Texas 2021 - 87th 3rd C.S.

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1	1	87S30312 SRA-D
2	2	By: Minjarez H.B. No. 140
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the Texas Leading on Opportunity, Investment, and
8	8	Economic Stimulus Through Aid and Relief (LONESTAR) Supplemental
9	9	Appropriations Act of 2021; making appropriations and giving
10	10	direction regarding appropriations.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Texas
13	13	Leading on Opportunity, Investment, and Economic Stimulus Through
14	14	Aid and Relief (LONESTAR) Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021.
15	15	SECTION 2. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: RESTORATION OF
16	16	STATE AGENCY BUDGET REDUCTIONS. (a) The amount of $1,000,000,000 is
17	17	appropriated to the comptroller of public accounts from money
18	18	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
19	19	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
20	20	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
21	21	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
22	22	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of restoring funding
23	23	to state agencies, as authorized by other law, to make up for
24	24	reductions in appropriated amounts equal to five percent of total
25	25	appropriations made to state agencies from the general revenue fund
26	26	and dedicated accounts in the general revenue fund for the state
27	27	fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1),
28	28	Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General
29	29	Appropriations Act), due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
30	30	(b) The comptroller, in consultation with the Legislative
31	31	Budget Board, shall identify the strategies and objectives out of
32	32	which the reductions in amounts appropriated to each state agency
33	33	from the general revenue fund and dedicated accounts in the general
34	34	revenue fund were made and allocate the money appropriated under
35	35	Subsection (a) in a manner that, to the greatest extent
36	36	practicable, restores the amounts appropriated to state agencies
37	37	before the reductions in appropriations occurred.
38	38	SECTION 3. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: PREMIUM PAY FOR
39	39	ELIGIBLE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY STATE AGENCIES. (a) In this section,
40	40	"premium pay" and "eligible workers" have the meanings assigned by
41	41	42 U.S.C. Section 802(g).
42	42	(b) The amount of $1,000,000,000 is appropriated to the
43	43	comptroller of public accounts from money received by this state
44	44	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
45	45	802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
46	46	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
47	47	Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning
48	48	September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing funding for premium
49	49	pay for eligible workers employed by state agencies as authorized
50	50	by other law.
51	51	SECTION 4. TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS: ARTS AND CULTURAL
52	52	GRANTS FOR PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE. The amount of $11,000,000
53	53	is appropriated to the Texas Commission on the Arts from money
54	54	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
55	55	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
56	56	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
57	57	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
58	58	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of increasing funding
59	59	for arts and cultural grants authorized by other law to offset
60	60	physical damage caused by hurricanes or winter storms or economic
61	61	damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
62	62	SECTION 5. TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS: ARTS AND CULTURAL
63	63	GRANTS FOR SUMMER EDUCATION. The amount of $10,000,000 is
64	64	appropriated to the Texas Commission on the Arts from money
65	65	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
66	66	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
67	67	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
68	68	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
69	69	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing funding
70	70	for arts and cultural grants authorized by other law benefiting
71	71	nonprofit organizations that provide summer camps or summer
72	72	education programming for students in this state.
73	73	SECTION 6. TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE, TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE
74	74	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: MUSIC VENUE AND FESTIVAL REBATES. The
75	75	amount of $10,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas Music Office
76	76	within the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor from
77	77	money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
78	78	Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
79	79	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
80	80	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state
81	81	fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
82	82	providing funding for rebates for eligible music venues and
83	83	festival promoters to reduce the impact of venue closures and
84	84	social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
85	85	SECTION 7. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: SMALL BUSINESS DISASTER
86	86	RECOVERY LOANS. The amount of $300,000,000 is appropriated to the
87	87	Office of the Governor from money received by this state from the
88	88	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
89	89	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
90	90	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
91	91	Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning
92	92	September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing funding for small
93	93	business disaster recovery loans authorized by other law for small
94	94	businesses that experienced physical damage caused by hurricanes or
95	95	winter storms or economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
96	96	SECTION 8. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: BROADBAND
97	97	SERVICES. The amount of $3,000,000,000 is appropriated to the
98	98	comptroller of public accounts from money received by this state
99	99	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
100	100	802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
101	101	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
102	102	Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning
103	103	September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing funding for grants,
104	104	loans, and incentives authorized by other law for broadband
105	105	services in areas of the state currently in need of those services.
