Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB4608 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R1265 KEL-D
2	2	By: Oliveira H.B. No. 4608
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the higher education fund and the allocation and
8	8	distribution of certain constitutional revenues to The University
9	9	of Texas at Brownsville.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 62.021(a), Education Code, is amended 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, 2008, an eligible institution is
15	15	entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this
16	16	section from 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) $3,434,348 to Midwestern State University;
33	33	(2) $26,137,233 to the University of North Texas;
34	34	(3) $8,139,391 to the University of North Texas Health
35	35	Science Center at Fort Worth;
36	36	(4) $12,882,348 to The University of Texas--Pan
37	37	American;
38	38	(5) [$4,186,790 to The University of Texas at
39	39	Brownsville;
40	40	[(6)] $7,025,771 to Stephen F. Austin State
41	41	University;
42	42	(6) [(7)] to the following component institutions of
43	43	the Texas State University System:
44	44	(A) $11,210,508 to Lamar University;
45	45	(B) $1,115,048 to Lamar State College--Orange;
46	46	(C) $1,190,119 to Lamar State College--Port
47	47	Arthur;
48	48	(D) $9,916,306 to Sam Houston State University;
49	49	(E) $19,799,276 to Texas State University--San
50	50	Marcos;
51	51	(F) $2,043,772 to Sul Ross State University; and
52	52	(G) $379,831 to Sul Ross State University-Rio
53	53	Grande College;
54	54	(7) [(8)] $11,156,463 to Texas Southern University;
55	55	(8) [(9)] to the following component institutions of
56	56	the Texas Tech University System:
57	57	(A) $26,829,477 to Texas Tech University;
58	58	(B) $17,849,441 to Texas Tech University Health
59	59	Sciences Center; and
60	60	(C) $3,585,802 to Angelo State University;
61	61	(9) [(10)] $8,424,209 to Texas Woman's University;
62	62	(10) [(11)] to the following component institutions
63	63	of the University of Houston System:
64	64	(A) $35,276,140 to the University of Houston;
65	65	(B) $2,282,883 to the University of
66	66	Houston--Victoria;
67	67	(C) $6,001,337 to the University of
68	68	Houston--Clear Lake; and
69	69	(D) $9,628,151 to the University of
70	70	Houston--Downtown;
71	71	(11) [(12)] to the following component institutions
72	72	of The Texas A&M University System:
73	73	(A) $8,278,993 to Texas A&M University--Corpus
74	74	Christi;
75	75	(B) $3,130,211 to Texas A&M International
76	76	University;
77	77	(C) $5,052,232 to Texas A&M
78	78	University--Kingsville;
79	79	(D) $4,776,890 to West Texas A&M University;
80	80	(E) $5,345,678 to Texas A&M
81	81	University--Commerce; and
82	82	(F) $1,646,352 to Texas A&M
83	83	University--Texarkana; and
84	84	(12) [(13)] $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical
85	85	College System Administration and the following component
86	86	campuses, but not its extension centers or programs:
87	87	(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
88	88	(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
89	89	(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas;
90	90	and
91	91	(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
92	92	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2010, but only
93	93	if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 81st Legislature,
94	94	Regular Session, 2009, entitling The University of Texas at
95	95	Brownsville to participate in the income and other benefits of the
96	96	permanent university fund, takes effect. If that amendment is not
97	97	approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.