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Seventy-eighth Legislature, Regular Session House Committee Report on C.S.H.B. 1 General Appropriations Bill 2004 –2005 Biennium State of Texas 2003
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  • Seventy-eighth Legislature, Regular Session

    House Committee Report on C.S.H.B. 1

    General Appropriations Bill 2004 –2005 Biennium

    State of Texas 2003

  • i

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    RECAPITULATION - ALL ARTICLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

    ARTICLE I - GENERAL GOVERNMENT

    Aircraft Pooling Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1Arts, Commission on the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-3Attorney General, Office of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-6Bond Review Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-14Building and Procurement Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-16Comptroller of Public Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-24

    Fiscal Programs - Comptroller of Public Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-30Informational Listing of Funds Appropriated to the Comptroller

    for Social Security Contributions and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-36Emergency Communications, Commission on State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-36Employees Retirement System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-39Ethics Commission, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-42Finance Authority, Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-43Fire Fighters’ Pension Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-46Governor, Office of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-48Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-50Historical Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-53Human Rights, Commission on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-58Incentive and Productivity Commission, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-60Information Resources, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-61Library & Archives Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-66Pension Review Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-70Preservation Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-71Risk Management, State Office of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-73Workers’ Compensation Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-75Secretary of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-76State-Federal Relations, Office of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-79Veterans Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-81Retirement and Group Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-82Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-82Bond Debt Service Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-83Lease Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-83Recapitulation - Article I - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-84Recapitulation - Article I - General Revenue - Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-85Recapitulation - Article I - Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-86Recapitulation - Article I - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-87Recapitulation - Article I - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-88

    ARTICLE II - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    Aging, Department on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-1Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Commission on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-3Blind, Commission for the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-6Cancer Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-11Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Commission for the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-13Early Childhood Intervention, Interagency Council on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-16

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    Health, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-20Health and Human Services Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-39Human Services, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-55Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-71Protective and Regulatory Services, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-94Rehabilitation Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-103Retirement and Group Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-107Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-108Bond Debt Service Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-108Lease Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-109Special Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Services Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-110

    Night Shift and Weekend Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-110Services to Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-110Charges to Employees and Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-110New or Additional Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-110Revolving Petty Cash Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-110Approval of Transfers of Medicaid - Title XIX Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-111Annual Report - Professional Fee Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-111Disposition of State Funds Available Resulting from Federal Match Ratio Change . . . . . . II-111Costs Related to Co-location of Services and to Inter-agency Sharing of Support

    Functions and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-111Contracts for Purchase of Client Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-111Attorney General Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-112Medicaid Managed Care Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-112Transfer of Fund Balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-112Consolidated Waiver Pilot Project Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-112Children’s Medicaid Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-112Transfer Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-112Payment for Compensatory Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-114Limitation on Appropriations for Long-term Care Waiver Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-114Salary Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-114Access to Health Care Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-114Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-114Limitation on Use of Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-115Staff Recruitment and Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-115Reimbursement Rates for Large Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-115Mental Retardation Medicaid Waiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-115

    Recapitulation - Article II - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-116Recapitulation - Article II - General Revenue - Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-117Recapitulation - Article II - Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-118Recapitulation - Article II - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-119Recapitulation - Article II - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-120

    ARTICLE III - EDUCATION

    Education Agency, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-1Educator Certification, State Board for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-19Blind and Visually Impaired, School for the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-22Deaf, School for the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-25Special Provisions for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and

    Texas School for the Deaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-28Services to Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-28Emoluments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-28Appropriation of Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-28Use of Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-29Petty Cash Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-29Assessments for LEAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-29

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    Certification and Appropriation of Medicaid Reimbursement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-29Payments by School Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-29

    Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-30Teacher Retirement System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-31Optional Retirement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-34Group Insurance Contributions, Higher Education Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-36Higher Education Coordinating Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-41Higher Education Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-56Texas Excellence Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-56University Research Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-57The University of Texas System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-57Available University Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-59The University of Texas at Arlington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-61The University of Texas at Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-63The University of Texas at Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-65The University of Texas at El Paso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-66The University of Texas - Pan American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-69The University of Texas at Brownsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-70The University of Texas of the Permian Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-72The University of Texas at San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-73The University of Texas at Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-75Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-76Texas A&M University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-77Texas A&M University at Galveston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-79Prairie View A&M University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-81Tarleton State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-83Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-85Texas A&M University - Kingsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-87Texas A&M International University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-88West Texas A&M University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-90Texas A&M University - Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-92Texas A&M University - Texarkana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-93University of Houston System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-95University of Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-96University of Houston - Clear Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-98University of Houston - Downtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-99University of Houston - Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-101Midwestern State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-102University of North Texas System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-104University of North Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-105Stephen F. Austin State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-106Texas Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-108Texas Tech University System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-111Texas Tech University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-112Texas Woman’s University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-114Texas State University System Central Office, Board of Regents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-116Angelo State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-117Lamar University - Beaumont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-118Lamar University Institute of Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-120Lamar University - Orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-121Lamar University - Port Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-123Sam Houston State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-124Southwest Texas State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-126Sul Ross State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-128Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-129The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-131The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-133

