4 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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5 | 9 | | relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving |
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6 | 10 | | direction regarding appropriations. |
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7 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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8 | 12 | | SECTION 1. SENATE. (a) Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053 |
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9 | 13 | | (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the |
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10 | 14 | | General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following |
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11 | 15 | | rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the |
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12 | 16 | | appropriations made to the Senate in that section (page X-1): |
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13 | 17 | | 4. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise |
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14 | 18 | | appropriated by this Act to the Senate, there is appropriated to the |
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15 | 19 | | Senate from the general revenue fund the amount of $34,422,614 for |
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16 | 20 | | the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of |
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17 | 21 | | $37,291,165 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, |
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18 | 22 | | for Strategy A.1.1, Senate, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1 |
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19 | 23 | | above. |
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20 | 24 | | (b) Rider 3 (page X-1), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053 |
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21 | 25 | | (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the |
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22 | 26 | | General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
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23 | 27 | | appropriations to the Senate is amended to read as follows: |
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24 | 28 | | 3. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended |
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25 | 29 | | balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made |
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26 | 30 | | to the Senate are appropriated to the Senate for the same purposes |
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27 | 31 | | for the biennium beginning September 1, 2021. |
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28 | 32 | | Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of |
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29 | 33 | | August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Senate are |
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30 | 34 | | appropriated for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning |
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31 | 35 | | September 1, 2022. |
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32 | 36 | | SECTION 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (a) Section 1, |
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33 | 37 | | Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, |
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34 | 38 | | Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended |
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35 | 39 | | by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill |
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36 | 40 | | pattern of the appropriations made to the House of Representatives |
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37 | 41 | | in that section (page X-2): |
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38 | 42 | | 4. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise |
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39 | 43 | | appropriated by this Act to the House of Representatives, there is |
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40 | 44 | | appropriated to the House of Representatives from the general |
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41 | 45 | | revenue fund the amount of $43,098,410 for the state fiscal year |
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42 | 46 | | beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $48,600,335 for the |
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43 | 47 | | state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1, |
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44 | 48 | | House of Representatives, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1 |
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45 | 49 | | above. |
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46 | 50 | | (b) Rider 3 (page X-2), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053 |
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47 | 51 | | (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the |
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48 | 52 | | General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
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49 | 53 | | appropriations to the House of Representatives is amended to read |
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50 | 54 | | as follows: |
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51 | 55 | | 3. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended |
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52 | 56 | | balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made |
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53 | 57 | | to the House of Representatives are appropriated to the House of |
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54 | 58 | | Representatives for the same purposes for the biennium beginning |
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55 | 59 | | September 1, 2021. |
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56 | 60 | | Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of |
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57 | 61 | | August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the House of |
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58 | 62 | | Representatives are appropriated for the same purposes for the |
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59 | 63 | | fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022. |
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60 | 64 | | SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD. (a) Section 1, |
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61 | 65 | | Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, |
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62 | 66 | | Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended |
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63 | 67 | | by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill |
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64 | 68 | | pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Budget Board |
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65 | 69 | | in that section (page X-3): |
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66 | 70 | | 4. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise |
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67 | 71 | | appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Budget Board, there is |
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68 | 72 | | appropriated to the Legislative Budget Board from the general |
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69 | 73 | | revenue fund the amount of $13,178,999 for the state fiscal year |
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70 | 74 | | beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $13,178,998 for the |
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71 | 75 | | state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1, |
