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1		-	By: Nelson, et al. S.B. No. 11
2		-	(In the Senate - Filed August 6, 2021; August 7, 2021, read
3		-	first time and referred to Committee on Finance; August 29, 2021,
4		-	reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
5		-	following vote: Yeas 15, Nays 0; August 29, 2021, sent to
6		-	printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
8		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 11 By: Nelson
	1	+	87S20157 SRA-D
	2	+	By: Nelson S.B. No. 11
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11	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
12	6		AN ACT
13	7		relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving
14	8		direction regarding appropriations.
15	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
16	10		SECTION 1. SENATE. (a) Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
17	11		(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
18	12		General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following
19	13		rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the
20	14		appropriations made to the Senate in that section (page X-1):
21	15		4. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
22	16		appropriated by this Act to the Senate, there is appropriated to the
23	17		Senate from the general revenue fund the amount of $34,422,614 for
24	18		the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of
25	19		$37,291,165 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022,
26	20		for Strategy A.1.1, Senate, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1
27	21		above.
28	22		(b) Rider 3 (page X-1), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
29	23		(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
30	24		General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
31	25		appropriations to the Senate is amended to read as follows:
32	26		3. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
33	27		balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
34	28		to the Senate are appropriated to the Senate for the same purposes
35	29		for the biennium beginning September 1, 2021.
36	30		Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
37	31		August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Senate are
38	32		appropriated for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning
39	33		September 1, 2022.
40	34		SECTION 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (a) Section 1,
41	35		Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
42	36		Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
43	37		by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
44	38		pattern of the appropriations made to the House of Representatives
45	39		in that section (page X-2):
46	40		4. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
47	41		appropriated by this Act to the House of Representatives, there is
48	42		appropriated to the House of Representatives from the general
49	43		revenue fund the amount of $43,098,410 for the state fiscal year
50	44		beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $48,600,335 for the
51	45		state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1,
52	46		House of Representatives, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1
53	47		above.
54	48		(b) Rider 3 (page X-2), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
55	49		(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
56	50		General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
57	51		appropriations to the House of Representatives is amended to read
58	52		as follows:
59	53		3. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
60	54		balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
61	55		to the House of Representatives are appropriated to the House of
62	56		Representatives for the same purposes for the biennium beginning
63	57		September 1, 2021.
64	58		Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
65	59		August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the House of
66	60		Representatives are appropriated for the same purposes for the
67	61		fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
68	62		SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD. (a) Section 1,
69	63		Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
70	64		Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
71	65		by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
72	66		pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Budget Board
73	67		in that section (page X-3):
74	68		4. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
75	69		appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Budget Board, there is
76	70		appropriated to the Legislative Budget Board from the general
77	71		revenue fund the amount of $13,178,999 for the state fiscal year
78	72		beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $13,178,998 for the
79	73		state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1,
80	74		Legislative Budget Board, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1
81	75		above.
82	76		(b) Rider 2 (page X-3), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
83	77		(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
84	78		General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
85	79		appropriations to the Legislative Budget Board is amended to read
86	80		as follows:
87	81		2. Unexpended Balance. Any unobligated and unexpended
88	82		balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
89	83		to the Legislative Budget Board are appropriated to the Legislative
90	84		Budget Board for the same purposes for the biennium beginning
91	85		September 1, 2021.
92	86		Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
93	87		August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative Budget
94	88		Board are appropriated to the Legislative Budget Board for the same
95	89		purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
96	90		SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (a) Section 1, Article X,
97	91		Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
98	92		Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by
99	93		adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
100	94		pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Council in
101	95		that section (page X-4):
102	96		5. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
103	97		appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Council, there is
104	98		appropriated to the Legislative Council from the general revenue
105	99		fund the amount of $40,205,883 for the state fiscal year beginning
106	100		September 1, 2021, and the amount of $43,556,374 for the state
107	101		fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1,
108	102		Legislative Council, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1 above.