106	106	SECTION 9. HISTORICAL COMMISSION: MAIN STREET PROGRAM. The
107	107	amount of $2,000,000 is appropriated to the Historical Commission
108	108	from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
109	109	Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
110	110	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
111	111	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state
112	112	fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
113	113	providing funding for downtown and main street revitalization
114	114	projects in small and rural municipalities designated as part of
115	115	the Main Street Program, including projects for infrastructure
116	116	improvement, to encourage tourism and economic development in rural
117	117	areas impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
118	118	SECTION 10. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: IT LEGACY
119	119	SYSTEMS AND CYBERSECURITY. The amount of $500,000,000 is
120	120	appropriated to the Department of Information Resources from money
121	121	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
122	122	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
123	123	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
124	124	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
125	125	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of upgrading and
126	126	modernizing state agency information technology (IT) legacy
127	127	systems and cybersecurity enhancements for state agency IT systems.
128	128	SECTION 11. VETERANS COMMISSION: VETERANS ASSISTANCE. The
129	129	amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated to the Veterans Commission
130	130	from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
131	131	Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
132	132	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
133	133	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state
134	134	fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
135	135	providing funding for general assistance grants, housing
136	136	assistance grants, treatment court grants, and behavioral health
137	137	assistance grants, as authorized by other law, to assist veterans
138	138	who have been substantially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
139	139	SECTION 12. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
140	140	TEXAS HOME VISITING NURSE PROGRAM AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
141	141	PROGRAM. (a) The amount of $146,800,000 is appropriated to the
142	142	Department of Family and Protective Services from money received by
143	143	this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
144	144	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
145	145	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
146	146	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
147	147	beginning September 1, 2021, to be allocated as follows:
148	148	(1) $71,200,000 to provide funding for the Texas Home
149	149	Visiting Program; and
150	150	(2) $75,600,000 to provide funding for the
151	151	Nurse-Family Partnership Program to expand home visiting.
152	152	(b) To the extent authorized by other law, the Department of
153	153	Family and Protective Services shall coordinate with the Maternal
154	154	Mortality Review Commission and the Office for the Elimination of
155	155	Health Disparities to target the spending of money appropriated by
156	156	Subsection (a) of this section to areas of the state with high
157	157	instances of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and
158	158	high rates of removal of children from their homes.
159	159	SECTION 13. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
160	160	FOSTER CARE PROVIDER CAPACITY. The amount of $65,800,000 is
161	161	appropriated to the Department of Family and Protective Services
162	162	from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
163	163	Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
164	164	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
165	165	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state
166	166	fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
167	167	increasing foster care provider capacity, including through
168	168	temporary rate increases, as authorized by other law.
169	169	SECTION 14. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: HIV
170	170	MEDICATION PROGRAM. The amount of $67,000,000 is appropriated to
171	171	the Department of State Health Services from money received by this
172	172	state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
173	173	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
174	174	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
175	175	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
176	176	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing
177	177	additional funding for the HIV Medication Program.
178	178	SECTION 15. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: FIREARM
179	179	INJURY PREVENTION RESEARCH. The amount of $10,000,000 is
180	180	appropriated to the Department of State Health Services from money
181	181	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
182	182	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
183	183	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
184	184	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
185	185	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing funding
186	186	for grants authorized by other law to health-related institutions
187	187	in this state to conduct research into firearm injury prevention.
188	188	To the extent authorized by other law, the department shall
189	189	prioritize those research projects that have received federal
190	190	funding to support the project.
191	191	SECTION 16. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: OFFICE FOR
192	192	THE ELIMINATION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES. The amount of $100,000,000
193	193	is appropriated to the Department of State Health Services from
194	194	money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
195	195	Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
196	196	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
197	197	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state
198	198	fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
199	199	providing funding for the department's Office for the Elimination
200	200	of Health Disparities to support the office's evidence-based
201	201	initiatives to reduce health conditions contributing to COVID-19
202	202	mortality, including diabetes, cancer, heart disease, obesity, and
203	203	smoking.
204	204	SECTION 17. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: SURGE
205	205	RESPONSE. The amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated to the
206	206	Department of State Health Services from money received by this
207	207	state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.
208	208	Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
209	209	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
210	210	Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning
211	211	September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing, in coordination
212	212	with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, grants and
213	213	financial assistance authorized by other law to local and county
214	214	health departments and hospital districts to respond to surges in
215	215	COVID-19 cases and to maintain access to health care services
216	216	during surges in COVID-19 cases.
217	217	SECTION 18. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
218	218	POSTPARTUM MEDICAID BENEFITS. The amount of $91,400,000 is
219	219	appropriated to the Health and Human Services Commission from money
220	220	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
221	221	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
222	222	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
223	223	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
224	224	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of extending maternal
225	225	postpartum Medicaid benefits for an additional six months as
226	226	authorized by other law.
227	227	SECTION 19. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MENTAL
228	228	AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT. (a)
229	229	The amount of $928,000,000 is appropriated to the Health and Human
230	230	Services Commission from money received by this state from the
231	231	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
232	232	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
233	233	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
234	234	Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
235	235	2021, for the purpose of providing funding for mental and
236	236	behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment.
237	237	(b) Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this
238	238	section, the amount of:
239	239	(1) $50,000,000 may be used only to provide funding
240	240	for evidence-based initiatives for survivors of domestic assault
241	241	and sexual assault authorized by other law;
242	242	(2) $47,200,000 may be used only to reduce the
243	243	substance use treatment waitlist for pregnant women and women with
244	244	children in the manner authorized by other law;
245	245	(3) $10,000,000 may be used only to provide funding
246	246	for a temporary rate increase for substance use treatment services
247	247	in the manner authorized by other law;
248	248	(4) $10,000,000 may be used only to provide funding
249	249	for evidence-based initiatives to reduce opioid addiction in this
250	250	state authorized by other law; and
251	251	(5) $40,000,000 may be used only to support mobile
252	252	crisis services authorized by other law that are available 24 hours
253	253	a day, 7 days a week.
254	254	SECTION 20. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MENTAL
255	255	HEALTH INITIATIVES. The amount of $10,000,000 is appropriated to
256	256	the Health and Human Services Commission from money received by
257	257	this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
258	258	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
259	259	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
260	260	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
261	261	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of supporting
262	262	evidence-based initiatives authorized by other law that address
263	263	trauma relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and promote children's
264	264	mental health, including providing proportional rate increases for
265	265	providers, hospitals, rural hospitals, and graduate medical
266	266	institutions with COVID-19 patients and expanding access to mental
267	267	health care and telemedicine.
268	268	SECTION 21. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: EARLY
269	269	CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERVICE PROVIDERS. The amount of
270	270	$81,000,000 is appropriated to the Health and Human Services
271	271	Commission from money received by this state from the Coronavirus
272	272	State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established
273	273	under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and
274	274	deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for
275	275	the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the
276	276	purpose of increasing rates for early childhood intervention
277	277	service providers as authorized by other law.
278	278	SECTION 22. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: PROVIDERS
279	279	AND HOSPITALS. (a) The amount of $1,000,000,000 is appropriated to
280	280	the Health and Human Services Commission from money received by
281	281	this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
282	282	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
283	283	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
284	284	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
285	285	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing rate
286	286	increases and incentive payments, as authorized by other law, to
287	287	providers and hospitals that have been substantially affected by
288	288	the COVID-19 pandemic to retain and attract staff necessary to
289	289	handle surges in COVID-19 case counts and to maintain access to
290	290	emergency surgeries and to vital, elective, and non-cosmetic
291	291	surgeries.