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72 | 76 | | Legislative Budget Board, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1 |
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73 | 77 | | above. |
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74 | 78 | | (b) Rider 2 (page X-3), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053 |
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75 | 79 | | (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the |
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76 | 80 | | General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
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77 | 81 | | appropriations to the Legislative Budget Board is amended to read |
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78 | 82 | | as follows: |
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79 | 83 | | 2. Unexpended Balance. Any unobligated and unexpended |
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80 | 84 | | balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made |
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81 | 85 | | to the Legislative Budget Board are appropriated to the Legislative |
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82 | 86 | | Budget Board for the same purposes for the biennium beginning |
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83 | 87 | | September 1, 2021. |
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84 | 88 | | Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of |
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85 | 89 | | August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative Budget |
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86 | 90 | | Board are appropriated to the Legislative Budget Board for the same |
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87 | 91 | | purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022. |
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88 | 92 | | SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (a) Section 1, Article X, |
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89 | 93 | | Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular |
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90 | 94 | | Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by |
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91 | 95 | | adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill |
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92 | 96 | | pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Council in |
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93 | 97 | | that section (page X-4): |
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94 | 98 | | 5. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise |
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95 | 99 | | appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Council, there is |
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96 | 100 | | appropriated to the Legislative Council from the general revenue |
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97 | 101 | | fund the amount of $40,205,883 for the state fiscal year beginning |
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98 | 102 | | September 1, 2021, and the amount of $43,556,374 for the state |
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99 | 103 | | fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1, |
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100 | 104 | | Legislative Council, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1 above. |
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101 | 105 | | (b) Rider 2 (page X-4), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053 |
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102 | 106 | | (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the |
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103 | 107 | | General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
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104 | 108 | | appropriations to the Legislative Council is amended to read as |
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105 | 109 | | follows: |
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106 | 110 | | 2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended |
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107 | 111 | | balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made |
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108 | 112 | | to the Legislative Council are appropriated to the Legislative |
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109 | 113 | | Council for the same purposes for the biennium beginning September |
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110 | 114 | | 1, 2021. |
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111 | 115 | | Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of |
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112 | 116 | | August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative |
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113 | 117 | | Council are appropriated to the Legislative Council for the same |
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114 | 118 | | purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022. |
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115 | 119 | | SECTION 5. COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS. (a) Section 1, |
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116 | 120 | | Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, |
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117 | 121 | | Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended |
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118 | 122 | | by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill |
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119 | 123 | | pattern of the appropriations made to the Commission on Uniform |
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120 | 124 | | State Laws in that section (page X-5): |
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121 | 125 | | 3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise |
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122 | 126 | | appropriated by this Act to the Commission on Uniform State Laws, |
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123 | 127 | | there is appropriated to the Commission on Uniform State Laws from |
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124 | 128 | | the general revenue fund the amount of $143,958 for each state |
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125 | 129 | | fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, |
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126 | 130 | | 2021, for Strategy A.1.1, Commission on Uniform State Laws, to be |
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127 | 131 | | spent in accordance with Rider 1 above. |
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128 | 132 | | (b) Rider 2 (page X-5), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053 |
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129 | 133 | | (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the |
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130 | 134 | | General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
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131 | 135 | | appropriations to the Commission on Uniform State Laws is amended |
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132 | 136 | | to read as follows: |
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133 | 137 | | 2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended |
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134 | 138 | | balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made |
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135 | 139 | | to the Commission on Uniform State Laws are appropriated to the |
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136 | 140 | | Commission on Uniform State Laws for the same purposes for the |
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137 | 141 | | biennium beginning September 1, 2021. |
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138 | 142 | | Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of |
