
	$133,506,725 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
	Department of Public Safety for the purpose of providing funding
	for 52 weeks of Operation Lone Star surge costs incurred during the
	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	(b) The amount of $3,411,000 is appropriated from the
	general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for the
	purpose of providing funding to purchase tactical marine unit
	vessels during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
	of this Act.
	(c) The amount of $17,872,349 is appropriated from the
	general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for the
	purpose of providing funding for additional full-time equivalent
	(FTE) employees during the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act.
	(d) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
	(FTE) employees other law authorizes the department to employ
	during that period, the Department of Public Safety may employ out
	of money appropriated by Subsection (c) of this section 79
	full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
	SECTION 4. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. The amount of
	$273,700,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
	Department of Criminal Justice for the purpose of providing funding
	for correctional security operations during the two-year period
	beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 5. COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS. (a) The amount of
	$214,785 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
	Commission on Jail Standards for the purpose of providing funding
	to pay additional full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, increased
	employee overtime compensation costs, and increased travel
	expenses during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
	of this Act.
	(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
	(FTE) employees other law authorizes the commission to employ
	during that period, the Commission on Jail Standards may employ out
	of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section three
	full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
	SECTION 6. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
	GOVERNOR. (a) The amount of $1,020,290,860 is appropriated from
	the general revenue fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office
	of the Governor for the purpose of providing funding for border
	security operations through the making of border security grants
	during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this
	Act.
	(b) The amount of $3,765,000 is appropriated from the
	general revenue fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of
	the Governor for the purpose of providing funding for additional
	full-time equivalent (FTE) employees and for additional training
	regarding the handling of misdemeanor crimes for district and
	county attorneys during the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act.
	(c) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
	(FTE) employees other law authorizes the office to employ during
	that period, the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the
	Governor may employ out of money appropriated by Subsection (b) of
	this section 27 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
	SECTION 7. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. (a) The
	amount of $5,450,976 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
	to the Department of State Health Services for the purpose of
	purchasing two ambulances during the two-year period beginning on
	the effective date of this Act.
	(b) The amount of $10,901,952 is appropriated from the
	general revenue fund to the Department of State Health Services for
	the purpose of purchasing ambulances for use at two border security
	processing centers during the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
	immediately.