109	103		(b) Rider 2 (page X-4), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
110	104		(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
111	105		General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
112	106		appropriations to the Legislative Council is amended to read as
113	107		follows:
114	108		2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
115	109		balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
116	110		to the Legislative Council are appropriated to the Legislative
117	111		Council for the same purposes for the biennium beginning September
118	112		1, 2021.
119	113		Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
120	114		August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative
121	115		Council are appropriated to the Legislative Council for the same
122	116		purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
123		-	SECTION 5. COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS. (a) Section
124		-	1, Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
	117	+	SECTION 5. COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS. (a) Section 1,
	118	+	Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
125	119		Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
126	120		by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
127	121		pattern of the appropriations made to the Commission on Uniform
128	122		State Laws in that section (page X-5):
129	123		3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
130	124		appropriated by this Act to the Commission on Uniform State Laws,
131	125		there is appropriated to the Commission on Uniform State Laws from
132	126		the general revenue fund the amount of $143,958 for each state
133	127		fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
134	128		2021, for Strategy A.1.1, Commission on Uniform State Laws, to be
135	129		spent in accordance with Rider 1 above.
136	130		(b) Rider 2 (page X-5), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
137	131		(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
138	132		General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
139	133		appropriations to the Commission on Uniform State Laws is amended
140	134		to read as follows:
141	135		2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
142	136		balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
143	137		to the Commission on Uniform State Laws are appropriated to the
144	138		Commission on Uniform State Laws for the same purposes for the
145	139		biennium beginning September 1, 2021.
146	140		Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
147	141		August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Commission on
148	142		Uniform State Laws are appropriated to the Commission on Uniform
149	143		State Laws for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning
150	144		September 1, 2022.
151	145		SECTION 6. SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION. (a) Section 1,
152	146		Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
153	147		Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
154	148		by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
155	149		pattern of the appropriations made to the Sunset Advisory
156	150		Commission in that section (page X-6):
157	151		3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
158	152		appropriated by this Act to the Sunset Advisory Commission, there
159	153		is appropriated to the Sunset Advisory Commission from the general
160	154		revenue fund the amount of $2,268,722 for each state fiscal year of
161	155		the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for Strategy
162	156		A.1.1, Sunset Advisory Commission.
163	157		(b) Riders 1 and 2 (pages X-5 and X-6), Section 1, Article X,
164	158		Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
165	159		Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern
166	160		of the appropriations to the Sunset Advisory Commission are amended
167	161		to read as follows:
168	162		1. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
169	163		balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
170	164		to the Sunset Advisory Commission are appropriated to the Sunset
171	165		Advisory Commission for the same purposes for the biennium
172	166		beginning September 1, 2021.
173	167		Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
174	168		August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Sunset Advisory
175	169		Commission are appropriated to the Sunset Advisory Commission for
176	170		the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
177		-	2. Appropriation to Sunset Advisory Commission Account.
178		-	~~The~~ money that an entity is required by law to pay to the Sunset
	171	+	2. Appropriation to Sunset Advisory Commission Account. The
	172	+	money that an entity is required by law to pay to the Sunset
179	173		Advisory Commission to cover the costs the commission incurs in
180	174		performing a review of the entity is appropriated to the commission
181	175		for maintaining the operations of the commission.
182	176		SECTION 7. STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. (a) Section 1, Article
183	177		X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
184	178		Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by
185	179		adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
186	180		pattern of the appropriations made to the State Auditor's Office in
187	181		that section (page X-7):
188	182		8. General Funding. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise
189	183		appropriated by this Act to the State Auditor's Office, there is
190	184		appropriated to the State Auditor's Office from the general revenue
191	185		fund the amount of $17,027,403 for the state fiscal year beginning
192	186		September 1, 2021, and the amount of $17,027,402 for the state
193	187		fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1, State
194	188		Auditor.
195	189		(b) The State Auditor's Office shall use money appropriated
196	190		by Subsection (a) of this rider as necessary to perform the office's
197	191		duties under Riders 5, 6, and 7 above.
198	192		(b) Riders 2 and 3 (page X-6), Section 1, Article X, Chapter
199	193		1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021
200	194		(the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
201	195		appropriations to the State Auditor's Office are amended to read as
202	196		follows:
203	197		2. Appropriation of Appropriated Receipts. All funds
204	198		reimbursed to the State Auditor's Office (SAO) by governmental
205	199		entities for the provision of services are appropriated to the SAO
206	200		during the fiscal year in which they are received and shall be used
207	201		as provided by Government Code, Chapter 321.
208	202		3. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
209	203		balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
210	204		to the State Auditor's Office (SAO) from the General Revenue Fund
211	205		are appropriated to the SAO for the same purposes for the biennium
212	206		beginning September 1, 2021.
213	207		Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
214	208		August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the SAO from the
215	209		General Revenue Fund are appropriated to the SAO for the same
216	210		purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
217	211		SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY. (a) Section 1,
218	212		Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
219	213		Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
220	214		by adding the following riders at the end of the riders to the bill
221	215		pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Reference
222	216		Library in that section (page X-8):
223	217		3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
224	218		appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Reference Library,
225	219		there is appropriated to the Legislative Reference Library from the
226	220		general revenue fund the amount of $1,733,325 for each state fiscal
227	221		year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for
228	222		Strategy A.1.1, Legislative Reference Library, to be spent in
229	223		accordance with Rider 1 above.
230	224		4. Appropriation of Interagency Contracts. All funds
231	225		transferred to the Legislative Reference Library pursuant to
232	226		interagency contracts for services provided by the Legislative
233	227		Reference Library are appropriated to the Legislative Reference
234	228		Library during the fiscal year in which they are received and shall
235	229		be used as provided by Government Code, Chapter 324.
236	230		5. Appropriation of Appropriated Receipts. All funds
237	231		reimbursed to the Legislative Reference Library by governmental
238	232		entities for the provision of services are appropriated to the
239	233		Legislative Reference Library during the fiscal year in which they
240	234		are received and shall be used as provided by Government Code,
241	235		Chapter 324.
242	236		(b) Rider 2 (page X-8), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
243	237		(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
244	238		General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
245	239		appropriations to the Legislative Reference Library is amended to
246	240		read as follows:
247	241		2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
248	242		balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
249	243		to the Legislative Reference Library from the General Revenue Fund
250	244		are appropriated for the same purposes for the biennium beginning
251	245		September 1, 2021.
252	246		Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
253	247		August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative
254	248		Reference Library from the General Revenue Fund are appropriated
255	249		for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1,
256	250		2022.
257	251		SECTION 9. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SCHOOL DISTRICT AD
258		-	VALOREM TAX RELIEF. Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, ~~Chapter~~
259		-	1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular ~~Session, 2021~~
260		-	(the General Appropriations Act), and contingent on ~~S.B. 8 or~~
261		-	similar legislation by the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called ~~Session,~~
262		-	2021, relating to the authority of a person who acquires a ~~residence~~
263		-	homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption for the ~~homestead~~
264		-	in the year in which the property is acquired, being ~~enacted and~~
265		-	becoming law, the amount of $50,000,000 is appropriated ~~from the~~
266		-	general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for each ~~state~~
267		-	fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
268		-	2021, for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the
	252	+	VALOREM TAX RELIEF. (a) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5,
	253	+	Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	254	+	Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), and contingent on
	255	+	S.B. 8 or similar legislation by the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called
	256	+	Session, 2021, relating to the authority of a person who acquires a
	257	+	residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption for the
	258	+	homestead in the year in which the property is acquired, being
	259	+	enacted and becoming law, the amount of $50,000,000 is appropriated
	260	+	from the general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for each
	261	+	state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September
	262	+	1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the
269	263		legislation.
	264	+	(b) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, Chapter 1053
	265	+	(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
	266	+	General Appropriations Act), and contingent on S.B. 12 or similar
	267	+	legislation by the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021,
	268	+	relating to the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total
	269	+	amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district
	270	+	on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or
	271	+	disabled to reflect any reduction from the preceding tax year in the
	272	+	district's maximum compressed rate, being enacted and becoming law,
	273	+	the amount of $114,865,660 is appropriated from the general revenue
	274	+	fund to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal year
	275	+	beginning September 1, 2022, for the purpose of implementing the
	276	+	provisions of the legislation.
270	277		SECTION 10. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL
271	278		CURRICULUM. Contingent on S.B. 3 or similar legislation by the 87th
272	279		Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to certain
273	280		curriculum in public schools, including certain instructional
274	281		requirements and prohibitions, being enacted and becoming law, the
275	282		amount of $14,625,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
276	283		to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal biennium
277	284		beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the
278	285		provisions of the legislation.
279	286		SECTION 11. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
280	287		FOSTER CARE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT. Section 1, Article II, Chapter
281	288		1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021
282	289		(the General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the
283	290		following rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the
284	291		appropriations made to the Department of Family and Protective
285	292		Services in that section (page II-19):
286	293		52. Foster Care Capacity Improvement. (a) In addition to
287	294		the amounts appropriated above, the amount of $35,000,000 is
288	295		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
289	296		Family and Protective Services for each fiscal year of the state
290	297		fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
291	298		providing supplemental payments to retain providers and increase
292	299		provider capacity.
293	300		(b) In addition to amounts appropriated above, the amount of
294	301		$20,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
295	302		Department of Family and Protective Services for the state fiscal
296	303		year beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing
297	304		targeted foster care capacity grants across this state to address
298	305		the existing foster care capacity shortage. The grants should
299	306		focus on:
300	307		(1) serving children with the highest level of need;
301	308		(2) expanding certain types of placements and bringing
302	309		new providers and capacity online; and
303	310		(3) promoting long-term viability of child
304	311		placements.
305	312		(c) All unexpended balances of the amount appropriated by
306	313		Subsection (b) of this rider for the state fiscal year beginning
307	314		September 1, 2021, are appropriated for the same purposes for the
308	315		state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
309	316		(d) The money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this rider
310	317		must be spent in coordination with appropriations provided in Rider
311	318		51, Community-based Care (CBC) Capacity, and, beginning with the
312	319		state fiscal year that begins September 1, 2022, must be spent in
313	320		compliance with rate methodology requirements outlined in Special
314	321		Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Services Agencies,
315	322		Section 26 of this article, Reimbursement Rates and Methodology;
316	323		Reporting Requirements: Legacy Foster Care, Community Based Care
317	324		Services, and Other Child Services.
318	325		(e) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall
319	326		prepare a report on the specific efforts that the department has
320	327		implemented with money appropriated by this rider and the effect of
321	328		those efforts on improving foster care capacity across the state.
322	329		Not later than September 1, 2022, the department shall submit the
323	330		report to the Legislative Budget Board, Senate Finance Committee,
324	331		House Appropriations Committee, and each standing committee of the
325	332		senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over
326	333		health and human services.
327	334		SECTION 12. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES:
328	335		CYBERSECURITY. (a) The amount of $17,443,511 is appropriated from
329	336		the general revenue fund to the Department of Information Resources
330	337		for the purpose of providing cybersecurity enhancements for the
331	338		state during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021,
332	339		to be allocated as follows:
333	340		(1) $6,534,350 for Endpoint Detection and Response;
334	341		(2) $6,909,161 for the Security Operations Center; and
335	342		(3) $4,000,000 for Multifactor Authentication
336	343		Expansion.