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139 | 143 | | August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Commission on |
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140 | 144 | | Uniform State Laws are appropriated to the Commission on Uniform |
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141 | 145 | | State Laws for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning |
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142 | 146 | | September 1, 2022. |
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143 | 147 | | SECTION 6. SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION. (a) Section 1, |
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144 | 148 | | Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, |
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145 | 149 | | Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended |
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146 | 150 | | by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill |
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147 | 151 | | pattern of the appropriations made to the Sunset Advisory |
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148 | 152 | | Commission in that section (page X-6): |
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149 | 153 | | 3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise |
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150 | 154 | | appropriated by this Act to the Sunset Advisory Commission, there |
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151 | 155 | | is appropriated to the Sunset Advisory Commission from the general |
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152 | 156 | | revenue fund the amount of $2,268,722 for each state fiscal year of |
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153 | 157 | | the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for Strategy |
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154 | 158 | | A.1.1, Sunset Advisory Commission. |
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155 | 159 | | (b) Riders 1 and 2 (pages X-5 and X-6), Section 1, Article X, |
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156 | 160 | | Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular |
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157 | 161 | | Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern |
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158 | 162 | | of the appropriations to the Sunset Advisory Commission are amended |
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159 | 163 | | to read as follows: |
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160 | 164 | | 1. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended |
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161 | 165 | | balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made |
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162 | 166 | | to the Sunset Advisory Commission are appropriated to the Sunset |
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163 | 167 | | Advisory Commission for the same purposes for the biennium |
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164 | 168 | | beginning September 1, 2021. |
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165 | 169 | | Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of |
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166 | 170 | | August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Sunset Advisory |
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167 | 171 | | Commission are appropriated to the Sunset Advisory Commission for |
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168 | 172 | | the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022. |
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169 | 173 | | 2. Appropriation to Sunset Advisory Commission Account. The |
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170 | 174 | | money that an entity is required by law to pay to the Sunset |
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171 | 175 | | Advisory Commission to cover the costs the commission incurs in |
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172 | 176 | | performing a review of the entity is appropriated to the commission |
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173 | 177 | | for maintaining the operations of the commission. |
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174 | 178 | | SECTION 7. STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. (a) Section 1, Article |
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175 | 179 | | X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular |
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176 | 180 | | Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by |
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177 | 181 | | adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill |
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178 | 182 | | pattern of the appropriations made to the State Auditor's Office in |
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179 | 183 | | that section (page X-7): |
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180 | 184 | | 8. General Funding. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise |
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181 | 185 | | appropriated by this Act to the State Auditor's Office, there is |
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182 | 186 | | appropriated to the State Auditor's Office from the general revenue |
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183 | 187 | | fund the amount of $17,027,403 for the state fiscal year beginning |
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184 | 188 | | September 1, 2021, and the amount of $17,027,402 for the state |
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185 | 189 | | fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1, State |
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186 | 190 | | Auditor. |
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187 | 191 | | (b) The State Auditor's Office shall use money appropriated |
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188 | 192 | | by Subsection (a) of this rider as necessary to perform the office's |
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189 | 193 | | duties under Riders 5, 6, and 7 above. |
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190 | 194 | | (b) Riders 2 and 3 (page X-6), Section 1, Article X, Chapter |
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191 | 195 | | 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 |
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192 | 196 | | (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
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193 | 197 | | appropriations to the State Auditor's Office are amended to read as |
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194 | 198 | | follows: |
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195 | 199 | | 2. Appropriation of Appropriated Receipts. All funds |
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196 | 200 | | reimbursed to the State Auditor's Office (SAO) by governmental |
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197 | 201 | | entities for the provision of services are appropriated to the SAO |
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198 | 202 | | during the fiscal year in which they are received and shall be used |
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199 | 203 | | as provided by Government Code, Chapter 321. |
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200 | 204 | | 3. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended |
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201 | 205 | | balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made |
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202 | 206 | | to the State Auditor's Office (SAO) from the General Revenue Fund |
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203 | 207 | | are appropriated to the SAO for the same purposes for the biennium |
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204 | 208 | | beginning September 1, 2021. |
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205 | 209 | | Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of |
