H.B. No. 15
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in
  appropriations and giving direction, transfer authority, and other
  adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE:  GROUP HEALTH
  INSURANCE.  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of
  $3,678,942 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to
  Austin Community College for the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act for the purpose of correcting the
  institution's underreporting of its state-funded group health
  insurance enrollment for fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
         SECTION 2.  SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE:  GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE.  
  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $1,424,764 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to South Plains
  College for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
  this Act for the purpose of correcting the institution's
  underreporting of its state-funded group health insurance
  enrollment for fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
         SECTION 3.  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
  OPERATIONS. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of
  $27,000,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
  Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
  providing for salaries and wages, hazardous duty and longevity pay,
  overtime pay, contractual rate adjustments, utilities, and fuel.
         SECTION 4.  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
  CORRECTIONAL MANAGED HEALTH CARE. In addition to amounts
  previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
  31, 2007, the amount of $12,940,619 is appropriated out of the
  general revenue fund to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
  for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
  for the purpose of providing for correctional managed health care.
         SECTION 5.  TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD:  OPERATIONS.  (a)  In
  addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $1,222,827 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Texas Medical
  Board for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
  this Act for the purpose of:
               (1)  repaying the Governor's Emergency and Deficiency
  Grant awarded in fiscal year 2006; and
               (2)  providing for agency operating expenses for
  licensing and enforcement.
         (b)  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of
  $600,248 is appropriated out of the public assurance account to the
  Texas Medical Board for the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing for agency
  operating expenses for licensing and enforcement.
         (c)  In addition to the number of full-time equivalent
  employees (FTEs) the Texas Medical Board is authorized to employ by
  other law during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, the
  board may employ an additional six FTEs during that period.
         SECTION 6.  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION:  
  COSTS RELATED TO FORMER COSMETOLOGY COMMISSION AND BOARD OF BARBER
  EXAMINERS. (a)  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
  the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of
  $463,202 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purposes
  of paying:
               (1)  the unanticipated costs of relocating the
  functions and operations of the former Cosmetology Commission and
  the former Board of Barber Examiners; and
               (2)  obligations, including interest accrued on the
  obligations, of the former Cosmetology Commission and the former
  Board of Barber Examiners.
         (b)  This subsection applies with respect to the obligation
  to pay for goods or services received before August 31, 2005, by the
  former Cosmetology Commission or the former Board of Barber
  Examiners. A claim for payment or reimbursement for goods or
  services to which this subsection applies may not be paid from money
  appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section until the claim is
  verified and substantiated by the executive director of the Texas
  Department of Licensing and Regulation and until it is subsequently
  approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public
  accounts. The approvals must occur before August 31, 2008.
         SECTION 7.  TEXAS BUILDING AND PROCUREMENT COMMISSION:
  UTILITIES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of
  $2,847,069 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
  Texas Building and Procurement Commission for the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
  making utility payments.
         SECTION 8.  TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY:  CONTINGENCY
  APPROPRIATION FOR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND OTHER EXPENSES. (a)  
  Subject to Subsection (b) of this section, and in addition to
  amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium
  ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $13,645,120 is appropriated
  out of the general revenue fund to Texas Southern University for the
  two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
  purpose of providing deferred maintenance, paying outstanding
  expenses, making emergency maintenance repairs, paying contract
  deficits, paying audit and legal costs, providing funding for
  summer school, and providing funding for the TSU/HISD Charter
  School.
         (b)  The appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section
  is contingent upon the development of a suitable plan of
  reorganization approved by the Legislative Budget Board and the
  Governor or the placement of the university under conservatorship
  as defined by Chapter 2104, Government Code.
         SECTION 9.  TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: CONTINGENCY
  APPROPRIATION FOR ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. (a)  Subject to
  Subsection (b) of this section, and in addition to other amounts
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009,
  that may be used for this purpose, the following amounts are
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Texas Southern
  University for the Academic Development Initiative:
               (1)  $12,500,000 is appropriated for the state fiscal
  year ending August 31, 2008; and
               (2)  $12,500,000 and any unexpended balance of the
  amount appropriated under Subdivision (1) of this subsection are
  appropriated for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2009.
         (b)  The appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section
  is contingent upon the development of a suitable plan of
  reorganization approved by the Legislative Budget Board and the
  Governor of the placement of the university under conservatorship
  as defined by Chapter 2104, Government Code.
         (c)  The amounts appropriated by Subsection (a) of this
  section shall be used for:
               (1)  proven academic success programs;
               (2)  existing graduate programs;
               (3)  undergraduate education; and
               (4)  initiatives to target enrollment growth.
         (d)  Not later than November 1 of each fiscal year, the
  university shall submit to the Texas Southern University Board of
  Regents, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the
  Legislative Budget Board, and the governor a report describing the
  use of the funds appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section that
  states the goals to be achieved through use of the funds and
  establishes timelines and milestones for showing progress in
  meeting the goals. The report shall include proposed actions to be
  taken in the event a milestone is not met.