292	292	(b) To the extent authorized by other law, the commission
293	293	shall collaborate with affected industries to develop a payment
294	294	methodology for incentive payments made from money appropriated by
295	295	Subsection (a) of this section. The methodology must:
296	296	(1) provide for quarterly lump sum payments;
297	297	(2) accurately reflect COVID-19-related costs; and
298	298	(3) prioritize providers and hospitals that have not
299	299	received other federal or state COVID-19 relief funding.
300	300	(c) To receive incentive payments, a provider or hospital
301	301	must submit to the commission quarterly a report of the provider's
302	302	or hospital's COVID-19-related costs. As authorized by other law, a
303	303	provider or hospital that receives an incentive payment from money
304	304	appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section is subject to audit
305	305	by the State Auditor's Office and the Office of the Inspector
306	306	General and the provider or hospital may be required to return a
307	307	payment if an audit demonstrates that fraud, waste, or abuse
308	308	occurred.
309	309	SECTION 23. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, OFFICE OF
310	310	THE INSPECTOR GENERAL: FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS. The amount of
311	311	$5,000,000 is appropriated to the Health and Human Services
312	312	Commission, Office of the Inspector General, from money received by
313	313	this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
314	314	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
315	315	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
316	316	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
317	317	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of increasing
318	318	activities authorized by other law to detect, recoup, and prevent
319	319	instances of fraud, waste, and abuse relating to COVID-19
320	320	flexibilities in state public benefit programs.
321	321	SECTION 24. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: GRANTS TO SCHOOL
322	322	DISTRICTS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND TESTING. The
323	323	amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas Education
324	324	Agency from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State
325	325	Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
326	326	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
327	327	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state
328	328	fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
329	329	providing grants as authorized by other law to school districts to
330	330	support personal protective equipment acquisition and targeted
331	331	COVID-19 testing for teachers and students.
332	332	SECTION 25. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: GRANTS TO SCHOOL
333	333	DISTRICTS FOR ONLINE LEARNING AND ADDRESSING LEARNING
334	334	DEFICIENCIES. The amount of $81,000,000 is appropriated to the
335	335	Texas Education Agency from money received by this state from the
336	336	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
337	337	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
338	338	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
339	339	Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
340	340	2021, for the purpose of providing grants as authorized by other law
341	341	to school districts to bolster online learning capabilities and
342	342	address student learning deficiencies resulting from the COVID-19
343	343	pandemic.
344	344	SECTION 26. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: STUDENT
345	345	FINANCIAL EMERGENCIES. (a) The amount of $60,000,000 is
346	346	appropriated to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from
347	347	money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
348	348	Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
349	349	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
350	350	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state
351	351	fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
352	352	providing grants as authorized by other law to assist undergraduate
353	353	and graduate students to overcome financial emergencies that
354	354	threaten their ability to complete their courses of study.
355	355	(b) A student who receives a grant under Subsection (a) of
356	356	this section:
357	357	(1) must have completed not less than 50 percent of the
358	358	student's coursework;
359	359	(2) must have a passing cumulative grade point
360	360	average; and
361	361	(3) may not be the cause of the financial emergency.
362	362	SECTION 27. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: CAREERS IN
363	363	SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING. (a) The amount
364	364	of $100,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas Higher Education
365	365	Coordinating Board from money received by this state from the
366	366	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
367	367	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
368	368	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
369	369	Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
370	370	2021, to be distributed as authorized by other law in coordination
371	371	with the Texas Education Agency and Texas Workforce Commission for
372	372	programs at universities and junior colleges to train undergraduate
373	373	and graduate students for careers that contribute to this state's
374	374	future economic and workforce needs with a focus on careers in
375	375	science, technology, mathematics, and engineering fields.
376	376	(b) To the extent authorized by other law, the board shall
377	377	ensure that at least $25,000,000 of the money appropriated by
378	378	Subsection (a) of this section is distributed to programs at
379	379	universities and junior colleges that retrain workers who lost jobs
380	380	in industries severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
381	381	SECTION 28. TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
382	382	STRATEGIC PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT STOCKPILE. The amount of
383	383	$100,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas Division of Emergency
384	384	Management from money received by this state from the Coronavirus
385	385	State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established
386	386	under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and
387	387	deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for
388	388	the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the
389	389	purpose of establishing and maintaining a strategic personal
390	390	protective equipment and medical supply stockpile for the state
391	391	based on planning required by legislation passed by the 87th
392	392	Legislature as authorized by that legislation.
393	393	SECTION 29. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: TESTING AND
394	394	PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. The amount of $5,000,000 is
395	395	appropriated to the Department of Public Safety from money received
396	396	by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
397	397	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
398	398	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
399	399	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
400	400	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing targeted
401	401	COVID-19 testing and purchasing personal protective equipment for
402	402	law enforcement officers and other public safety employees as
403	403	authorized by other law.
404	404	SECTION 30. SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS: LEGAL REPRESENTATION
405	405	GRANTS FOR EVICTEES. The amount of $10,000,000 is appropriated to
406	406	the Supreme Court of Texas from money received by this state from
407	407	the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
408	408	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
409	409	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
410	410	Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
411	411	2021, for the purpose of providing, in consultation with the Texas
412	412	Access to Justice Commission and State Bar of Texas, grants
413	413	authorized by other law to provide legal representation for
414	414	individuals facing eviction due to economic effects and other legal
415	415	issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
416	416	SECTION 31. SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS: REDUCTION OF COURT
417	417	BACKLOG. (a) The amount of $20,000,000 is appropriated to the
418	418	Supreme Court of Texas from money received by this state from the
419	419	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
420	420	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
421	421	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
422	422	Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
423	423	2021, for the purpose of providing, in coordination with the Office
424	424	of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, grants
425	425	authorized by other law to courts, counties, and district
426	426	attorneys' offices to reduce court backlogs caused by the COVID-19
427	427	pandemic.
428	428	(b) To the extent authorized by other law, the grants
429	429	provided under Subsection (a) of this section must be distributed
430	430	proportionally among courts, counties, and district attorneys'
431	431	offices based on the size of the populations served by the
432	432	applicable entity and the size of the backlog of the applicable
433	433	entity.
434	434	SECTION 32. SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS: REDUCTION OF CRIMINAL
435	435	JUSTICE CASE BACKLOG. The amount of $15,000,000 is appropriated to
436	436	the Supreme Court of Texas from money received by this state from
437	437	the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
438	438	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
439	439	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
440	440	Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
441	441	2021, for the purpose of providing grants authorized by other law to
442	442	support programs that reduce the criminal justice case backlog
443	443	through mental health and drug courts and community supervision and
444	444	diversion programs for low-level, nonviolent first-time offenders.
445	445	SECTION 33. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: NUTRITIONAL
446	446	PROGRAMS. The amount of $30,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas
447	447	Department of Agriculture from money received by this state from
448	448	the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
449	449	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
450	450	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
451	451	Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
452	452	2021, for the purpose of supporting food and nutritional programs
453	453	and allocated as follows:
454	454	(1) $20,000,000 for the Texans Feeding Texans - Home
455	455	Delivered Meals Grant Program; and
456	456	(2) $10,000,000 for the Texans Feeding Texans -
457	457	Surplus Agricultural Products Grant Program.
458	458	SECTION 34. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: DOWNTOWN AND
459	459	MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION PROJECTS. The amount of $2,000,000 is
460	460	appropriated to the Texas Department of Agriculture from money
461	461	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
462	462	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
463	463	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
464	464	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
465	465	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of supporting downtown
466	466	and main street revitalization projects, including infrastructure
467	467	improvement, in rural municipalities and towns, as authorized by
468	468	other law, to encourage tourism and economic development in rural
469	469	areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
470	470	SECTION 35. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: DEFERRED
471	471	MAINTENANCE OF STATE PARKS. The amount of $700,000,000 is
472	472	appropriated to the Parks and Wildlife Department from money
473	473	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
474	474	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
475	475	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
476	476	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
477	477	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of addressing unfunded
478	478	deferred maintenance of state parks.
479	479	SECTION 36. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: CLEAN DRINKING WATER
480	480	AND FLOODING AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The amount of
481	481	$100,000,000 is appropriated to the Water Development Board from
482	482	money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
483	483	Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
484	484	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
485	485	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state
486	486	fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
487	487	providing loans and grants and issuing bonds authorized by other
488	488	law to support clean drinking water and flooding and wastewater
489	489	infrastructure.
490	490	(b) To the extent authorized by other law, the board shall
491	491	ensure that at least $25,000,000 of the money appropriated by
492	492	Subsection (a) of this section is used to provide loans and grants
493	493	and issue bonds for economically distressed areas of this state and
494	494	high-risk areas with a substantial need for clean drinking water
495	495	and flooding and wastewater infrastructure.
496	496	SECTION 37. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS:
497	497	AFFORDABLE HOUSING. The amount of $500,000,000 is appropriated to
498	498	the Department of Housing and Community Affairs from money received
499	499	by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
500	500	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
501	501	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
502	502	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium
503	503	beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of addressing housing
504	504	issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as authorized by other law,
505	505	including by providing access to and availability of safe,
506	506	affordable housing through initiatives that may include new housing
507	507	development, upgrades to infrastructure, and weatherization of
508	508	existing affordable housing units.
509	509	SECTION 38. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: CHILD CARE. The
510	510	amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas Workforce
511	511	Commission from money received by this state from the Coronavirus
512	512	State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established
513	513	under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and
514	514	deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for
515	515	the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the
516	516	purpose of providing child care to unemployed or recently employed
517	517	caregivers of children to support reentry into the workforce for
518	518	individuals who lost employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
519	519	SECTION 39. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: UNEMPLOYMENT
520	520	COMPENSATION FUND. For the two-year period beginning on the
521	521	effective date of this Act, the amount of $4,500,000,000 is
522	522	appropriated to the comptroller of public accounts from money
523	523	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
524	524	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
525	525	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
526	526	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325, for deposit to the credit of
527	527	the unemployment compensation fund under Section 203.021, Labor
528	528	Code, for the purpose of paying back outstanding advances received
529	529	by this state under Section 1201, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
530	530	Section 1321), and returning the unemployment compensation fund to
531	531	the statutory floor computed under Section 204.061, Labor Code, on
532	532	October 1, 2021, as reimbursement for payments made as a result of
533	533	the coronavirus disease pandemic.
534	534	SECTION 40. APPROPRIATION: ELECTRICAL GRID IMPROVEMENTS.
535	535	The amount of $1,000,000,000 is appropriated to the Public
536	536	Utilities Commission from money received by this state from the
537	537	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
538	538	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
539	539	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
540	540	Fund No. 325 for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
541	541	2021, for the purpose of providing, in coordination with the
542	542	Railroad Commission of Texas, Electric Reliability Council of
543	543	Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Division of
544	544	Emergency Management, Texas Electric Supply Chain Security and
545	545	Mapping Committee, and Texas Energy Reliability Council, funding
546	546	for grants, loans, and incentives authorized by other law to
547	547	support electrical grid and infrastructure weatherization,
548	548	hardening, resiliency, and improvements, with a focus on projects
549	549	that do not increase energy bills and taxes paid by homeowners and
550	550	businesses.
551	551	SECTION 41. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Each state agency to
552	552	which money is appropriated under this Act shall submit to the
553	553	governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of
554	554	representatives, members of the Senate Finance Committee, and
555	555	members of the House Appropriations Committee each quarter any
556	556	report the agency is required to submit to the United States
557	557	secretary of the treasury in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section
558	558	802(d)(2).
559	559	SECTION 42. USE OF MONEY FOR BORDER WALL PROHIBITED. Money
560	560	appropriated by this Act may not be used to construct, renovate,
561	561	maintain, or otherwise facilitate the construction or maintenance
562	562	of a wall, fence, or other barrier on public or private land along
563	563	the United States' international border with Mexico.
564	564	SECTION 43. Section 17.16, Article IX, Chapter 1053 (S.B.
565	565	1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
566	566	General Appropriations Act), is repealed.
567	567	SECTION 44. This Act takes effect immediately.