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206 | 210 | | August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the SAO from the |
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207 | 211 | | General Revenue Fund are appropriated to the SAO for the same |
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208 | 212 | | purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022. |
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209 | 213 | | SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY. (a) Section 1, |
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210 | 214 | | Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, |
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211 | 215 | | Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended |
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212 | 216 | | by adding the following riders at the end of the riders to the bill |
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213 | 217 | | pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Reference |
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214 | 218 | | Library in that section (page X-8): |
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215 | 219 | | 3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise |
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216 | 220 | | appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Reference Library, |
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217 | 221 | | there is appropriated to the Legislative Reference Library from the |
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218 | 222 | | general revenue fund the amount of $1,733,325 for each state fiscal |
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219 | 223 | | year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for |
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220 | 224 | | Strategy A.1.1, Legislative Reference Library, to be spent in |
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221 | 225 | | accordance with Rider 1 above. |
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222 | 226 | | 4. Appropriation of Interagency Contracts. All funds |
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223 | 227 | | transferred to the Legislative Reference Library pursuant to |
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224 | 228 | | interagency contracts for services provided by the Legislative |
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225 | 229 | | Reference Library are appropriated to the Legislative Reference |
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226 | 230 | | Library during the fiscal year in which they are received and shall |
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227 | 231 | | be used as provided by Government Code, Chapter 324. |
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228 | 232 | | 5. Appropriation of Appropriated Receipts. All funds |
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229 | 233 | | reimbursed to the Legislative Reference Library by governmental |
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230 | 234 | | entities for the provision of services are appropriated to the |
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231 | 235 | | Legislative Reference Library during the fiscal year in which they |
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232 | 236 | | are received and shall be used as provided by Government Code, |
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233 | 237 | | Chapter 324. |
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234 | 238 | | (b) Rider 2 (page X-8), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053 |
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235 | 239 | | (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the |
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236 | 240 | | General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
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237 | 241 | | appropriations to the Legislative Reference Library is amended to |
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238 | 242 | | read as follows: |
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239 | 243 | | 2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended |
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240 | 244 | | balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made |
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241 | 245 | | to the Legislative Reference Library from the General Revenue Fund |
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242 | 246 | | are appropriated for the same purposes for the biennium beginning |
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243 | 247 | | September 1, 2021. |
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244 | 248 | | Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of |
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245 | 249 | | August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative |
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246 | 250 | | Reference Library from the General Revenue Fund are appropriated |
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247 | 251 | | for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, |
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248 | 252 | | 2022. |
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249 | 253 | | SECTION 9. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SCHOOL DISTRICT AD |
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250 | 254 | | VALOREM TAX RELIEF. Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, Chapter |
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251 | 255 | | 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 |
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252 | 256 | | (the General Appropriations Act), and contingent on S.B. 8 or |
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253 | 257 | | similar legislation by the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, |
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254 | 258 | | 2021, relating to the authority of a person who acquires a residence |
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255 | 259 | | homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption for the homestead |
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256 | 260 | | in the year in which the property is acquired, being enacted and |
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257 | 261 | | becoming law, the amount of $50,000,000 is appropriated from the |
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258 | 262 | | general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for each state |
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259 | 263 | | fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, |
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260 | 264 | | 2021, for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the |
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261 | 265 | | legislation. |
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262 | 266 | | SECTION 10. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL |
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263 | 267 | | CURRICULUM. Contingent on S.B. 3 or similar legislation by the 87th |
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264 | 268 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to certain |
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265 | 269 | | curriculum in public schools, including certain instructional |
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266 | 270 | | requirements and prohibitions, being enacted and becoming law, the |
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267 | 271 | | amount of $14,625,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund |
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268 | 272 | | to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal biennium |
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269 | 273 | | beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the |
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270 | 274 | | provisions of the legislation. |
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271 | 275 | | SECTION 11. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES: |