         SECTION 10.  TEXAS FOREST SERVICE:  REIMBURSEMENT FOR
  WILDFIRE COSTS. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
  the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of
  $44,730,767 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
  Texas Forest Service for the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing
  reimbursement for costs related to wildfire.
         SECTION 11.  SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY: TEXAS FORENSIC
  SCIENCE COMMISSION EXPENSES. (a)  In addition to amounts
  previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
  31, 2007, the amount of $45,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to Sam Houston State University for the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purposes
  of paying salary, office, and travel expenses of the Texas Forensic
  Science Commission under Article 38.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.
         (b)  From money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this
  section, the commission is authorized to employ one full-time
  equivalent employee (FTE) during the period covered by the
  appropriation.
         SECTION 12.  ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT:  OPERATIONS. In
  addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $1,681,615 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Adjutant
  General's Department for the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act for the purpose of paying salaries and
  wages and providing for maintenance and operations.
         SECTION 13.  RESTORATION OF REDUCTIONS RELATED TO COMMERCIAL
  AIR TRAVEL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the following amounts
  are appropriated to the following agencies for the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
  restoring reductions in appropriations for commercial air travel
  made pursuant to Section 5.09, Article IX, Chapter 1369, Acts of the
  79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General
  Appropriations Act):
               (1)  the Structural Pest Control Board is appropriated
  $2,595 out of the general revenue fund;
               (2)  the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is
  appropriated $33,370 out of the general revenue fund;
               (3)  the School for the Deaf is appropriated $139,207
  out of the general revenue fund; and
               (4)  the Eleventh Court of Appeals, Eastland, is
  appropriated $3,383 out of the general revenue fund.
         SECTION 14.  SUPREME COURT: MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION. In
  addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $50,747 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Supreme Court of
  Texas for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
  this Act for the purpose of providing grants to appellate
  courts for additional court staff to handle multi-district
  litigation cases, such as cases related to asbestosis or silicosis,
  appealed from the trial courts.
         SECTION 15.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: PRIVATE
  HOSPITAL UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT PROGRAM; TRANSFER FROM TEXAS TECH
  HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER. (a) The Texas Tech University Health
  Sciences Center shall transfer an amount of non-Medicaid
  state-appropriated funds, not to exceed $4,500,000, to the Health
  and Human Services Commission during the state fiscal biennium
  ending August 31, 2007. The comptroller in consultation with the
  commission shall determine the time or times of the transfer. The
  commission in consultation with the Legislative Budget Board, the
  comptroller, and the health sciences center shall determine the
  amount of the transfer based on achieving the optimal match of
  available federal funds.
         (b)  The Health and Human Services Commission is authorized
  to expend amounts transferred under Subsection (a) of this section
  during the two—year period beginning on the date of the transfer for
  the state contribution under the private hospital upper payment
  limit program.
         SECTION 16.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  TRANSFER
  OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR CHIP SERVICES. Notwithstanding any
  provision of another Act making appropriations to the contrary, the
  Health and Human Services Commission may, without the necessity of
  prior approval by another officer or entity, transfer funds
  appropriated to the commission under Goal C:  CHIP Services by
  Chapter 1369, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005
  (page II-70, General Appropriations Act), to other goals and
  strategies as necessary to efficiently and effectively comply with
  the provisions of this Act.
         SECTION 17.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: STAFFING
  AND CAPITAL BUDGET AUTHORITY IN LIEU OF CONTRACTED
  RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision in this
  Act or another Act making an appropriation, if the executive
  commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission determines
  that a service performed as of the effective date of this Act under
  a contract would be more effectively performed by state personnel,
  the executive commissioner may adjust the agency's full-time
  equivalent employee (FTE) limitation prescribed by any Act making
  an appropriation to the extent necessary to ensure the successful
  assumption of such contracted duties, provided that the commission
  has made corresponding adjustments in the scope of duties and
  responsibilities under the affected contract.  An increase in
  agency staffing resulting from the executive commissioner's
  determination under this section is subject to the following
  requirements:
               (1)  the executive commissioner must notify the
  Legislative Budget Board and the governor at least 10 days before
  adjusting the budgeted FTE levels; and
               (2)  the executive commissioner must report on a
  quarterly basis beginning December 1, 2007, to the Legislative
  Budget Board and the governor the number of eligibility and related
  support staff and any related costs under the appropriations made
  to the commission for Strategy A.1.2, Integrated Eligibility and
  Enrollment, by the applicable General Appropriations Act.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision in an Act making an
  appropriation, if the executive commissioner of the Health and
  Human Services Commission determines that a service performed as of
  the effective date of this Act under a contract would be more
  effectively performed by state personnel, the Health and Human
  Services Commission may exceed the capital budget authority
  limitations provided elsewhere in an Act making an appropriation to
  the extent necessary to acquire hardware, software, and office
  space to support any assumed contracted duties and
  responsibilities, provided that the commission has made
  corresponding adjustments in the scope of the affected contract.  
