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H.B. No. 3001
AN ACT
relating to the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation
to certain agencies and institutions of higher education and to the
allocation of those funds to those agencies and institutions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 62.021, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to
read as follows:
(a) In each state [Each] fiscal year beginning with the
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, an eligible institution
is entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this
section from funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a),
Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute
funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a
claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071,
Government Code. The comptroller may not issue a warrant from any
funds allocated under this subsection before the delivery of goods
or services described in Section 17, Article VII, Texas
Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest on
bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published
library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government
Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in
accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following
elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional
complexity, and a separate allocation [allocations] for [medical
units and] the Texas State Technical College System[, and an
additional allocation for Texas Southern University for compliance
with the Texas Desegregation Plan]. The annual amounts allocated
by the formula are as follows:
(1) $3,434,348 to [$5,256,817 Texas A&M
University--Commerce, including an allocation of $1,027,070 to
Texas A&M University--Texarkana;
[$8,818,023 Lamar University, including an allocation of
$491,946 to Lamar Institute of Technology, an allocation of
$743,967 to Lamar University at Orange and an allocation of
$2,336,605 to Lamar University at Port Arthur;
[$3,007,669] Midwestern State University;
(2) $26,137,233 to the [$18,021,033] University of
North Texas;
(3) $8,139,391 to the University of North Texas Health
Science Center at Fort Worth;
(4) $12,882,348 to [$7,131,692] The University of
Texas--Pan American;
(5) $4,186,790 [, including an allocation of
$1,050,580] to The University of Texas at Brownsville;
(6) $7,025,771 to [$6,633,109] Stephen F. Austin State
University;
(7) to the following component institutions of the
[$3,640,000 University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort
Worth;
[$26,132,524] Texas State University System:
(A) $11,210,508 to Lamar University;
(B) $1,115,048 to Lamar State College--Orange;
(C) $1,190,119 to Lamar State College--Port
Arthur;
(D) $3,585,802 [Administration and the following
component institutions, including an allocation of $3,887,211] to
Angelo State University;
(E) $9,916,306 [an allocation of $5,864,608] to
Sam Houston State University;
(F) $19,799,276 [an allocation of $14,479,112]
to Texas State University--San Marcos;
(G) $2,043,772 [an allocation of $1,635,271] to
Sul Ross State University; and
(H) $379,831 [an allocation of $266,322] to Sul
Ross State University-Rio Grande College;
(8) $11,156,463 to [$7,191,493] Texas Southern
University [(includes allocation of $1,000,000 for compliance with
Texas Desegregation Plan)];
(9) $26,829,477 to [$20,961,881] Texas Tech
University;
(10) $17,849,441 to [$7,735,000] Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center;
(11) $8,424,209 to [$6,974,897] Texas Woman's
University;
(12) to the following component institutions of the
[$36,952,989] University of Houston System:
(A) $35,276,140 [Administration and the
following component institutions, including an allocation of
$25,986,116] to the University of Houston;
(B) $2,282,883 [an allocation of $1,659,449] to
the University of Houston--Victoria;
(C) $6,001,337 [an allocation of $3,853,447] to
the University of Houston--Clear Lake; and
(D) $9,628,151 [an allocation of $5,453,977] to
the University of Houston--Downtown;
(13) to the [$12,692,873 The] following component
institutions [components] of The Texas A&M University System:
(A) $8,278,993 [, including an allocation of
$3,687,722] to Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi;
(B) $3,130,211 [an allocation of $1,778,155] to
Texas A&M International University;
(C) $5,052,232 [an allocation of $3,555,651] to
Texas A&M University--Kingsville; [and]
(D) $4,776,890 [an allocation of $3,671,345] to
West Texas A&M University;
(E) $5,345,678 to Texas A&M
University--Commerce; and
(F) $1,646,352 to Texas A&M
University--Texarkana; and
(14) $5,775,000 to the [$3,850,000] Texas State
Technical College System Administration and the following
component campuses, but not its extension centers or programs:
(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas
[Sweetwater]; and
(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
(a-1) In each year of the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2007, an eligible institution is entitled to receive an amount
allocated in accordance with this section from funds appropriated
for that year by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution.