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    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-137The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-139The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-144The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-147Texas A&M University System Health Science Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-149University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-152Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-155Public Community/Junior Colleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-159Texas State Technical College System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-168Texas State Technical College - Harlingen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-169Texas State Technical College - West Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-170Texas State Technical College - Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-172Texas State Technical College - Waco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-173Special Provisions Relating Only to Components of Texas State Technical College . . . . . . . . . III-174

    Expenditure of Educational and General Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-174Financial Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-174Enrollment Records and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-174Certification of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-175Approved Geographic Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-175Temporary Special Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-175Aircraft Pilot Training Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-175Approval of Plans by Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-175Audit of Base Contact Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-176Campus President Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-176Chancellor Salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-176Flight Log Reporting Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-176

    Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-177Cooperative Extension, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-179Texas Engineering Experiment Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-182Texas Transportation Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-184Texas Engineering Extension Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-185Texas Forest Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-188Wildlife Damage Management Service, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-190Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-192Food and Fibers Commission, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-194Retirement and Group Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-195Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-196Bond Debt Service Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-196Lease Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-197Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies of Higher Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-198

    Local Funds Appropriated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-198Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-198Transfer Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-199Salary and Benefit Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-200Expenditure Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-200Recruitment of Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-203Television Stations Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-203Intercollegiate Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-203Prohibition Against Additional Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-203Method of Financing Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-204Use of Educational and General Funds for Alumni Activities Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-204Limitation of Nonresident Enrollment in Certain State-supported ProfessionalSchools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-204Off-campus Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-205Medical School Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-205Tuition and Other Educational and General Local Fee Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-205Compliance with Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-206

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    Formula Variable and Educational and General Income Audits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-206System Offices Funding Authorized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-206Annual Reports of Health Related Institutions Practice Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-206Self-insurance Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-206Elements of Unsponsored Charity Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-206Unsponsored Charity Care Reporting Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-207Patient Income Eligibility Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-207County Indigent Care Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-208Ethics Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-208Driscoll Children’s Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-208Participation in Drug Development Research Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-208Post Tenure Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-208General Academic Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-208Health Related Institutions Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-210Optional Retirement Program Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-212Indirect Cost Recovery Earned by Texas A&M Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-212Fire Safety Projects at Institutions of Higher Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-212Special Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-212Funding for Physical Education Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-212Faculty Salary Increase Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-212Endowed Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-212Status of Endowed Chairs at General Academic Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-212A&M Service Agencies’ Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-213Donations for Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-213Endowed Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-213Student Travel Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-213Special Item Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-213Informational Listing - Permanent Funds and Endowments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-213Appropriation for License Plate Scholarship Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-214Appropriation of Funds from the Permanent Health Fund for Higher Education . . . . . . . III-214Tobacco Settlement Receipts - Baylor College of Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-214Limitation on Formula Funding Contact and Semester Credit Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-214Debt Service Related to Tuition Revenue Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-215

    Recapitulation - Article III - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-216Recapitulation - Article III - General Revenue - Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-218Recapitulation - Article III - Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-220Recapitulation - Article III - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-221Recapitulation - Article III - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-222

    ARTICLE IV - THE JUDICIARY

    Supreme Court of Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-1Court of Criminal Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-2First Court of Appeals District, Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-4Second Court of Appeals District, Fort Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-5Third Court of Appeals District, Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-6Fourth Court of Appeals District, San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-7Fifth Court of Appeals District, Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-7Sixth Court of Appeals District, Texarkana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-8Seventh Court of Appeals District, Amarillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-9Eighth Court of Appeals District, El Paso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-9Ninth Court of Appeals District, Beaumont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-10Tenth Court of Appeals District, Waco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-11Eleventh Court of Appeals District, Eastland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-11Twelfth Court of Appeals District, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-12Thirteenth Court of Appeals District, Corpus Christi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-13Fourteenth Court of Appeals District, Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-13

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    Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-14State Prosecuting Attorney, Office of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-17State Law Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-18Court Reporters Certification Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-19Commission on Judicial Conduct, State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-20Judiciary Section, Comptroller’s Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-21Retirement and Group Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-27Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-28Lease Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-28Special Provisions - Judiciary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29

    Judicial Salary Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29Public Integrity Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29Restriction, New District Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29Transfer of Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29Voice Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29Systems Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29Appropriation: Unexpended Balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29Judicial Internship Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29Appellate Court Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29Appellate Court Salary Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-29TexasOnline Authority Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-30

    Recapitulation - Article IV - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-31Recapitulation - Article IV - General Revenue - Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-32Recapitulation - Article IV - Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-33Recapitulation - Article IV - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-34Recapitulation - Article IV - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-35

    ARTICLE V - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

    Adjutant General’s Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1Alcoholic Beverage Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-5Criminal Justice, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-8Criminal Justice Policy Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-25Fire Protection, Commission on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-26Jail Standards, Commission on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-28Juvenile Probation Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-29Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, Commission on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-35Military Facilities Commission, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-37Public Safety, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-41Youth Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-55Retirement and Group Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-62Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-63Bond Debt Service Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-64Lease Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-64Special Provisions Relating to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-65

    Authorization to Receive, Administer, and Disburse Federal Crime Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-65Purchase of TDCJ Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-65Prioritization of DNA Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-65

    Recapitulation - Article V - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-66Recapitulation - Article V - General Revenue - Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-67Recapitulation - Article V - Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-68Recapitulation - Article V - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-69Recapitulation - Article V - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-70

    ARTICLE VI - NATURAL RESOURCES

    Agriculture, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-1

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    Animal Health Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-7Commission on Environmental Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-9Council on Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-21General Land Office and Veterans’ Land Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-22Trusteed Programs within the General Land Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-26Parks and Wildlife Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-28Railroad Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-34River Compact Commissions, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-39Soil and Water Conservation Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-41Water Development Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-44

    Debt Service Payments - Non-Self Supporting G.O. Water Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-50Retirement and Group Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-52Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-52Bond Debt Service Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-53Lease Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-53Recapitulation - Article VI - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-54Recapitulation - Article VI - General Revenue - Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-55Recapitulation - Article VI - Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-56Recapitulation - Article VI - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-57Recapitulation - Article VI - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI-58

    ARTICLE VII - BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Aerospace Commission, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-1Economic Development, Texas Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-3Housing and Community Affairs, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-7Lottery Commission, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-15Office of Rural Community Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-20Transportation, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-24Workforce Commission, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-36

    Reimbursements to the Unemployment Compensation Benefit Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-45Retirement and Group Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-47Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-48Bond Debt Service Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-48Lease Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-49Recapitulation - Article VII - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-50Recapitulation - Article VII - General Revenue - Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-51Recapitulation - Article VII - Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-52Recapitulation - Article VII - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-53Recapitulation - Article VII - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-54

    ARTICLE VIII - REGULATORY

    Accountancy, Board of Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-1Administrative Hearings, State Office of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-4Architectural Examiners, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-7Barber Examiners, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-9Chiropractic Examiners, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-11Cosmetology Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-12Credit Union Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-13Dental Examiners, Texas State Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-16Professional Engineers, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-18Banking, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-19Consumer Credit Commissioner, Office of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-23Savings and Loan Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-25Funeral Service Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-29Geoscientists, Board of Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-31

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    Insurance, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-32Insurance Counsel, Office of Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-37Land Surveying, Board of Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-38Licensing and Regulation, Department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-40Medical Examiners, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-44Nurse Examiners, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-47Nurse Examiners, Board of Vocational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-49Optometry Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-50Pest Control Board, Structural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-51Pharmacy, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-53Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners, Executive Council of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-55Plumbing Examiners, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-57Podiatric Medical Examiners, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-58Psychologists, Board of Examiners of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-59Racing Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-61Real Estate Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-64Securities Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-66Tax Professional Examiners, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-68Utility Commission of Texas, Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-69Utility Counsel, Office of Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-74Veterinary Medical Examiners, Board of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-75Workers’ Compensation Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-77Workers’ Compensation, Research and Oversight Council on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-81Retirement and Group Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-82Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-83Lease Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-83Special Provisions Relating to All Regulatory Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-84

    Appropriations Limited to Revenue Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-84Funding for Health Professions Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-84TexasOnline Authority Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-85Peer Assistance Program Funding Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-86

    Recapitulation - Article VIII - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-87Recapitulation - Article VIII - General Revenue - Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-89Recapitulation - Article VIII - Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-90Recapitulation - Article VIII - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-91Recapitulation - Article VIII - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII-92

    ARTICLE IX - GENERAL PROVISIONS

    GENERAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATIVE INTENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-1Sec. 1.01. Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-1

    PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-1Sec. 2.01. Position Classification Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-1

    Classified Positions for the 2004-05 Biennium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-2Schedule A Classification Salary Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-21Schedule B Classification Salary Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-22Schedule C Classification Salary Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-23

    SALARY ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-24Sec. 3.01. Salary Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-24Sec. 3.02. Salary Supplementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-24Sec. 3.03. Classified Salary Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-24Sec. 3.04. Salary Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-24Sec. 3.05. Scheduled Exempt Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-25Sec. 3.06. Evening, Night, Weekend Shift Pay: Registered Nurses and Licensed

    Vocational Nurses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-26

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    Sec. 3.07. Retention Bonuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-27

    EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-27Sec. 4.01. Method of Salary Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-27Sec. 4.02. Exception - Contracts Less Than 12 Months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-27Sec. 4.03. Matching Retirement and Certain Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-27Sec. 4.04. Per Diem of Board or Commission Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-27Sec. 4.05. Political Aid and Legislative Influence Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-28Sec. 4.06. Limitations on Use of Appropriated Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-28Sec. 4.07. Contract Workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-29

    TRAVEL REGULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-29Sec. 5.01. Travel Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-29Sec. 5.02. General Travel Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-30Sec. 5.03. Failure to Comply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-30Sec. 5.04. Transportation Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-30Sec. 5.05. Transportation in Personally Owned or Leased Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-30Sec. 5.06. Travel Meals and Lodging Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-31Sec. 5.07. Special Provisions Regarding Travel Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-31Sec. 5.08. Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-32Sec. 5.09. Limitation on Travel Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-32

    GENERAL LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-35Sec. 6.01. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-35Sec. 6.02. Interpretation of Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-35Sec. 6.03. Emergency and Deficiency Grants Out of Special Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-35Sec. 6.04. Excess Obligations Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-35Sec. 6.05. Interpretation of Legislative Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-36Sec. 6.06. Comptroller’s Duty to Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-36Sec. 6.07. Last Quarter Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-36Sec. 6.08. Appropriation Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-36Sec. 6.09. Transfers for Contract Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-37Sec. 6.10. Employee Benefit and Debt Service Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-37Sec. 6.11. Salaries to Be Proportional by Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-37Sec. 6.12. Appropriations from Special Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-38Sec. 6.13. Limitation on Grants to Units of Local Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-38Sec. 6.14. Limitation on State Employment Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-38Sec. 6.15. Purchases of Postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-40Sec. 6.16. Publication or Sale of Printed, Recorded, or Electronically Produced Matter

    or Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-40Sec. 6.17. Limitation on Expenditures - Capital Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-41Sec. 6.18. Construction Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-43Sec. 6.19. Limitation on Use of Funds for Personal Residences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-43Sec. 6.20. Grant Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-44Sec. 6.21. Expenditures for State-Federal Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-44Sec. 6.22. Research Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-44Sec. 6.23. Court Representation and Outside Legal Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-44Sec. 6.24. Judgments and Settlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-47Sec. 6.25. Expenditures for Representatives of Grievants Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-48Sec. 6.26. Agricultural Soil and Water Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-49Sec. 6.27. Limitation on Expenditures for Purchases and Conversions of Alternative

    Fuel Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-49Sec. 6.28. Performance Rewards and Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-49Sec. 6.29. Bookkeeping Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-51Sec. 6.30. Accounting for State Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-51Sec. 6.31. Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-51Sec. 6.32. Fee Increase Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-51

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    Sec. 6.33. Reimbursements for Unemployment Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-51Sec. 6.34. Payments to the State Office of Risk Management (SORM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-53Sec. 6.35. Statewide Capital Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-54Sec. 6.36. Consolidated Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-54Sec. 6.37. Demographic and Statistical Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-55Sec. 6.38. Cost Allocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-55

    REPORTING REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-55Sec. 7.01. Budgeting and Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-55Sec. 7.02. Annual Reports and Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-56Sec. 7.03. Notification to Members of the Legislature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-57Sec. 7.04. Reporting Requirements: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

    (TANF) Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-57Sec. 7.05 Contract Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-57

    OTHER APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-58Sec. 8.01. Acceptance of Gifts of Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-58Sec. 8.02. Federal Funds/Block Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-58Sec. 8.03. Reimbursements and Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-59Sec. 8.04. Surplus Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-60Sec. 8.05. Refunds of Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-60Sec. 8.06. Vending Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-61Sec. 8.07. Pay Station Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-61Sec. 8.08. Appropriation of Collections for Seminars and Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-61Sec. 8.09. Appropriation of Bond Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-61Sec. 8.10. CMIA Interest Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-61Sec. 8.11. Appropriation of Receipts: Credit, Charge, or Debit Card Service Fees . . . . . . . IX-61

    INFORMATION RESOURCES PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-62Sec. 9.01. Purchases of Information Resources Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-62Sec. 9.02. Quality Assurance Review of Major Information Resources Projects . . . . . . . . IX-62Sec. 9.03. West Texas Disaster Recovery and Operations Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-63Sec. 9.04. Biennial Operating Plan and Information Resources Strategic Plan

    Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-63Sec. 9.05. Information Technology Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-64Sec. 9.06. Training Programs Using the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-64

    HEALTH-RELATED PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-64Sec. 10.01. Purchasing of Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-64Sec. 10.02. Full Application for Health Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-64Sec. 10.03. Completion of Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Transition

    Services for Students with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-64Sec. 10.04. Authorization to Transfer Appropriations, Personnel, and Capital Budget

    Authority Related to the Council on Developmental Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . IX-65Sec. 10.05. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-65Sec. 10.06. Interagency Contract Funding for Regional Specialist Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-65Sec. 10.07. Appropriation of Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments to State

    Owned Hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-66Sec. 10.08. Informational Listing - Health Care Appropriationsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-66Sec. 10.09. Informational Listing on Use of Tobacco Settlement Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-68

    OTHER PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-70Sec. 11.01. Employee Meal Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-70Sec. 11.02. Bank Fees and Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-70Sec. 11.03. Lost Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-70Sec. 11.04. In-kind Gas Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-71Sec. 11.05. Limitation on Expenditures for Leased Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-71

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    Sec. 11.06. Consolidation of Lease Space to State Owned Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-71Sec. 11.07. Transfer of Master Lease Purchase Program Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-71Sec. 11.08. Alternative Fuels Finance Payments: Transfer and Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . IX-72Sec. 11.09. State Owned Housing - Recover Housing Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-72Sec. 11.10. Cleaning Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-72Sec. 11.11. Coordination of Tourism and Travel Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-73Sec. 11.12. Vehicle Fleet Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-73Sec. 11.13. Appropriation: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

    Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-73Sec. 11.14. Incentive and Productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-73Sec. 11.15. Contingency Appropriation Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-73Sec. 11.16. Appropriations from State Tax Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-75Sec. 11.17. State Agency Emergency Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-75Sec. 11.18. Appropriation Transfers: Billings for Statewide Allocated Costs . . . . . . . . . . . IX-76Sec. 11.19. Contingency Rider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-76Sec. 11.20. Salary Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-76Sec. 11.21. Appropriations Limited to Revenue Collections: Texas Emissions

    Reduction Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-76Sec. 11.22. Disaster Related Transfer Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-78Sec. 11.23. Contingency for Communities in Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-79Sec. 11.24. Interoperability Communications Equipment: Federal Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-80Sec. 11.25. Interoperability Communications Equipment: All Appropriated Funding . . . IX-81Sec. 11.26. Use the “Balanced Scorecard” Concept to Optimize Texas State

    Government Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-81Sec. 11.27. State Fuel and Revenue Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-82Sec. 11.28. Capital Budget Reductions - Intent of the Legislature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-82Sec. 11.29. Intent of the Legislature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-85

    e-TEXAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-87Sec. 12.01. Contingency Provisions for House Bill 1409 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-87Sec. 12.02. Contingency Provisions for Senate Bill 459 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-87Sec. 12.03. Contingency Provisions for House Bill 1814 and House Bill 2850 . . . . . . . . . . IX-87Sec. 12.04. Contingency Provision for House Bill 1233 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-88Sec. 12.05. Contingency Provisions for House Bill 3527 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-88Sec. 12.06. Contingency Provisions for House Bill 1386 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-89Sec. 12.07. Contingency Provisions for House Bill 1318 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-90Sec. 12.08. Contingency Provisions for House Bill 906 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-91Sec. 12.09. Contingency Provisions for House Bill 3208 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-92Sec. 12.10. Contingency Provisions for Senate Bill 388 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-93Sec. 12.11. Tax Amnesty Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-93Sec. 12.12. Contingency Reduction for House Bill 1149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-94Sec. 12.13. Contingency Reduction in Appropriations for House Bill 727 . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-94Sec. 12.14. Contingency Reduction in Appropriation for House Bill 2015 or

    House Bill 1744 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-94Sec. 12.15. Contingency Reduction in Appropriation for House Bill 2292 . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-94Sec. 12.16. Reduce Medicaid Fraud and Overpayment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-95

    Recapitulation - Article IX - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-96Recapitulation - Article IX - General Revenue Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-96Recapitulation - Article IX - Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-97Recapitulation - Article IX - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-97Recapitulation - Article IX - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX-98

    ARTICLE X - THE LEGISLATURE

    Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-1House of Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-1Legislative Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-3

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    Uniform State Laws, Commission on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-4State Auditor’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-5Legislative Reference Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-6Special Provisions Relating to the Legislature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-6Retirement and Group Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-7Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-7Recapitulation - Article X - General Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-8Recapitulation - Article X - Other Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-8Recapitulation - Article X - All Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-9

    ARTICLE XIII - SAVINGS CLAUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII-1

    ARTICLE XIV - EMERGENCY CLAUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII-1

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    RECAPITULATION - ALL ARTICLES(General Revenue)

    For the Years EndingAugust 31, August 31,

    2004 2005

    ARTICLE I - General Government $ 719,818,577 $ 675,237,077

    ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 7,778,909,912 7,679,839,070

    ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 17,217,693,414 16,229,752,381

    ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary 156,008,797 155,870,250

    ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 3,293,231,840 3,346,086,386

    ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 261,856,237 258,844,888

    ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 160,510,242 162,492,328

    ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 200,200,193 198,292,999

    ARTICLE IX - General Provisions (63,216,131) (104,111,123)

    ARTICLE X - The Legislature 131,957,131 139,634,730

    GRAND TOTAL, General Revenue $ 29,856,970,212 $ 28,741,938,986

    RECAPITULATION - ALL ARTICLES(General Revenue - Dedicated)

    For the Years EndingAugust 31, August 31,

    2004 2005

    ARTICLE I - General Government $ 236,541,891 $ 204,286,196

    ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 371,723,495 344,102,182

    ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 1,273,622,802 1,305,352,022

    ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary 13,379,003 13,109,618

    ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 54,677,282 54,697,163

    ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 454,803,138 445,588,064

    ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 185,257,290 183,270,065

    ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 51,777,226 50,028,779

    ARTICLE IX - General Provisions (4,437,250) (5,285,000)

    ARTICLE X - The Legislature 0 0

    GRAN D TO TAL, General Revenue - Dedicated $ 2,637,344,877 $ 2,595,149,089

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    RECAPITULATION - ALL ARTICLES(Federal Funds)

    For the Years EndingAugust 31, August 31,

    2004 2005

    ARTICLE I - General Government $ 312,649,639 $ 316,038,948

    ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 12,237,699,327 12,021,376,400

    ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 3,397,805,183 3,423,150,483

    ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary 1,335 1,344

    ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 127,527,122 129,874,592

    ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 123,665,894 117,981,327

    ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 3,568,621,115 3,495,532,101

    ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 2,725,675 2,725,688

    ARTICLE IX - General Provisions (13,015,500) (29,844,750)

    ARTICLE X - The Legislature 0 0

    GRAND TOTAL, Federal Funds $ 19,757,679,790 $ 19,476,836,133

    RECAPITULATION - ALL ARTICLES(Other Funds)*

    For the Years EndingAugust 31, August 31,

    2004 2005

    ARTICLE I - General Government $ 54,677,356 $ 37,486,418

    ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 256,765,323 203,470,985

    ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 2,878,663,040 3,109,096,642

    ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary 41,581,439 38,218,943

    ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 463,811,313 391,499,606

    ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 177,341,246 132,312,660

    ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 3,223,162,978 3,220,737,524

    ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 173,120,366 216,921,250

    ARTICLE IX - General Provisions 12,249,025 34,049,025

    ARTICLE X - The Legislature 2,088,000 2,103,000

    GRAND TOTAL, Other Funds $ 7,283,460,086 $ 7,385,896,053

    * Excludes interagency contracts

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    RECAPITULATION - ALL ARTICLES(All Funds)*

    For the Years EndingAugust 31, August 31,

    2004 2005

    ARTICLE I - General Government $ 1,323,687,463 $ 1,233,048,639

    ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 20,645,098,057 20,248,788,637

    ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 24,767,784,439 24,067,351,528

    ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary 210,970,574 207,200,155

    ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 3,939,247,557 3,922,157,747

    ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 1,017,666,515 954,726,939

    ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 7,137,551,625 7,062,032,018

    ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 427,823,460 467,968,716

    ARTICLE IX - General Provisions (68,419,856) (105,191,848)

    ARTICLE X - The Legislature 134,045,131 141,737,730

    GRAND TOTAL, All Funds $ 59,535,454,965 $ 58,199,820,261

    Number of Full-Time-Equivalent Positions (FTE)-

    Appropriated Funds 219 ,749.5 220 ,009.8

    * Excludes interagency contracts

  • A342-Hse-1-A I-1 April 4, 2003

    A BILL TO BE ENTITLEDAN ACT

    appropriating money for the support of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches of the Stategovernment, for the construction of State buildings, and for State aid to public junior colleges, for theperiod beginning September 1, 2003 and ending August 31, 2005, authorizing and prescribingconditions, limitations, rules and procedures for allocating and expending the appropriated funds; anddeclaring an emergency.

    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

    ARTICLE I

    GENERAL GOVERNMENT

    Sec. 1. The several sums of money herein specified, or so much thereby as may be necessary, areappropriated out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or out of special fundsas indicated, for the support, maintenance, or improvement of the designated agencies of generalgovernment.

    AIRCRAFT POOLING BOARD

    For the Years EndingAugust 31, August 31,

    2004 2005

    A. Goal: EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT TRAVELTo provide safe, efficient aircraft transportation upon request tostate officers and employees traveling on official state business.

    A.1.1. Strategy: FLEET OPERATIONS $ 1,272,142 $ 1,271,568Operate a fleet of centrally scheduled aircraftto meet users’ needs.Output (Volume): Number of Hours Aircraft Are Flown 2,208 2,184Number of Flights 2,004 1,980

    B. Goal: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCETo provide quality and economical maintenance, fuel and oil, hangarspace, and line services for state operated aircraft.

    B.1.1. Strategy: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE $ 2,252,640 $ 2,172,640Operate a state-of-the-art maintenance andavionics repair facility.Output (Volume): Number of Work Orders Completed 640 640

    C. Goal: INDIRECT ADMINISTRATIONC.1.1. Strategy: INDIRECT ADMINISTRATION $ 216,286 $ 216,286

    Grand Total, AIRCRAFT POOLING BOARD $ 3,741,068 $ 3,660,494

    Method of Financing: General Revenue Fund $ 497,846 $ 497,272

    Other FundsAppropriated Receipts 1,677,984 1,637,984Interagency Contracts 1,565,238 1,525,238

    Subtotal, Other Funds $ 3,243,222 $ 3,163,222

    Total, Method of Financing $ 3,741,068 $ 3,660,494

  • AIRCRAFT POOLING BOARD(Continued)

    A342-Hse-1-A I-2 April 4, 2003

    Number of Full-Time-Equivalent Positions (FTE): 39.0 39.0

    Schedule of Exempt Positions: Executive Director, Group 2 $70,000 $70,000

    Object-of-Expense Informational Listing: Salaries and Wages $ 1,353,305 $ 1,353,305Other Personnel Costs 28,330 28,330Professional Fees and Services 10,212 10,212Fuels and Lubricants 400,164 400,164Consumable Supplies 19,500 19,500Utilities 4,800 4,800Travel 27,178 27,178Rent - Building 1,560 1,560Rent - Machine and Other 7,676 7,676Other Operating Expense 1,366,488 1,286,587Capital Expenditures 521,855 521,182

    Total, Object-of-Expense Informational Listing $ 3,741,068 $ 3,660,494

    1. Capital Budget. Funds appropriated above may be expended for capital budget items listedbelow. The amounts shown below shall be expended only for the purposes shown and are notavailable for expenditure for other purposes. Amounts appropriated above and identified in thisprovision as appropriations either for "Lease Payments to the Master Lease Purchase Program"or for items with an "(MLPP)" notation shall be expended only for the purpose of making lease-purchase payments to the Texas Public Finance Authority pursuant to the provisions of§ 1232.103, Government Code.

    2004 2005

    a. Acquisition of Capital Equipment and Items(1) Terrain Awareness Warning System Avionics

    Under FAA Mandate $ 98,000 $ 98,000

    b. Other Lease Payments to the Master Lease Purchase Program (MLPP)(1) Lease Payments 2002-2003 423,855 423,182

    Total, Capital Budget $ 521,855 $ 521,182

    Method of Financing (Capital Budget):

    General Revenue Fund $ 497,846 $ 497,272Interagency Contracts 24,009 23,910

    Total, Method of Financing $ 521,855 $ 521,182

    2. Transfer Authority. The State Aircraft Pooling Board is hereby authorized to transfer suchamounts as may be necessary between appropriation Strategies A.1.1, Fleet Operations, andB.1.1, Aircraft Maintenance. Appropriations made in Strategy B.1.1, Aircraft Maintenance,include funding for aircraft replacement and aircraft acquisition.