337	344		(b) During the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
338	345		2021, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent (FTE)
339	346		employees other law authorizes the department to employ during that
340	347		period, the Department of Information Resources may employ out of
341	348		money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section:
342	349		(1) one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for
343	350		Endpoint Detection and Response;
344	351		(2) seven full-time equivalent (FTE) employees for the
345	352		Security Operations Center; and
346	353		(3) one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for
347	354		Multifactor Authentication Expansion.
348	355		SECTION 13. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: ADDITIONAL PAYMENT.
349	356		Contingent on S.B. 7 or similar legislation by the 87th
350	357		Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to a one-time
351	358		supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement
352	359		System of Texas, being enacted and becoming law, the amount of
353	360		$701,100,535 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
354	361		Teacher Retirement System for the state fiscal biennium beginning
355	362		September 1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the provisions
356	363		of the legislation.
357	364		SECTION 14. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS JUDICIAL
358	365		COUNCIL: BOND LEGISLATION. Section 1, Article IV, Chapter 1053
359	366		(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
360	367		General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following
361	368		rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the
362	369		appropriations made to the Office of Court Administration, Texas
363	370		Judicial Council, in that section (page IV-28):
364	371		14. Contingent Appropriation for Bond Legislation.
365	372		Contingent on S.B. 6 or similar legislation by the 87th
366	373		Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to rules for
367	374		setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on
368	375		a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain
369	376		officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case,
370	377		to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of
371	378		information pertaining to bail bonds, being enacted and becoming
372	379		law:
373	380		(1) in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by
374	381		this Act to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial
375	382		Council, the amount of $1,427,218 is appropriated for the state
376	383		fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $885,798
377	384		is appropriated for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
378	385		2022, from the general revenue fund to the Office of Court
379	386		Administration, Texas Judicial Council, to implement the
380	387		provisions of the legislation;
381	388		(2) in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by
382	389		this Act to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial
383	390		Council, the amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated for the state
384	391		fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $462,500
385	392		is appropriated for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
386	393		2022, from the General Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic
387	394		Filing System Account No. 5157 to the Office of Court
388	395		Administration, Texas Judicial Council, to implement the
389	396		provisions of the legislation;
390	397		(3) during the state fiscal biennium beginning
391	398		September 1, 2021, the Office of Court Administration, Texas
392	399		Judicial Council, may, using money appropriated by this rider,
393	400		employ six full-time equivalent (FTE) employees to implement the
394	401		provisions of the legislation; and
395	402		(4) the capital budget authority for the Office of
396	403		Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, is increased by
397	404		$1,500,000 from the General Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic
398	405		Filing System Account No. 5157 for the state fiscal year beginning
399	406		September 1, 2021, for capital budget items related to the
400	407		implementation of the legislation.
401		-	SECTION 15. REIMBURSEMENT FOR AUDITABLE VOTING MACHINES.
402		-	The amount of $4,300,000 is appropriated from the general revenue
403		-	fund to the Secretary of State for the state fiscal year beginning
404		-	September 1, 2021, for the purpose of reimbursements for the
405		-	retrofitting of certain auditable voting systems, the replacement
406		-	of certain systems that cannot be upgraded, and the development of
407		-	secure tracking systems for mail ballots in accordance with H.B. 3
408		-	or similar legislation of the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session,
409		-	2021. Unexpended balances remaining for the purposes described by
410		-	this section for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021,
411		-	are appropriated for the same purposes for the state fiscal year
412		-	beginning September 1, 2022.
413		-	SECTION 16. BUDGET EXECUTION ORDER SUPERSEDED. As
	408	+	SECTION 15. BUDGET EXECUTION ORDER SUPERSEDED. As
414	409		authorized by Section 317.011, Government Code, this Act supersedes
415	410		any budget execution order issued under Chapter 317, Government
416	411		Code, during August 2021 and any authorization for a transfer of an
417	412		appropriation or of money under such an order is void on the
418	413		effective date of this Act.
419		-	SECTION 17. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
	414	+	SECTION 16. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
420	415		immediately.
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