Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB4535 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R12121 KSD-D
2	2	By: Branch H.B. No. 4535
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the annual allocation of certain constitutional funds
8	8	to eligible agencies and institutions of higher education.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 62.021, Education Code, is amended by
11	11	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to
12	12	read as follows:
13	13	(a) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state
14	14	fiscal year ending August 31, 2011 [2008], an eligible institution
15	15	is entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this
16	16	section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a),
17	17	Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute
18	18	funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a
19	19	claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071,
20	20	Government Code. The comptroller may not issue a warrant from any
21	21	funds allocated under this subsection before the delivery of goods
22	22	or services described in Section 17, Article VII, Texas
23	23	Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest on
24	24	bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published
25	25	library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government
26	26	Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in
27	27	accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following
28	28	elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional
29	29	complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical
30	30	College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as
31	31	follows:
32	32	(1) $3,559,433 [$3,434,348] to Midwestern State
33	33	University;
34	34	(2) $27,846,476 [$26,137,233] to the University of
35	35	North Texas;
36	36	(3) $8,771,265 [$8,139,391] to the University of
37	37	North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;
38	38	(4) $12,311,123 [$12,882,348] to The University of
39	39	Texas--Pan American;
40	40	(5) $5,057,420 [$4,186,790] to The University of
41	41	Texas at Brownsville;
42	42	(6) $8,425,937 [$7,025,771] to Stephen F. Austin
43	43	State University;
44	44	(7) to the following component institutions of the
45	45	Texas State University System:
46	46	(A) $8,330,933 [$11,210,508] to Lamar
47	47	University;
48	48	(B) $2,332,463 to the Lamar Institute of
49	49	Technology;
50	50	(C) $1,235,752 [$1,115,048] to Lamar State
51	51	College--Orange;
52	52	(D) [(C)] $1,244,694 [$1,190,119] to Lamar State
53	53	College--Port Arthur;
54	54	(E) [(D)] $11,893,110 [$9,916,306] to Sam
55	55	Houston State University;
56	56	(F) [(E)] $21,863,258 [$19,799,276] to Texas
57	57	State University--San Marcos;
58	58	(G) [(F)] $1,625,061 [$2,043,772] to Sul Ross
59	59	State University; and
60	60	(H) [(G)] $445,379 [$379,831] to Sul Ross State
61	61	University-Rio Grande College;
62	62	(8) $8,894,700 [$11,156,463] to Texas Southern
63	63	University;
64	64	(9) to the following component institutions of the
65	65	Texas Tech University System:
66	66	(A) $23,936,088 [$26,829,477] to Texas Tech
67	67	University;
68	68	(B) $16,973,569 [$17,849,441] to Texas Tech
69	69	University Health Sciences Center; and
70	70	(C) $3,743,027 [$3,585,802] to Angelo State
71	71	University;
72	72	(10) $10,169,695 [$8,424,209] to Texas Woman's
73	73	University;
74	74	(11) to the following component institutions of the
75	75	University of Houston System:
76	76	(A) $35,885,768 [$35,276,140] to the University
77	77	of Houston;
78	78	(B) $2,393,921 [$2,282,883] to the University
79	79	of Houston--Victoria;
80	80	(C) $5,214,167 [$6,001,337] to the University of
81	81	Houston--Clear Lake; and
82	82	(D) $7,435,238 [$9,628,151] to the University of
83	83	Houston--Downtown;
84	84	(12) to the following component institutions of The
85	85	Texas A&M University System:
86	86	(A) $7,139,067 [$8,278,993] to Texas A&M
87	87	University--Corpus Christi;
88	88	(B) $3,796,436 [$3,130,211] to Texas A&M
89	89	International University;
90	90	(C) $5,046,885 [$5,052,232] to Texas A&M
91	91	University--Kingsville;
92	92	(D) $4,652,995 [$4,776,890] to West Texas A&M
93	93	University;
94	94	(E) $5,193,232 [$5,345,678] to Texas A&M
95	95	University--Commerce; and
96	96	(F) $1,307,907 [$1,646,352] to Texas A&M
97	97	University--Texarkana; and
98	98	(13) $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College
99	99	System Administration and the following component campuses, but not
100	100	its extension centers or programs:
101	101	(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
102	102	(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
103	103	(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas;
104	104	and
105	105	(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
106	106	(a-1) This subsection applies only to the state fiscal years
107	107	ending August 31, 2009, and August 31, 2010, and is intended as a
108	108	correction necessary to ensure an equitable distribution of the
109	109	funds appropriated by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas
110	110	Constitution, for the five-year period ending August 31, 2010, in
111	111	accordance with the equitable formula prescribed by Section 17(d),
112	112	Article VII, Texas Constitution. In each state fiscal year to which
113	113	this subsection applies, an eligible institution is entitled to
114	114	receive an amount allocated in accordance with this subsection from
115	115	the funds appropriated for each of those years by Section 17(a),
116	116	Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute
117	117	funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a
118	118	claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071,
119	119	Government Code. The comptroller may not issue a warrant from any
120	120	funds allocated under this subsection before the delivery of goods
121	121	or services described in Section 17, Article VII, Texas
122	122	Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest on
123	123	bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published
124	124	library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government
125	125	Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in
126	126	accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following
127	127	elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional
128	128	complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical
129	129	College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as
130	130	follows:
131	131	(1) $3,810,377 to Midwestern State University;
132	132	(2) $27,122,688 to the University of North Texas;
133	133	(3) $7,994,676 to the University of North Texas Health
134	134	Science Center at Fort Worth;
135	135	(4) $13,176,801 to The University of Texas--Pan
136	136	American;
137	137	(5) $4,284,677 to The University of Texas at
138	138	Brownsville;
139	139	(6) $6,907,643 to Stephen F. Austin State University;
140	140	(7) to the following component institutions of the
141	141	Texas State University System:
142	142	(A) $8,028,333 to Lamar University;
143	143	(B) $1,825,332 to the Lamar Institute of
144	144	Technology;
145	145	(C) $1,140,745 to Lamar State College--Orange;
146	146	(D) $1,217,124 to Lamar State College--Port
147	147	Arthur;
148	148	(E) $10,184,001 to Sam Houston State University;
149	149	(F) $20,258,249 to Texas State University--San
150	150	Marcos;
151	151	(G) $2,090,896 to Sul Ross State University; and
152	152	(H) $388,203 to Sul Ross State University-Rio
153	153	Grande College;
154	154	(8) $11,283,387 to Texas Southern University;
155	155	(9) to the following component institutions of the
156	156	Texas Tech University System:
157	157	(A) $27,446,657 to Texas Tech University;
158	158	(B) $14,854,763 to Texas Tech University Health
159	159	Sciences Center; and
160	160	(C) $3,667,497 to Angelo State University;
161	161	(10) $8,615,167 to Texas Woman's University;
162	162	(11) to the following component institutions of the
163	163	University of Houston System:
164	164	(A) $36,091,539 to the University of Houston;
165	165	(B) $2,335,692 to the University of
166	166	Houston--Victoria;
167	167	(C) $5,355,874 to the University of
168	168	Houston--Clear Lake; and
169	169	(D) $9,548,995 to the University of
170	170	Houston--Downtown;
171	171	(12) to the following component institutions of The
172	172	Texas A&M University System:
173	173	(A) $8,471,116 to Texas A&M University--Corpus
174	174	Christi;
175	175	(B) $3,202,241 to Texas A&M International
176	176	University;
177	177	(C) $5,167,540 to Texas A&M
178	178	University--Kingsville;
179	179	(D) $4,886,159 to West Texas A&M University;
180	180	(E) $5,684,047 to Texas A&M
181	181	University--Commerce; and
182	182	(F) $1,684,587 to Texas A&M
183	183	University--Texarkana; and
184	184	(13) $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College
185	185	System Administration and the following component campuses, but not
186	186	its extension centers or programs:
187	187	(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
188	188	(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
189	189	(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas;
190	190	and
191	191	(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
192	192	(a-2) This subsection and Subsection (a-1) expire September
193	193	1, 2010.
194	194	SECTION 2. Section 62.024, Education Code, is amended to
195	195	read as follows:
196	196	Sec. 62.024. AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED. In accordance
197	197	with Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state
198	198	fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31,
199	199	2008, the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation under
200	200	that subsection is increased to $262.5 million. [Before the state
201	201	fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, the amount of the annual
202	202	constitutional appropriation under that subsection is $175
203	203	million.]
204	204	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
205	205	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
206	206	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
207	207	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
208	208	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.