The comptroller shall distribute funds allocated under this
subsection only on presentation of a claim and issuance of a warrant
in accordance with Section 403.071, Government Code. The
comptroller may not issue a warrant from any funds allocated under
this subsection before the delivery of goods or services described
in Section 17, Article VII, Texas Constitution, except for the
payment of principal or interest on bonds or notes or for a payment
for a book or other published library material as authorized by
Section 2155.386, Government Code. The allocation of funds under
this subsection is made in accordance with an equitable formula
consisting of the following elements: space deficit, facilities
condition, institutional complexity, and a separate allocation for
the Texas State Technical College System. The annual amounts
allocated by the formula are as follows:
(1) $2,289,565 to Midwestern State University;
(2) $17,424,822 to the University of North Texas;
(3) $5,426,261 to the University of North Texas Health
Science Center at Fort Worth;
(4) $8,588,232 to The University of Texas--Pan
American;
(5) $2,791,194 to The University of Texas at
Brownsville;
(6) $4,683,847 to Stephen F. Austin State University;
(7) to the following component institutions of the
Texas State University System:
(A) $7,473,672 to Lamar University;
(B) $743,365 to Lamar State College--Orange;
(C) $793,412 to Lamar State College--Port
Arthur;
(D) $2,390,535 to Angelo State University;
(E) $6,610,870 to Sam Houston State University;
(F) $13,199,517 to Texas State University--San
Marcos;
(G) $1,362,515 to Sul Ross State University; and
(H) $253,220 to Sul Ross State University-Rio
Grande College;
(8) $7,437,642 to Texas Southern University;
(9) $17,886,318 to Texas Tech University;
(10) $11,899,627 to Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center;
(11) $5,616,139 to Texas Woman's University;
(12) to the following component institutions of the
University of Houston System:
(A) $23,517,427 to the University of Houston;
(B) $1,521,922 to the University of
Houston--Victoria;
(C) $4,000,892 to the University of
Houston--Clear Lake; and
(D) $6,418,767 to the University of
Houston--Downtown;
(13) to the following component institutions of The
Texas A&M University System:
(A) $5,519,329 to Texas A&M University--Corpus
Christi;
(B) $2,086,807 to Texas A&M International
University;
(C) $3,368,155 to Texas A&M
University--Kingsville;
(D) $3,184,593 to West Texas A&M University;
(E) $3,563,785 to Texas A&M
University--Commerce; and
(F) $1,097,568 to Texas A&M
University--Texarkana; and
(14) $3,850,000 to the Texas State Technical College
System Administration and the following component campuses, but not
its extension centers or programs:
(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas;
and
(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
(a-2) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection,
Subsection (a-1) and this subsection expire September 1, 2007.
Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the annual allocation of funds made
under Subsection (a) applies only if Section 62.024 is amended by
the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, to increase the amount
of the appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas
Constitution, for each state fiscal year beginning with the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2008. If Section 62.024 is not
amended by the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, as
described by this subsection, then the annual allocation provided
by Subsection (a-1) continues to apply to each state fiscal year
following the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, and
Subsection (a-1) and this subsection do not expire.
SECTION 2. Section 62.024, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 62.024. AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED. In accordance
with [Article VII,] Section 17(a), Article VII, [of the] Texas
Constitution, for each state fiscal year beginning with the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, the amount of the annual
constitutional appropriation under that subsection is increased to
$262.5 million. Before the state fiscal year ending August 31,
2008, the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation under
that subsection is $175 million.
SECTION 3. Section 62.027(c), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) The increase provided by the amendment to Section 62.024
enacted by the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, in the
amount of the appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article VII,
Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year beginning with the
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, constitutes the increase
in accordance with Section 17(a) that the legislature considers
appropriate for the five-year period [is valid and effective]
beginning September 1, 2005 [1995].
SECTION 4. Section 62.021(e), Education Code, is repealed.
SECTION 5. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
(b) Sections 2 and 3 of this Act take effect only if this Act
is approved by a vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house
of the legislature as required by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas
Constitution.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3001 was passed by the House on May 5,
2005, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 3001 on May 29, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0,
1 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3001 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 25, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
1.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor