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1	1	84R19935 KJE-D
2	2	By: Crownover, Howard, Darby, Clardy, et al. H.B. No. 2848
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2848:
4	4	By: Howard C.S.H.B. No. 2848
5	5
6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional
10	10	appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher
11	11	education.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 62.021, Education Code, is amended by
14	14	amending Subsections (a) and (e) and adding Subsections (a-1),
15	15	(a-2), and (e-2) to read as follows:
16	16	(a) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state
17	17	fiscal year ending August 31, 2016 [2011], an eligible institution
18	18	is entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this
19	19	section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a),
20	20	Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute
21	21	funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a
22	22	claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071,
23	23	Government Code. An eligible institution may not present a claim
24	24	to be paid from any funds allocated under this subsection before the
25	25	delivery of goods or services described in Section 17, Article VII,
26	26	Texas Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest
27	27	on bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published
28	28	library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government
29	29	Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in
30	30	accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following
31	31	elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional
32	32	complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical
33	33	College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as
34	34	follows:
35	35	(1) $3,374,275 [$3,559,433] to Midwestern State
36	36	University;
37	37	(2) to the following component institutions of the
38	38	University of North Texas System:
39	39	(A) $25,041,370 [$27,846,476] to the University
40	40	of North Texas;
41	41	(B) $11,394,570 [(3) $8,771,265] to the
42	42	University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and
43	43	(C) $1,408,669 to the University of North Texas
44	44	at Dallas, $135,593 of which must be used for the University of
45	45	North Texas at Dallas College of Law;
46	46	(3) $7,757,442 [(4) $12,311,123 to The University of
47	47	Texas--Pan American;
48	48	[(5) $5,057,420 to The University of Texas at
49	49	Brownsville;
50	50	[(6) $8,425,937] to Stephen F. Austin State
51	51	University;
52	52	(4) [(7)] to the following component institutions of
53	53	the Texas State University System:
54	54	(A) $9,401,255 [$8,330,933] to Lamar University;
55	55	(B) $1,720,347 [$2,332,463] to the Lamar
56	56	Institute of Technology;
57	57	(C) $1,129,562 [$1,235,752] to Lamar State
58	58	College--Orange;
59	59	(D) $1,438,523 [$1,244,694] to Lamar State
60	60	College--Port Arthur;
61	61	(E) $11,553,239 [$11,893,110] to Sam Houston
62	62	State University;
63	63	(F) $24,775,170 [$21,863,258] to Texas State
64	64	University;
65	65	(G) $1,423,682 [$1,625,061] to Sul Ross State
66	66	University; and
67	67	(H) $273,825 [$445,380] to Sul Ross State
68	68	University-Rio Grande College;
69	69	(5) $7,773,229 [(8) $8,894,700] to Texas Southern
70	70	University;
71	71	(6) [(9)] to the following component institutions of
72	72	the Texas Tech University System:
73	73	(A) $32,817,206 [$23,936,088] to Texas Tech
74	74	University;
75	75	(B) $15,581,597 [$16,973,569] to Texas Tech
76	76	University Health Sciences Center; [and]
77	77	(C) $3,546,735 [$3,743,027] to Angelo State
78	78	University; and
79	79	(D) $4,156,050 to Texas Tech University Health
80	80	Sciences Center--El Paso;
81	81	(7) $9,897,706 [(10) $10,169,695] to Texas Woman's
82	82	University;
83	83	(8) [(11)] to the following component institutions of
84	84	the University of Houston System:
85	85	(A) $35,180,036 [$35,885,768] to the University
86	86	of Houston;
87	87	(B) $2,850,574 [$2,393,921] to the University of
88	88	Houston--Victoria;
89	89	(C) $5,336,744 [$5,214,167] to the University of
90	90	Houston--Clear Lake; and
91	91	(D) $7,835,252 [$7,435,238] to the University of
92	92	Houston--Downtown;
93	93	(9) [(12)] to the following component institutions of
94	94	The Texas A&M University System:
95	95	(A) $7,424,229 [$7,139,067] to Texas A&M
96	96	University--Corpus Christi;
97	97	(B) $4,473,273 [$3,796,436] to Texas A&M
98	98	International University;
99	99	(C) $5,977,371 [$5,046,885] to Texas A&M
100	100	University--Kingsville;
101	101	(D) $4,776,272 [$4,652,995] to West Texas A&M
102	102	University;
103	103	(E) $7,190,875 [$5,193,232] to Texas A&M
104	104	University--Commerce; and
105	105	(F) $1,215,922 [$1,307,907] to Texas A&M
106	106	University--Texarkana; and
107	107	(10) [(13)] $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical
108	108	College System Administration and the following component
109	109	campuses, but not its extension centers or programs:
110	110	(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
111	111	(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
112	112	(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas;
113	113	and
114	114	(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
115	115	(a-1) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state
116	116	fiscal year ending August 31, 2016, an eligible institution is
117	117	entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this
118	118	subsection from the funds appropriated for that year by Section
119	119	17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall
120	120	distribute funds allocated under this subsection only on
121	121	presentation of a claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with
122	122	Section 403.071, Government Code. An eligible institution may not
123	123	present a claim to be paid from any funds allocated under this
124	124	subsection before the delivery of goods or services described in
125	125	Section 17, Article VII, Texas Constitution, except for the payment
126	126	of principal or interest on bonds or notes or for a payment for a
127	127	book or other published library material as authorized by Section
128	128	2155.386, Government Code. The allocation of funds under this
129	129	subsection is made in accordance with an equitable formula
130	130	consisting of the following elements: space deficit, facilities
131	131	condition, institutional complexity, and a separate allocation for
132	132	the Texas State Technical College System. The annual amounts
133	133	allocated by the formula are as follows:
134	134	(1) $5,061,412 to Midwestern State University;
135	135	(2) to the following component institutions of the
136	136	University of North Texas System:
137	137	(A) $37,562,056 to the University of North Texas;
138	138	(B) $17,091,856 to the University of North Texas
139	139	Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and
140	140	(C) $2,113,004 to the University of North Texas
141	141	at Dallas, $203,390 of which must be used for the University of
142	142	North Texas at Dallas College of Law;
143	143	(3) $11,636,163 to Stephen F. Austin State University;
144	144	(4) to the following component institutions of the
145	145	Texas State University System:
146	146	(A) $14,101,882 to Lamar University;
147	147	(B) $2,580,521 to the Lamar Institute of
148	148	Technology;
149	149	(C) $1,694,343 to Lamar State College--Orange;
150	150	(D) $2,157,784 to Lamar State College--Port
151	151	Arthur;
152	152	(E) $17,329,858 to Sam Houston State University;
153	153	(F) $37,162,755 to Texas State University;
154	154	(G) $2,135,523 to Sul Ross State University; and
155	155	(H) $410,738 to Sul Ross State University-Rio
156	156	Grande College;
157	157	(5) $11,659,843 to Texas Southern University;
158	158	(6) to the following component institutions of the
159	159	Texas Tech University System:
160	160	(A) $49,225,809 to Texas Tech University;
161	161	(B) $23,372,396 to Texas Tech University Health
162	162	Sciences Center;
163	163	(C) $5,320,102 to Angelo State University; and
164	164	(D) $6,234,075 to Texas Tech University Health
165	165	Sciences Center--El Paso;
166	166	(7) $14,846,558 to Texas Woman's University;
167	167	(8) to the following component institutions of the
168	168	University of Houston System:
169	169	(A) $52,770,054 to the University of Houston;
170	170	(B) $4,275,861 to the University of
171	171	Houston--Victoria;
172	172	(C) $8,005,116 to the University of
173	173	Houston--Clear Lake; and
174	174	(D) $11,752,877 to the University of
175	175	Houston--Downtown;
176	176	(9) to the following component institutions of The
177	177	Texas A&M University System:
178	178	(A) $11,136,344 to Texas A&M University--Corpus
179	179	Christi;
180	180	(B) $6,709,910 to Texas A&M International
181	181	University;
182	182	(C) $8,966,056 to Texas A&M
183	183	University--Kingsville;
184	184	(D) $7,164,408 to West Texas A&M University;
185	185	(E) $10,786,313 to Texas A&M
186	186	University--Commerce; and
187	187	(F) $1,823,883 to Texas A&M
188	188	University--Texarkana; and
189	189	(10) $8,662,500 to the Texas State Technical College
190	190	System Administration and the following component campuses, but not
191	191	its extension centers or programs:
192	192	(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
193	193	(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
194	194	(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas;
195	195	and
196	196	(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
197	197	(a-2) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection,
198	198	Subsection (a) and this subsection expire September 1, 2015.
199	199	Notwithstanding Subsection (a-1), the annual allocation of funds
200	200	made under Subsection (a-1) applies only if the 84th Legislature in
201	201	Regular Session, 2015, increases the amount of the annual
202	202	constitutional appropriation to an amount sufficient to fund that
203	203	allocation and includes an appropriation for that amount in a
204	204	general appropriations act for the state fiscal biennium that
205	205	begins September 1, 2015. If the 84th Legislature in Regular
206	206	Session, 2015, does not increase the amount of the annual
207	207	constitutional appropriation to that amount and include an
208	208	appropriation for that amount in a general appropriations act for
209	209	that biennium, then Subsection (a-1) has no effect and Subsection
210	210	(a) and this subsection do not expire.
211	211	(e) Whereas the University of North Texas at Dallas was
212	212	created as an institution of higher education by Chapter 25 (S.B.
213	213	576), Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, which
214	214	was approved by a vote of more than two-thirds of the membership of
215	215	each house of the legislature, and was certified by the
216	216	coordinating board to operate as a general academic teaching
217	217	institution in April 2009, the University of North Texas at Dallas
218	218	is entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 17,
219	219	Article VII, Texas Constitution[, as soon as the University of
220	220	North Texas at Dallas operates as a general academic teaching
221	221	institution]. Whereas the University of North Texas at Dallas
222	222	College of Law, which was previously designated by Chapter 1213
223	223	(S.B. 956), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, as
224	224	an institution of higher education until such time the University
225	225	of North Texas at Dallas had been in operation as a general academic
226	226	teaching institution for a period of five years, now operates as a
227	227	professional school within the University of North Texas at Dallas
228	228	as a result of the expiration of that period, the allocation to the
229	229	University of North Texas at Dallas under this section includes an
230	230	amount attributable to the University of North Texas at Dallas
231	231	College of Law as part of the university.
232	232	(e-2) Whereas The University of Texas--Pan American and The
233	233	University of Texas at Brownsville were consolidated into a general
234	234	academic teaching institution that is excluded from participation
235	235	in the funding provided by Section 17, Article VII, Texas
236	236	Constitution, by Chapter 726 (S.B. 24), Acts of the 83rd
237	237	Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, which was approved by a vote of
238	238	more than two-thirds of the membership of each house of the
239	239	legislature, The University of Texas--Pan American and The
240	240	University of Texas at Brownsville are omitted from the allocation
241	241	of funds under this section.
242	242	SECTION 2. Section 62.024, Education Code, is amended to
243	243	read as follows:
244	244	Sec. 62.024. AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED. In accordance
245	245	with Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state
246	246	fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31,
247	247	2016 [2008], the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation
248	248	under that subsection is increased to $393.75 [$262.5] million.
249	249	SECTION 3. Section 62.027(c), Education Code, is amended to
250	250	read as follows:
251	251	(c) The increase provided by the amendment to Section 62.024
252	252	enacted by the 84th [79th] Legislature, Regular Session, 2015
253	253	[2005], in the amount of the appropriation made under Section
254	254	17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year
255	255	beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2016 [2008],
256	256	constitutes the increase in accordance with Section 17(a) that the
257	257	legislature considers appropriate for the five-year period
258	258	beginning September 1, 2015 [2005].
259	259	SECTION 4. The amounts allocated under Section 62.021,
260	260	Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply to each state fiscal
261	261	year beginning with the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
262	262	2015.
263	263	SECTION 5. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
264	264	section, this Act takes effect August 31, 2015.
265	265	(b) Sections 2 and 3 of this Act take effect as provided by
266	266	Subsection (a) of this section only if this Act is approved by a
267	267	vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house of the
268	268	legislature as required by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas
269	269	Constitution.