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272 | 276 | | FOSTER CARE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT. Section 1, Article II, Chapter |
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273 | 277 | | 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 |
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274 | 278 | | (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the |
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275 | 279 | | following rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the |
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276 | 280 | | appropriations made to the Department of Family and Protective |
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277 | 281 | | Services in that section (page II-19): |
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278 | 282 | | 52. Foster Care Capacity Improvement. (a) In addition to |
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279 | 283 | | the amounts appropriated above, the amount of $35,000,000 is |
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280 | 284 | | appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of |
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281 | 285 | | Family and Protective Services for each fiscal year of the state |
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282 | 286 | | fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of |
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283 | 287 | | providing supplemental payments to retain providers and increase |
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284 | 288 | | provider capacity. |
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285 | 289 | | (b) In addition to amounts appropriated above, the amount of |
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286 | 290 | | $20,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the |
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287 | 291 | | Department of Family and Protective Services for the state fiscal |
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288 | 292 | | year beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing |
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289 | 293 | | targeted foster care capacity grants across this state to address |
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290 | 294 | | the existing foster care capacity shortage. The grants should |
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291 | 295 | | focus on: |
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292 | 296 | | (1) serving children with the highest level of need; |
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293 | 297 | | (2) expanding certain types of placements and bringing |
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294 | 298 | | new providers and capacity online; and |
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295 | 299 | | (3) promoting long-term viability of child |
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296 | 300 | | placements. |
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297 | 301 | | (c) All unexpended balances of the amount appropriated by |
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298 | 302 | | Subsection (b) of this rider for the state fiscal year beginning |
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299 | 303 | | September 1, 2021, are appropriated for the same purposes for the |
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300 | 304 | | state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022. |
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301 | 305 | | (d) The money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this rider |
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302 | 306 | | must be spent in coordination with appropriations provided in Rider |
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303 | 307 | | 51, Community-based Care (CBC) Capacity, and, beginning with the |
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304 | 308 | | state fiscal year that begins September 1, 2022, must be spent in |
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305 | 309 | | compliance with rate methodology requirements outlined in Special |
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306 | 310 | | Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Services Agencies, |
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307 | 311 | | Section 26 of this article, Reimbursement Rates and Methodology; |
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308 | 312 | | Reporting Requirements: Legacy Foster Care, Community Based Care |
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309 | 313 | | Services, and Other Child Services. |
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310 | 314 | | (e) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall |
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311 | 315 | | prepare a report on the specific efforts that the department has |
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312 | 316 | | implemented with money appropriated by this rider and the effect of |
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313 | 317 | | those efforts on improving foster care capacity across the state. |
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314 | 318 | | Not later than September 1, 2022, the department shall submit the |
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315 | 319 | | report to the Legislative Budget Board, Senate Finance Committee, |
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316 | 320 | | House Appropriations Committee, and each standing committee of the |
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317 | 321 | | senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over |
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318 | 322 | | health and human services. |
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319 | 323 | | SECTION 12. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: |
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320 | 324 | | CYBERSECURITY. (a) The amount of $17,443,511 is appropriated from |
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321 | 325 | | the general revenue fund to the Department of Information Resources |
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322 | 326 | | for the purpose of providing cybersecurity enhancements for the |
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323 | 327 | | state during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, |
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324 | 328 | | to be allocated as follows: |
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325 | 329 | | (1) $6,534,350 for Endpoint Detection and Response; |
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326 | 330 | | (2) $6,909,161 for the Security Operations Center; and |
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327 | 331 | | (3) $4,000,000 for Multifactor Authentication |
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328 | 332 | | Expansion. |
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329 | 333 | | (b) During the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, |
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330 | 334 | | 2021, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) |
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331 | 335 | | employees other law authorizes the department to employ during that |
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332 | 336 | | period, the Department of Information Resources may employ out of |
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333 | 337 | | money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section: |
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334 | 338 | | (1) one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for |
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335 | 339 | | Endpoint Detection and Response; |
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336 | 340 | | (2) seven full-time equivalent (FTE) employees for the |
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337 | 341 | | Security Operations Center; and |
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338 | 342 | | (3) one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for |
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339 | 343 | | Multifactor Authentication Expansion. |
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340 | 344 | | SECTION 13. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: ADDITIONAL PAYMENT. |
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341 | 345 | | Contingent on S.B. 7 or similar legislation by the 87th |
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342 | 346 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to a one-time |
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343 | 347 | | supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement |
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344 | 348 | | System of Texas, being enacted and becoming law, the amount of |
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345 | 349 | | $701,100,535 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the |
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346 | 350 | | Teacher Retirement System for the state fiscal biennium beginning |
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347 | 351 | | September 1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the provisions |
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348 | 352 | | of the legislation. |
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349 | 353 | | SECTION 14. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS JUDICIAL |
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350 | 354 | | COUNCIL: BOND LEGISLATION. Section 1, Article IV, Chapter 1053 |
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351 | 355 | | (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the |
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352 | 356 | | General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following |
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353 | 357 | | rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the |
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354 | 358 | | appropriations made to the Office of Court Administration, Texas |
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355 | 359 | | Judicial Council, in that section (page IV-28): |
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356 | 360 | | 14. Contingent Appropriation for Bond Legislation. |
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357 | 361 | | Contingent on S.B. 6 or similar legislation by the 87th |
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358 | 362 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to rules for |
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359 | 363 | | setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on |
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360 | 364 | | a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain |
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361 | 365 | | officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, |
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362 | 366 | | to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of |
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363 | 367 | | information pertaining to bail bonds, being enacted and becoming |
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364 | 368 | | law: |
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365 | 369 | | (1) in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by |
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366 | 370 | | this Act to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial |
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367 | 371 | | Council, the amount of $1,427,218 is appropriated for the state |
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368 | 372 | | fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $885,798 |
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369 | 373 | | is appropriated for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, |
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370 | 374 | | 2022, from the general revenue fund to the Office of Court |
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371 | 375 | | Administration, Texas Judicial Council, to implement the |
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372 | 376 | | provisions of the legislation; |
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373 | 377 | | (2) in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by |
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374 | 378 | | this Act to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial |
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375 | 379 | | Council, the amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated for the state |
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376 | 380 | | fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $462,500 |
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377 | 381 | | is appropriated for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, |
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378 | 382 | | 2022, from the General Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic |
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379 | 383 | | Filing System Account No. 5157 to the Office of Court |
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380 | 384 | | Administration, Texas Judicial Council, to implement the |
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381 | 385 | | provisions of the legislation; |
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382 | 386 | | (3) during the state fiscal biennium beginning |
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383 | 387 | | September 1, 2021, the Office of Court Administration, Texas |
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384 | 388 | | Judicial Council, may, using money appropriated by this rider, |
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385 | 389 | | employ six full-time equivalent (FTE) employees to implement the |
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386 | 390 | | provisions of the legislation; and |
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387 | 391 | | (4) the capital budget authority for the Office of |
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388 | 392 | | Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, is increased by |
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389 | 393 | | $1,500,000 from the General Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic |
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390 | 394 | | Filing System Account No. 5157 for the state fiscal year beginning |
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391 | 395 | | September 1, 2021, for capital budget items related to the |
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392 | 396 | | implementation of the legislation. |
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393 | 397 | | SECTION 15. REIMBURSEMENT FOR AUDITABLE VOTING MACHINES. |
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394 | 398 | | The amount of $4,300,000 is appropriated from the general revenue |
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395 | 399 | | fund to the Secretary of State for the state fiscal year beginning |
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396 | 400 | | September 1, 2021, for the purpose of reimbursements for the |
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397 | 401 | | retrofitting of certain auditable voting systems, the replacement |
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398 | 402 | | of certain systems that cannot be upgraded, and the development of |
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399 | 403 | | secure tracking systems for mail ballots in accordance with H.B. 3 |
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400 | 404 | | or similar legislation of the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, |
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401 | 405 | | 2021. Unexpended balances remaining for the purposes described by |
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402 | 406 | | this section for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, |
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403 | 407 | | are appropriated for the same purposes for the state fiscal year |
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404 | 408 | | beginning September 1, 2022. |
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