    3. Revolving Fund Appropriation. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Comptroller ofPublic Accounts maintain the State Aircraft Pooling Board’s “Revolving Fund” to account forthe expenditures, revenues and balances related to revenues from the sale of aircraft

  • AIRCRAFT POOLING BOARD(Continued)

    A813-Hse-1-A I-3 April 4, 2003

    appropriated to the State Aircraft Pooling Board for the purpose of maintenance, acquisition,repair or replacement. The expenditures, revenues and balances shall be maintained separatelyby the State Aircraft Pooling Board within its accounting system.

    4. Limitation of Expenditures for Aircraft Insurance. Included in amounts above, unexpendedbalances consisting solely of appropriated receipts and interagency contracts and not to exceed$80,000, in the appropriation made to the Aircraft Pooling Board remaining as ofAugust 31, 2003, are included in Strategy A.1.1. for the biennium beginning September 1, 2003,for the sole purpose of acquiring aircraft insurance for aircraft owned or leased by the AircraftPooling Board. Any liability insurance to protect the officers and employees of other stateagencies from losses arising from the operation of state-owned aircraft owned or leased by thatstate agency shall be financed by appropriations to those state agencies. Any unexpendedbalances remaining as of August 31, 2004 are hereby appropriated to the agency for the samepurpose in fiscal year 2005.

    5. Capital Budget Expenditure. Notwithstanding the limitations on capital budgets contained inRider 1, page I-2 of this Act, for the State Aircraft Pooling Board, the agency may utilize fundsappropriated for capital budget purposes for expenditures on salaries and wages and contractsfor fuel for the first two months of each fiscal year of the biennium beginning September 1,2003. Any expenditure made pursuant to this section shall be repaid by appropriated receiptsand interagency contracts when such funds become available and not later than August 31,2005.

    COMMISSION ON THE ARTS

    For the Years EndingAugust 31, August 31,

    2004 2005

    A. Goal: ARTS EDUCATIONContinue to ensure that arts education is recognized and utilizedas a major contributor to increase literacy and strengthen basiclearning skills in Texas schools and communities.

    A.1.1. Strategy: ARTS EDUCATION $ 851,340 $ 826,340Provide and support arts educationopportunities.Efficiencies: Average Grant Amount Awarded for Arts Education Programs 3,422 3,422

    B. Goal: ARTS ACCESSEnsure that Texas citizens and visitors are aware of the value ofthe arts and have equitable access to quality arts programs andservices.

    Outcome (Results/Impact): Percentage of Total Assistance Dollars Provided to

    Applications From Minority Organizations 22% 22%Percentage of Total Assistance Dollars Provided to

    Applications From Rural and Geographically IsolatedCommunities 29% 30%

    B.1.1. Strategy: DISTRIBUTE DIRECT GRANTS $ 3,770,808 $ 3,745,808 & UB

    Output (Volume): Number of Funded Applications from Rural and

    Geographically Isolated Communities 550 550Number of Funded Applications From Minority Organizations 300 300B.1.2. Strategy: PROMOTION & PARTICIPATION $ 684,535 $ 684,535Improve statewide participation in arts

  • COMMISSION ON THE ARTS(Continued)

    A813-Hse-1-A I-4 April 4, 2003

    programs, enhance the public’s understanding ofthe arts’ contribution and value, and encourageand promote cultural tourism.Output (Volume): Number of Marketing and Public Relations Activities,

    Conferences and Seminars Which Promote Tourism 75 75

    Total, Goal B: ARTS ACCESS $ 4,455,343 $ 4,430,343

    C. Goal: INDIRECT ADMINISTRATIONC.1.1. Strategy: INDIRECT ADMINISTRATION $ 517,983 $ 517,983

    Grand Total, COMMISSION ON THE ARTS $ 5,824,666 $ 5,774,666

    Method of Financing: General Revenue Fund $ 2,900,253 $ 2,800,252GR Dedicated - Commission on the Arts Operating Account No.

    334 850,000 800,000Federal Funds 760,000 760,000

    Other FundsAppropriated Receipts 344,413 444,414Interagency Contracts 970,000 970,000

    Subtotal, Other Funds $ 1,314,413 $ 1,414,414

    Total, Method of Financing $ 5,824,666 $ 5,774,666

    Number of Full-Time-Equi


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