  An increase in capital expenditures is subject to the following
  requirements:
               (1)  the executive commissioner must notify the
  Legislative Budget Board and the governor at least 10 days before
  acquiring capital equipment; and
               (2)  the executive commissioner must include capital
  acquisitions in required financial reporting to the Legislative
  Budget Board and the governor.
         (c)  This section applies in relation to the Health and Human
  Services Commission for the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 18.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: GENERAL
  SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.  In addition to other amounts
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007,
  the amount of $110,000,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund and the amount of $165,300,000 in federal matching
  funds is appropriated to the Health and Human Services Commission
  for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
  The amounts appropriated by this section may be expended by the
  commission or transferred by the commission to a health and human
  services agency for expenditure for any purpose for which the
  Health and Human Services Commission or health and human services
  agency received an appropriation under Chapter 1369, Acts of the
  79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General
  Appropriations Act).
         SECTION 19.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND HEALTH
  AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES: FREW V. HAWKINS COMPLIANCE. (a) This
  section provides direction, information, transfer authority,
  capital budget authority, and full-time-equivalent employee (FTE)
  authority in relation to the Frew v. Hawkins lawsuit regarding
  amounts described by this section that are appropriated by any Act
  of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007. This section does
  not of itself make an appropriation.
         (b)  In this section:
               (1)  "Appropriating Act" means an Act of the 80th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, that makes one or more
  appropriations.
               (2)  "Executive Commissioner" means the Executive
  Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
               (3)  "Frew v. Hawkins" means the lawsuit styled Linda
  Frew, et al. v. Albert Hawkins, et al., Civil Action No. 3:93CA65
  (U.S. Dist.--E.D. Tex.).
               (4)  "Health and human services agency" has the meaning
  assigned by Section 531.001, Government Code.
               (5)  "Joint Motion" means the Joint Motion for Entry of
  Agreed Corrective Action Order filed jointly by the plaintiffs and
  defendants in Frew v. Hawkins on April 27, 2007.
         (c)  Contingent on applicable approval by the federal
  judiciary and pursuant to the Joint Motion in Frew v. Hawkins, the
  amount of $1,779.9 million in All Funds, including $706.7 million
  in General Revenue, appropriated by any appropriating Act to the
  Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) may be used to improve
  access to medically necessary services for members of the plaintiff
  class in that lawsuit and to ensure compliance with the Consent
  Decree and judicially-approved Corrective Action Plans in that
  lawsuit during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009.
  Notwithstanding any limitation on transfer authority prescribed by
  any appropriating Act, the Executive Commissioner may transfer
  amounts appropriated to the Health and Human Services Commission or
  to a health and human services agency by any appropriating Act, in a
  cumulative amount not to exceed the amounts described above in this
  subsection, within and among the commission and the health and
  human services agencies as necessary to accomplish the purposes
  described by this section.
         (d)  The Executive Commissioner shall develop a plan
  consistent with Subsection (c) of this section that details the
  proposed expenditure of funds under this section in a manner that
  addresses the requirements of the Consent Decree, the Joint Motion,
  and the judicially-approved Corrective Action Plans in Frew v.
  Hawkins, to the extent those judicially-approved Corrective Action
  Plans supersede the Joint Motion. All expenditures by HHSC or a
  health and human services agency that address the requirements of
  the Consent Decree, the Joint Motion, or the judicially-approved
  Corrective Action Plans in Frew v. Hawkins must be made pursuant to
  the plan or a plan amendment. The Executive Commissioner shall
  submit the plan to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor not
  later than September 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as practical
  following judicial approval of the Corrective Action Plans. The
  Executive Commissioner may develop amendments to the plan as
  necessary and shall submit any amendments to the plan to the
  Legislative Budget Board and the Governor. In accordance with
  Section 69, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, expenditures pursuant
  to the plan or any plan amendment may not be made without the prior
  approval of the Governor and the Legislative Budget Board.
         (e)  To the extent not otherwise superseded by the
  judicially-approved Corrective Action Plans, the amounts described
  by this section that may be used for purposes of Frew v. Hawkins
  compliance may be used for the following purposes:
               (1)  a 25 percent increase in physician and other
  professional reimbursement rates for services to children enrolled
  in the medical assistance program and covered by the Joint Motion
  ($511.3 million in All Funds including $203 million in General
  Revenue);
               (2)  a 50 percent increase in dental reimbursement
  rates for services to children enrolled in the medical assistance
  program and covered by the Joint Motion ($661.6 million in All Funds
  including $258.7 million in General Revenue);
               (3)  a targeted rate increase for certain specialists
  for services to children enrolled in the medical assistance program
  and covered by the Joint Motion ($125.9 million in All Funds
  including $50 million in General Revenue);
               (4)  strategic dental and medical initiatives
  concerning services to children enrolled in the medical assistance
  program and covered by the Joint Motion ($150 million in General
  Revenue) which may include but are not limited to the following:
                     (A)  mobile medical and dental vans and operations
  in underserved areas of the state, commencing with health and human
  services Region 11;
                     (B)  stipends or other incentives that qualify for
  federal financial participation to health care professionals who
  provide health care services in an underserved area to children
  enrolled in the medical assistance program;
                     (C)  targeted rate adjustments not otherwise
  included in Subdivisions (1)-(3) of this subsection that further
  improve access for children enrolled in the medical assistance
  program;
                     (D)  improvements in medical transportation;
                     (E)  improvements such as the Medicaid Access Card
  that simplify access to medically necessary services and enhance
  scheduling and notification of required check-ups and follow-up
  care;
                     (F)  appropriate efforts to provide specialty
  services in or near underserved areas, such as providing for
  regular, periodic clinics by specialists in communities that are
  closer to underserved areas than the specialists' regular offices;
  and
                     (G)  other appropriate strategic initiatives to
  improve the access to medically necessary services in underserved
  areas of the state for children enrolled in the medical assistance
  program and covered by the Joint Motion;
               (5)  implementation of the judicially-approved
  Corrective Action Plans ($113.4 million in All Funds including $45
  million in General Revenue); and
               (6)  reasonable variances in utilization or cost
  estimates of the court-ordered Corrective Action Plans.
         (f)  Notwithstanding any provision of any appropriating Act
  to the contrary, the Executive Commissioner is authorized to adjust
  staffing levels and to acquire capital items to the extent the
  Executive Commissioner determines is necessary to ensure
  compliance with the judicially-approved Corrective Action Plans,
  subject to the following requirements:
               (1)  staffing and capital equipment needs must be
  described in adequate detail in the plan submitted by the Executive
  Commissioner pursuant to Subsection (d) of this section, to the
  extent such needs are known at the time the plan is submitted; and
               (2)  to the extent such needs are not known at that
  time, the Executive Commissioner shall amend the plan and notify
  the Legislative Budget Board and the Office of the Governor not
  later than:
                     (A)  the 30th day following the date the Executive
  Commissioner determines that additional staffing and capital items
  are required; and
                     (B)  the 10th day before the date the number of
  FTEs are adjusted or capital equipment is acquired in a manner that
  differs from the original plan or an earlier amendment to the plan.
         SECTION 20.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
  APPROPRIATION FOR FREW V. HAWKINS SETTLEMENT. (a) In this section,
  "Frew v. Hawkins" has the meaning assigned by Section 19 of this
  Act.
         (b)  The amounts appropriated by Subsection (c) of this
  section are contingent on applicable approval of the settlement in
  Frew v. Hawkins by the federal judiciary and are subject to Section
  19 of this Act.
         (c)  In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, the amount of $706.7
  million is appropriated out of the general revenue fund and the
  amount of $1,073.2 million in federal funds is appropriated to the
  Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium
  ending August 31, 2009, for the purpose of complying with the
  settlement in Frew v. Hawkins.
         SECTION 21.  DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:  
  CPS REFORM. (a)  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
  the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the following
  amounts are appropriated to the Department of Family and Protective
  Services for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
  this Act to initiate child protective services reforms relating to
  family group decision-making, in-home family support, redaction of
  adoption records, improvement of court services, tablet personal
  computers for conservatorship workers, and centralization of
  background and criminal history checks:
               (1)  $1,952,114 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund; and
               (2)  $3,383,451 in federal funds (TANF) is
  appropriated.
         (b)  In addition to the number of full-time equivalent
  employees (FTEs) the Department of Family and Protective Services
  is authorized to employ by other law during the state fiscal year
  ending August 31, 2007, the department may employ an additional 245
  FTEs during the remainder of that period.
         (c)  In addition to the capital budget authority previously
  granted for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the
  Department of Family and Protective Services may use an additional
  $2,555,837 in capital budget authority for programming expenses
  associated with providing tablet personal computers for
  conservatorship workers, child-care licensing staff, and
  residential child-care licensing staff.
         SECTION 22.  DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES:
  RESTORATION OF COMMUNITY CARE AND ICF-MR PROVIDER RATES TO FISCAL
  YEAR 2003 LEVELS.  (a)  The following amounts are appropriated to
  the Department of Aging and Disability Services for the purpose of
  restoring provider rates to fiscal year 2003 levels in programs for
  home and community-based services, in programs for community living
  assistance and support services (CLASS), in the Texas Home Living
  Waiver program, and in intermediate care facilities for the
  mentally retarded (ICFs/MR):
               (1)  the amount of $3,400,000 is appropriated out of
  the general revenue fund and $5,150,000 in federal funds is
  appropriated for the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act; and
               (2)  the amount of $10,800,000 is appropriated out of
  the general revenue fund and $16,400,000 in federal funds is
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009.
         (b)  The adjustment to provider rates for services described
  by this section is effective January 1, 2007.
         SECTION 23.  DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES:
  INCREASE  HOME HEALTH PROVIDER RATES IN FISCAL YEAR 2009.  The
  amount of $18,000,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue
  fund and $27,270,000 in federal funds is appropriated to the
  Department of Aging and Disability Services for the state fiscal
  year ending August 31, 2009, for the purpose of providing a rate
  increase to certain home health providers in fiscal year 2009.  The
  department of Aging and Disability Services may allocate these
  funds as appropriate among the following General Appropriations Act
  strategies:
               (1)  Strategy A.2.1, Primary Home Care;
               (2)  Strategy A.2.2, Community Attendant Services;
               (3)  Strategy A.3.1, Community-based Alternatives; and
               (4)  Strategy A.6.4, Promoting Independence Services.
         SECTION 24.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:  
  ANTIVIRALS FOR INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. In addition to other amounts
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009,
  that may be used for this purpose, the amount of $11,000,000 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Department of
  State Health Services for the state fiscal biennium ending August
  31, 2009, for the purpose of purchasing antiviral drugs for use in
  the event of an influenza pandemic.
         SECTION 25.  COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:  SUPPORT FOR
  TAX ADMINISTRATION DUTIES AND STATEWIDE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES.  
  In addition to other amounts appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $4,100,000 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the comptroller of
  public accounts for the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act for the purpose of supporting the comptroller's tax
  administration duties and statewide fiscal responsibilities.
         SECTION 26.  GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND VETERANS' LAND BOARD:
  DERELICT STRUCTURE REMOVAL. In addition to other amounts
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007,
  the amount of $2,000,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue-dedicated coastal protection account No. 27 to the General
  Land Office and Veterans' Land Board for the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
  removing and disposing of the Zeus jack rig, an off-shore oil
  platform abandoned in the Freeport Channel.  The agency shall seek
  to recover all expenses from the scrap value and/or the owner of the
  structure.
         SECTION 27.  SECRETARY OF STATE: COSTS OF MAY 12
  CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION.  In addition to other amounts
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007,
  the amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue
  fund to the secretary of state for the two-year period beginning on
  the effective date of this Act for the purpose of reimbursing each
  county in this state for the expense incurred by the county in
  conducting the election held on May 12, 2007, at which a proposed
  amendment to the Texas Constitution was on the ballot.
         SECTION 28.  TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY:
  HELOTES FIRE. In addition to other amounts appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of
  $2,800,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue-dedicated
  solid waste disposal fees account No. 5000 to the Texas Commission
  on Environmental Quality for the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act for the purpose of supporting efforts to
  extinguish the fire in or near the city of Helotes on property owned
  by H.L. Zumwalt Construction, Inc., that poses a potential threat
  to Edwards Aquifer groundwater.
         SECTION 29.  TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION:  OPERATING EXPENSES.  
  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $20,000,000 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Texas Youth
  Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
  of this Act for the purpose of providing for the agency's operating
  expenses and video surveillance needs.  Notwithstanding any
  limitation on the capital budget authority of the Texas Youth
  Commission, the commission may expend the amount necessary from the
  appropriation made by this section to acquire needed video
  surveillance equipment.
         SECTION 30.  DATA CENTER SERVICES.  (a)  The following
  amounts are appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending
  August 31, 2009, to the following agencies for the purpose of making
  payments for data center services:
               (1)  $154,354 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Railroad Commission of Texas;
               (2)  $1,124,521 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund and an additional $4,856,648 is appropriated out of
  general revenue dedicated accounts to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality;
               (3)  $381,705 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund, an additional $17,699 is appropriated out of general
  revenue dedicated accounts, and $1,937,066 in federal funds is
  appropriated to the Texas Workforce Commission;
               (4)  $958,928 is appropriated out of the state highway
  fund to the Texas Department of Transportation;
               (5)  $2,734,431 is appropriated out of general revenue
  dedicated accounts to the Parks and Wildlife Department;
               (6)  $339,523 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission;
               (7)  $773,164 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the secretary of state;
               (8)  $1,295,979 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund, $136,277 in other funds is appropriated, and $778,098
  in federal funds is appropriated to the Texas Education Agency;
               (9)  $552,478 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund, $590,858 in other funds is appropriated, and $10,995
  in federal funds is appropriated to the Texas Higher Education
  Coordinating Board;
               (10)  $519,429 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Public Utility Commission of Texas;
               (11)  $78,920 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the General Land Office;
               (12)  $1,929,901 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Office of the Attorney General;
               (13)  $329,626 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
               (14)  $147,631 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
               (15)  $2,466,681 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas Water Development Board; and
               (16)  $839,500 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas Youth Commission.
         (b)  The amount of $8,081,368 is appropriated out of the
  general revenue fund to the Department of Information Resources for
  the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, for the purpose of
  transferring funds to state agencies as necessary for use by the
  agencies in making payments for data center services.
         (c)  The following amounts are appropriated out of the
  general revenue fund to the Department of Information Resources for
  the purpose of paying one-time costs related to the data center
  services contract:
               (1)  in addition to amounts previously appropriated for
  the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of
  $32,335,000 is appropriated for the two-year period beginning on
  the effective date of this Act; and
               (2)  in addition to other amounts appropriated for all
  or part of the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, that
  may be used for this purpose, the amount of $34,385,000 is
  appropriated for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, and
  the amount of $9,935,000 is appropriated for the state fiscal year
  ending August 31, 2009.
         (d)  As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation
  of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Employees Retirement
  System for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, are reduced
  by the following amounts to reflect decreased retirement program
  costs:
               (1)  appropriations out of the general revenue fund are
  reduced by $221,782;
               (2)  appropriations out of general revenue dedicated
  accounts are reduced by $58,608; and
               (3)  appropriations out of other funds are reduced by
  $88,412.
         (e)  As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation
  of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Employees Retirement
  System for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, are reduced
  by the following amounts to reflect decreased insurance program
  costs:
               (1)  appropriations out of the general revenue fund are
  reduced by $487,921;
               (2)  appropriations out of general revenue dedicated
  accounts are reduced by $128,937; and
               (3)  appropriations out of other funds are reduced by
  $194,507.
         (f)  As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation
  of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Comptroller of Public
  Accounts for the state match for social security for the state
  fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, are reduced by the following
  amounts to reflect decreased social security costs:
               (1)  appropriations out of the general revenue fund are
  reduced by $263,044;
               (2)  appropriations out of general revenue dedicated
  accounts are reduced by $69,511; and
               (3)  appropriations out of other funds are reduced by
  $104,861.
         (g)  As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation
  of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Comptroller of Public
  Accounts made by Section 13.17(b), Article IX, Chapter 1369, Acts
  of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General
  Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
  2007, are reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased
  salary costs:
               (1)  appropriations out of the general revenue fund are
  reduced by $140,729;
               (2)  appropriations out of general revenue dedicated
  accounts are reduced by $37,189; and
               (3)  appropriations out of other funds are reduced by
  $56,101.
         (h)  As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation
  of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Texas Department of
  Insurance for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, are
  reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased costs:
               (1)  appropriations out of the general revenue fund are
  reduced by $912,610; and
               (2)  appropriations out of general revenue dedicated
  accounts are reduced by $1,153,023.
         (i)  As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation
  of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Department of Family
  and Protective Services for the state fiscal biennium ending August
  31, 2009, are reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased
  costs:
               (1)  appropriations out of the general revenue fund are
  reduced by $2,192,309; and
               (2)  federal funds appropriations are reduced by
  $371,007.
         (j)  As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation
  of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Department of Public
  Safety for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, are
  reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased costs:
               (1)  appropriations out of the state highway fund are
  reduced by $83,250; and
               (2)  appropriations out of general revenue dedicated
  accounts are reduced by $141,750.
         (k)  As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation
  of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations to the Texas Building and
  Procurement Commission for the state fiscal biennium ending August
  31, 2009, are reduced by the following amounts to reflect decreased
  costs:
               (1)  appropriations out of the general revenue fund are
  reduced by $844,083;
               (2)  appropriations out of general revenue dedicated
  accounts are reduced by $34,450; and
               (3)  appropriations out of other funds are reduced by
  $289,273.
         (l)  As a result of reduced costs due to the implementation
  of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (House Bill 1516), appropriations out of the general revenue
  fund to the Department of Agriculture for the state fiscal biennium
  ending August 31, 2009, are reduced by $105,478 to reflect
  decreased costs.
         (m)  If this section makes an appropriation to an agency out
  of general revenue dedicated accounts or out of other funds, or
  reduces an agency's appropriation out of general revenue dedicated
  accounts or out of other funds, under circumstances in which more
  than one general revenue dedicated account or source of other funds
  could be involved, the comptroller with the assistance of the
  affected agency shall allocate the appropriation or reduction in
  appropriations among the dedicated accounts or sources of other
  funds according to:
               (1)  the amounts available in the affected accounts or
  from the sources of other funds; and
               (2)  the extent to which the programs supported by the
  dedicated accounts or sources of other funds are supported by the
  appropriation or, in the case of a reduction in appropriations,
  supported by the implementation of Chapter 1068, Acts of the 79th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (House Bill 1516).
         (n)  The following amounts are appropriated for the state
  fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, to the following agencies
  for the purpose of making payments for data center consolidation
  hardware upgrades and physical transfer of equipment:
               (1)  $236,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Railroad Commission of Texas;
               (2)  $108,858 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund and an additional $470,142 is appropriated out of
  general revenue dedicated accounts to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality;
               (3)  $226,919 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund, an additional $10,522 is appropriated out of general
  revenue dedicated accounts, and $1,151,559 in federal funds is
  appropriated to the Texas Workforce Commission;
               (4)  $214,000 is appropriated out of general revenue
  dedicated accounts to the Parks and Wildlife Department;
               (5)  $217,369 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund, and an additional $274,631 is appropriated out of
  general revenue dedicated accounts to the Texas Department of
  Insurance;
               (6)  $44,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue
  fund to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission;
               (7)  $96,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue
  fund to the Secretary of State;
               (8)  $371,424 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund, $39,432 in other funds is appropriated, and $225,144
  in federal funds is appropriated to the Texas Education Agency;
               (9)  $69,878 is appropriated out of the general revenue
  fund, $74,732 in other funds is appropriated, and $1,390 in federal
  funds is appropriated to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
  Board;
               (10)  $23,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Public Utility Commission of Texas;
               (11)  $1,980 is appropriated out of the general revenue
  fund to the General Land Office;
               (12)  $28,350 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue dedicated accounts, and $16,650 in other funds is
  appropriated to the Department of Public Safety;
               (13)  $141,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Office of the Attorney General;
               (14)  $48,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
               (15)  $29,767 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund, an additional $1,195 is appropriated out of the
  general revenue dedicated accounts, and $10,038 in other funds is
  appropriated to the Texas Building and Procurement Commission;
               (16)  $126,582 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas Department of Agriculture;
               (17)  $13,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
               (18)  $83,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas Water Development Board; and
               (19)  $138,000 is appropriated out of the general
  revenue fund to the Texas Youth Commission.
         SECTION 31.  PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED DEFERRALS OF AUGUST 2007
  PAYMENTS.  (a)  The following riders in Article II, Chapter 1369,
  Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the General
  Appropriations Act) are repealed:
               (1)  Rider 66 following the appropriations to the
  Health and Human Services Commission;
               (2)  Rider 21 following the appropriations to the
  Department of Aging and Disability Services;
               (3)  Rider 48 following the appropriations to the
  Department of Aging and Disability Services; and
               (4)  Rider 25 following the appropriations to the
  Department of Family and Protective Services.
         (b)  The following unencumbered amounts appropriated to the
  Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium
  ending August 31, 2007, are transferred as follows:
               (1)  an amount not to exceed $122,701,559 in general
  revenue is transferred to the Department of Aging and Disability
  Services for expenditure by the department during the state fiscal
  year ending August 31, 2007, or if appropriate, during the state
  fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, in connection with making
  payments for August 2007 services; and
               (2)  an amount not to exceed $12,792,244 in general
  revenue is transferred to the Department of Family and Protective
  Services for expenditure by the department during the state fiscal
  year ending August 31, 2007, or if appropriate, during the state
  fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, in connection with making
  payments for August 2007 services.
         SECTION 32.  TRANSFERS TO DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND
  REHABILITATIVE SERVICES FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. The
  unencumbered amount of $1,541,628 in general revenue appropriated
  to the Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2007, is transferred to the Department
  of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services for expenditure by the
  department during the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act for vocational rehabilitation.
         SECTION 33.  TRANSFERS TO DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND
  PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS. An unencumbered amount
  not to exceed $13,047,000 in general revenue appropriated to the
  Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium
  ending August 31, 2007, is transferred to the Department of Family
  and Protective Services for expenditure by the department during
  the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
  the purpose of making foster care and adoption subsidy payments.
         SECTION 34.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION:  TEACHER RETIREMENT
  SYSTEM, TRS-CARE.  The unencumbered appropriations from the general
  revenue fund appropriated to the Teacher Retirement System for use
  during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, by Chapter
  1369, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the
  General Appropriations Act) under Strategy A.3.1 for the Teacher
  Retirement System (Retiree Health - Supplemental Funds) are reduced
  by the amount of $76,644,468.
         SECTION 35.  REDUCTION IN VETOED FUNDS APPROPRIATION.  The
  appropriations made from general revenue by Section 13.18, Article
  IX, Chapter 1369, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2005 (the General Appropriations Act), are reduced by the amount of
  $472,818,424.
         SECTION 36.  DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES:  
  REDUCTION IN CERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.  The
  appropriations made from general revenue by Section 5, Chapter
  1362, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (House
  Bill 10), are reduced by the amount of $30,000,000.
         SECTION 37.  PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY:  APPROPRIATION FOR
  ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.  (a)  In addition to other amounts
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009,
  that may be used for this purpose, the following amounts are
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Prairie View A&M
  University for the purpose of funding the Academic Development
  Initiative:
               (1)  $5,000,000 is appropriated for the state fiscal
  year ending August 31, 2008; and
               (2)  $5,000,000 and any unexpended balance of the
  amount appropriated under Subdivision (1) of this subsection are
  appropriated for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2009.
         (b)  The amounts appropriated by Subsection (a) of this
  section shall be used for:
               (1)  proven academic success programs;
               (2)  existing graduate programs;
               (3)  undergraduate education; and
               (4)  initiatives to target enrollment growth.
         (c)  Prairie View A&M University and The Texas A&M University
  System shall jointly create and submit an accountability report
  outlining use of these funds by November 1 of each fiscal year to
  the The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the Texas
  Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Legislative Budget Board,
  and the Governor.  This accountability report shall set forth goals
  to be achieved with the Academic Development Initiative funding,
  establish milestones and timelines showing progress toward meeting
  those goals.  For milestones that are not met, the report will
  include recommended actions to achieve the milestones or
  recommended changes to more efficiently meet the goals of the
  Academic Development Initiative.
         SECTION 38.  UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT
  GALVESTON: INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED BY HURRICANE RITA.  (a)  In
  addition to other amounts appropriated for the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act, that may be used for
  this purpose, the amount of $13,100,000 is appropriated out of the
  general revenue fund to The University of Texas Medical Branch at
  Galveston for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
  of this Act, for the purpose of reimbursing the institution for
  nonreimbursed losses resulting from interruptions in services and
  operations caused by Hurricane Rita.
         (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that The University
  of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston use the money appropriated by
  Subsection (a) of this section in equal amounts in each fiscal year
  of the state fiscal biennium for which the money is appropriated.
         SECTION 39.  UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: FINANCIAL NEEDS OF
  HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS.  In addition to other amounts
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007,
  the amount of $2,550,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue
  fund to the University of Houston for the two-year period beginning
  on the effective date of this Act, for the purpose of meeting
  financial needs of 930 students enrolled at the university who were
  victims of Hurricane Katrina.
         SECTION 40.  TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY:
  TARRANT COUNTY WALKER BRANCH FACILITY REMEDIATION.  In addition to
  other amounts appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending
  August 31, 2007, the amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated out of the
  general revenue-dedicated solid waste disposal fees account No.
  5000 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the
  two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
  purpose of removing solid waste and recycling debris from the
  Walker Branch facility in Fort Worth.
         SECTION 41.  TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY:
  CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION.  Contingent of S.B. No. 1604 or similar
  legislation being enacted by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2007, and becoming law with immediate effect, the amount of
  $200,000 is appropriated, in addition to amounts previously
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007,
  to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality out of the waste
  management account (GR Dedicated Account No. 0549) for the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
  of implementing that legislation.
         SECTION 42.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: HARRIS
  COUNTY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL.  In addition to other amounts
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009,
  that may be used for this purpose, the amount of $7,000,000 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Department of
  State Health Services for the state fiscal biennium ending August
  31, 2009, for the purpose of providing for the operations of The
  University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center.
         SECTION 43.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:  
  INFORMATION RESOURCES TECHNOLOGIES.  (a)  Notwithstanding the
  limitations of Chapter 1369, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular
  Session 2005 (the General Appropriations Act), the Department of
  State Health Services shall transfer $9,700,000 in general revenue
  funds appropriated to the department by that act in Strategy
  A.3.3., Kidney Health Care, to Strategy F.2.1, Capital Items-Public
  Health.  The department shall expend the funds transferred by this
  section during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, on
  information technology projects.
         (b)  The capital budget authority granted for the state
  fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2007, to the Department of State
  Health Services by other law is increased by $9,700,000 for that
  biennium for the acquisition of information resources
  technologies.
         SECTION 44.  PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION:  SYSTEM BENEFIT
  FUND.  In addition to other amounts appropriated for the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act that may be used
  for this purpose, the amount of $30,000,000 is appropriated out of
  the system benefit fund (GR Dedicated Account No. 5100) to the
  Public Utility Commission for the purpose of providing for the
  low-income discount program.
         SECTION 45.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  
  COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.  In addition
  to other amounts appropriated for the two-year period beginning on
  the effective date of this Act, that may be used for this purpose,
  the amount of $4,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue
  fund to the Health and Human Services Commission for the purpose of
  providing one-time facility start-up funds for a settlement house
  in northeast Houston.  The funding is contingent on Harris County
  providing the operating costs for the facility and on the land for
  the facility being donated.
         SECTION 46.  ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY:  UTILITIES.  In
  addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2007, the amount of $50,000 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Angelo State
  University for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
  of this Act for the purpose of making utility payments.
         SECTION 47.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  
  REDUCTION IN CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.  The unencumbered
  appropriations from the general revenue fund appropriated to the
  Health and Human Services Commission for use during the fiscal year
  ending August 31, 2009, by House Bill 1, 80th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2007, under Strategy C.1.1. for the Children's Health
  Insurance Program are reduced by the amount of $15,700,000.  
  Additionally, federal funds are reduced by an amount of $40,400,000
  under strategy C.1.1., CHIP, for the fiscal year ending August 31,
  2009.
         SECTION 48.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION:  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
  CRIMINAL JUSTICE.  The unencumbered appropriations from the general
  revenue fund appropriated to the Texas Department of Criminal
  Justice for use during the fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009,
  by House Bill 1, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, under
  Strategy C.1.6., Institutional Operations and Maintenance, are
  reduced by the amount of $27,000,000.
         SECTION 49.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect
  immediately.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 15 was passed by the House on March
  30, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 15 on May 25, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 113, Nays 30, 1
  present, not voting; passed subject to the provisions of Article
  III, Section 49a, of the Constitution of the State of Texas.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 15 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 23, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays
  0; passed subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 49a, of
  the Constitution of the State of Texas.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
         I certify that the amounts appropriated in the herein H.B.
  No. 15, Regular Session of the 80th Legislature, are within amounts
  estimated to be available in the affected fund.
  Certified_____________________
  ______________________________
  Comptroller of Public Accounts 
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor