Bill Text: TX HB2 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-20 - Effective immediately [HB2 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB2-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.B. No. 2
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relat
  ing to making supplemental appropriations and giving
  direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: PUBLIC FINANCE
  AUTHORITY. The unencumbered appropriations from the general
  revenue fund to the Public Finance Authority made by Chapter 1411
  (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
  General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2015, for bond debt service payments,
  including appropriations subject to Rider 2, page I-45, Chapter
  1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
  (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
  appropriations to the authority, are reduced by a total aggregate
  of $25,000,000. The Public Finance Authority shall identify the
  strategies and objectives to which the reduction is to be allocated
  and the amount of the reduction for each of those strategies and
  objectives.
         SECTION 2.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: TEXAS EDUCATION
  AGENCY. (a) The unencumbered appropriations from the Foundation
  School Fund, general revenue account number 0193, to the Texas
  Education Agency made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
  Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
  2015, for Strategy A.1.1., FSP-Equalized Operations, are reduced by
  $710,000,000.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, to the bill pattern
  of the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency in Chapter 1411
  (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
  General Appropriations Act), the sum certain appropriation to the
  Foundation School Program for the state fiscal year ending August
  31, 2015, is $20,145,858,939.
         SECTION 3.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: DEPARTMENT OF
  TRANSPORTATION. The unencumbered appropriations from the general
  revenue fund to the Department of Transportation made by Chapter
  1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
  (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2015, for Strategy G.1.1., General
  Obligation Bonds, are reduced by $22,100,000.
         SECTION 4.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: HEALTH AND HUMAN
  SERVICES COMMISSION. The unencumbered appropriations from the
  general revenue fund to the Health and Human Services Commission
  made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, for Strategy D.1.1.,
  TANF (Cash Assistance) Grants, are reduced by $50,000,000.
         SECTION 5.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY
  AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES. The unencumbered appropriations from the
  general revenue fund to the Department of Family and Protective
  Services made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
  Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
  2015, for Strategy B.1.11., Foster Care Payments, are reduced by
  $33,400,000.
         SECTION 6.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS -
  NON-SELF SUPPORTING G.O. WATER BONDS. (a) The unencumbered
  appropriations from the general revenue fund to the Debt Service
  Payments - Non-Self Supporting G.O. Water Bonds made by Chapter
  1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
  (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2015, for Strategy A.1.1., EDAP Debt
  Service, are reduced by $362,107.
         (b)  The unencumbered appropriations from the general
  revenue fund to the Debt Service Payments - Non-Self Supporting
  G.O. Water Bonds made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
  Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
  2015, for Strategy A.1.3., WIF Debt Service, are reduced by
  $5,570,411.
         SECTION 7.  FACILITIES COMMISSION: CRITICAL OPERATIONS,
  DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, AND HEALTH AND SAFETY MAINTENANCE AT
  STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS. (a) In addition to amounts previously
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
  the amount of $9,538,658 is appropriated out of the general revenue
  fund to the Facilities Commission for Strategy B.2.1., Facilities
  Operation, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
  Act), for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
  this Act for critical operations, deferred maintenance, and health
  and safety maintenance at state-owned buildings.
         (b)  The Facilities Commission shall report monthly to the
  Legislative Budget Board, in a manner prescribed by the board,
  regarding the use of the money appropriated in Subsection (a) of
  this section. Each report must provide information on project
  milestones, target completion dates, and money spent as of the date
  of the report.
         SECTION 8.  FACILITIES COMMISSION: HEALTH AND SAFETY
  REPAIRS AT THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. (a) In addition to amounts
  previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
  31, 2015, the amount of $10,952,024 is appropriated out of the
  general revenue fund to the Facilities Commission for Strategy
  B.2.1., Facilities Operation, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
  Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act), for the period beginning on the effective date
  of this Act and ending on August 31, 2016, for critical operations,
  deferred maintenance, and health and safety projects at the Texas
  School for the Deaf.
         (b)  The Facilities Commission shall report monthly to the
  Legislative Budget Board, in a manner prescribed by the board,
  regarding the use of the money appropriated in Subsection (a) of
  this section. Each report must provide information on project
  milestones, target completion dates, and money spent as of the date
  of the report.
         SECTION 9.  FACILITIES COMMISSION: CAPITOL COMPLEX. In
  addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of $500,000 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Facilities
  Commission for Strategy B.2.1., Facilities Operation, as listed in
  Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act for additional
  architectural, engineering, and consulting services for a more
  comprehensive and in-depth assessment of the Capitol Complex.
         SECTION 10.  FACILITIES COMMISSION: DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
  VEHICLES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of
  $500,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
  Facilities Commission for Strategy B.2.1., Facilities Operation,
  as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for the
  two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
  engineering and architectural services, the scope of which may
  include land surveying, building design, closure of property, and
  environmental analysis.
         SECTION 11.  DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
  FOSTER CARE SHORTFALL. Notwithstanding Subsection (k), Section
  8.02, Federal Funds/Block Grants, Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B.
  1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
  General Appropriations Act), in addition to amounts previously
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
  the amount of $43,671,644 is appropriated out of the Temporary
  Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) federal funds to the
  Department of Family and Protective Services for Strategy B.1.11.,
  Foster Care Payments, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
  the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
  2015, for the purpose of providing for foster care.
         SECTION 12.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MEDICAID
  SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $75,544,927 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund, and $104,538,332 is
  appropriated out of federal funds, to the Health and Human Services
  Commission for Goal B, Medicaid, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
  Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
  2015, for Medicaid acute care services.
         SECTION 13.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MEDICAID
  HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS FEE AND ASSOCIATED FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2015, $79,685,024 is appropriated out of
  the general revenue fund, and $113,570,204 is appropriated out of
  federal funds, to the Health and Human Services Commission for Goal
  B, Medicaid, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
  Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for the
  purpose of adjusting Medicaid capitation payments made to managed
  care organizations providing health care services through managed
  care plans under the Medicaid program to account for the health
  insurance providers fee imposed under Section 9010 of the federal
  Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148),
  as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of
  2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152), and the associated effects of that fee
  on federal income taxes. Before the Health and Human Services
  Commission makes any capitation payments to managed care
  organizations that are adjusted using money appropriated under this
  section, the executive commissioner of the commission shall submit
  a report to the Legislative Budget Board that specifies:
               (1)  the methodology and bases used to determine the
  amount of the capitation payment adjustments;
               (2)  the amounts by which capitation payments are
  adjusted using money appropriated under this section; and
               (3)  whether any managed care organization that is a
  recipient of a capitation payment adjustment paid using money
  appropriated under this section was also a recipient of one or more
  other Medicaid capitation payment adjustments paid during the state
  fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, or August 31, 2015, and the
  aggregate cost to this state of the other Medicaid capitation
  payment adjustments paid during those bienniums.
         SECTION 14.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: TEMPORARY
  ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF). Notwithstanding Subsection
  (k), Section 8.02, Federal Funds/Block Grants, Article IX, Chapter
  1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
  (the General Appropriations Act), in addition to amounts previously
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
  the amount of $3,055,357 is appropriated out of the Temporary
  Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) federal funds to the Health
  and Human Services Commission for Strategy D.1.1., TANF (Cash
  Assistance) Grants, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
  83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
  2015, to provide cash assistance grants.
         SECTION 15.  TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: TRS CARE SHORTFALL.
  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2015, $768,100,754 is appropriated out
  of the general revenue fund to the Teacher Retirement System for the
  state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for Strategy A.2.1.,
  Retiree Health-Statutory Funds, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
  Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act), for TRS Care.
         SECTION 16.  THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: BUREAU FOR
  ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. (a) In addition to amounts previously
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
  $4,471,800 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to The
  University of Texas at Austin for the two-year period beginning on
  the effective date of this Act for the purchase and deployment of
  seismic equipment, maintenance of seismic networks, modeling of
  reservoir behavior for systems of wells in the vicinity of faults,
  and establishment of a technical advisory committee.
         (b)  From the money appropriated in Subsection (a) of this
  section, the Bureau for Economic Geology shall use an amount as
  determined by the technical advisory committee to enter into
  collaborative research relationships with other universities in
  Texas, including the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, for
  the purpose of modeling of reservoir behavior described by that
  subsection and other data analysis.
         (c)  The technical advisory committee established using
  money appropriated in Subsection (a) of this section must be
  composed of nine members appointed by the governor, at least two of
  whom represent higher education institutions and have seismic or
  reservoir modeling experience, at least two of whom are experts
  from the oil and gas industry, and at least one of whom is a Railroad
  Commission of Texas seismologist. The technical advisory committee
  shall advise on the use of the money appropriated in Subsection (a)
  of this section and on preparation of a report to be delivered not
  later than December 1, 2016, to the governor, the House Energy
  Resources Committee, and the Senate Natural Resources and Economic
  Development Committee. The report must:
               (1)  include an analysis of how money appropriated in
  Subsection (a) of this section has been used;
               (2)  provide the monthly data collected by the seismic
  equipment described in Subsection (a) of this section and
  transmitted to the Incorporated Research Institutions for
  Seismology database;
               (3)  identify the equipment and personnel costs
  necessary to maintain the TexNet Seismic Monitoring program after
  2016; and
               (4)  describe preliminary reservoir modeling results.
         SECTION 17.  LEE COLLEGE: PRISON HIGHER EDUCATION. In
  addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2015, $775,000 is appropriated out of
  the general revenue fund to Lee College for the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act for the prison higher
  education program.
         SECTION 18.  LAMAR STATE COLLEGE - ORANGE: DAMAGES
  ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE. In addition to amounts previously
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
  $1,077,557 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Lamar
  State College - Orange for the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act for use in addressing damages associated
  with Hurricane Ike.
         SECTION 19.  THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT
  GALVESTON: BIO-CONTAINMENT CRITICAL CARE UNIT. In addition to
  amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium
  ending August 31, 2015, $8,200,000 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 Bio-Containment Critical Care Unit.
         SECTION 20.  JUDICIARY SECTION, COMPTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT:
  ROUTH TRIAL EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
  $500,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
  Judiciary Section, Comptroller's Department, for the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
  of transferring the money to Erath County.  Money transferred under
  this section may be used only for reimbursement of that county's
  expenses associated with the trial of State v. Eddie Ray Routh, No.
  CR14024 (266th Dist. Ct., Erath County, Tex. Feb. 24, 2015).
         SECTION 21.  DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CORRECTIONAL
  MANAGED HEALTH CARE SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
  $42,500,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
  Department of Criminal Justice for the state fiscal year ending
  August 31, 2015, for Strategy C.1.8., Hospital and Clinical Care,
  as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for
  correctional managed health care.
         SECTION 22.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: BORDER SECURITY
  SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $29,253,684 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Department of
  Public Safety for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for
  Strategy A.1.3., Border Security, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B.
  1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
  General Appropriations Act), for border security operations.
         SECTION 23.  TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT: BORDER SECURITY
  SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of
  $9,000,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
  Texas Military Department for the state fiscal year ending August
  31, 2015, for border security operations.
         SECTION 24.  ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION: CATTLE TUBERCULOSIS.
  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of $188,736 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Animal Health
  Commission for Strategy A.1.1., Field Operations, as listed in
  Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
  of combatting cattle tuberculosis.
         SECTION 25.  ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION: CATTLE FEVER TICK
  QUARANTINE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, the amount of
  $601,111 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the
  Animal Health Commission for Strategy A.1.1., Field Operations, as
  listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for the
  two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
  purpose of instituting a quarantine zone for cattle fever ticks.
         SECTION 26.  PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: BORDER SECURITY
  SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $2,095,447 is
  appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Parks and
  Wildlife Department for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
  2015, for border security operations.
         SECTION 27.  PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: SAN JACINTO
  LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
  for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, if money is
  recovered under an agreed final judgment in Harris County v. Waste
  Management of Texas, Inc., No. 2011-76724-A (295th Dist. Ct.,
  Harris County, Tex. ____ 2014), and deposited to the credit of the
  general revenue fund, the amount of that recovered money that is
  deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund, but not to
  exceed $10 million, is appropriated from that fund to the Parks and
  Wildlife Department for the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act for the purpose of transferring the money
  to Harris County. Funds may be transferred to Harris County under
  this section only in accordance with an agreement between the Parks
  and Wildlife Department and Harris County for use along the San
  Jacinto River and in its watershed to mitigate the effects of
  environmental contamination and the effects of that contamination
  on natural resources and the public use of natural resources. Funds
  transferred under this section may be used only for one or more of
  the following:
               (1)  dissemination of information pertaining to marine
  life, wild animal life, wildlife values, and wildlife management;
               (2)  scientific investigation and survey of marine life
  for the better protection and conservation of marine life;
               (3)  propagation and distribution of marine life, game
  animals, and wild birds;
               (4)  protection of wild birds, fish, and game;
               (5)  research, management, and protection of the fish
  and wildlife resources of this state;
               (6)  expansion and development of additional
  opportunities of hunting and fishing in state-owned land and water;
               (7)  purchase, construction, and maintenance of boat
  ramps on or near public waters; and
               (8)  resource protection activities.
         SECTION 28.  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE: HEALTHY TEXAS
  PROGRAM. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $708,000 is
  appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department
  of Insurance for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for
  Strategy A.1.1., Consumer Education and Outreach, as listed in
  Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for agency
  operations.
         (b)  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $1,000,000 is
  appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department
  of Insurance for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for
  Strategy A.3.1., Process Rates, Forms & Licenses, as listed in
  Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for agency
  operations.
         (c)  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, $3,592,000 is
  appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department
  of Insurance for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for
  Strategy A.4.3., Healthy Texas, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
  Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act), for agency operations.
         SECTION 29.  VETERANS COMMISSION: FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
  EMPLOYEES. The Veterans Commission may use money appropriated to
  the commission to employ 19.5 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs)
  during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, in addition to
  the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) the commission
  is authorized by other law to employ during that state fiscal year.
         SECTION 30.  DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES:
  CERTAIN TRANSFERS. (a) The Department of Aging and Disability
  Services may transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
  2015, a total amount of general revenue fund appropriations not to
  exceed $936,474 made for the state fiscal biennium ending August
  31, 2015, from capital budget item BIP-Level 1 Screening Tool to
  capital budget item BIP-Secure Web Portal, as listed in Chapter
  1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
  (the General Appropriations Act), to implement a "no wrong door"
  provider portal.
         (b)  The limitations on transfers of capital budget item
  appropriations, including prior approval requirements, specified
  in Section 14.03, Limitation on Expenditures-Capital Budget,
  Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), do not
  apply to the transfer of capital budget item appropriations under
  Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 31.  DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES:
  CERTAIN TRANSFERS. (a) The Department of Aging and Disability
  Services may transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
  2015, a total amount of general revenue fund appropriations not to
  exceed $219,550, and a total amount of federal funds appropriations
  not to exceed $219,551, made for the state fiscal biennium ending
  August 31, 2015, from capital budget item Lease of Personal
  Computers to capital budget item Software Licenses, as listed in
  Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), to purchase an
  annual Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement.
         (b)  The limitations on transfers of capital budget item
  appropriations, including prior approval requirements, specified
  in Section 14.03, Limitation on Expenditures-Capital Budget,
  Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), do not
  apply to the transfer of capital budget item appropriations under
  Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 32.  DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
  CERTAIN TRANSFERS. (a) The Department of Family and Protective
  Services may transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
  2015, a total amount not to exceed $16,520,662 of general revenue
  fund appropriations made for the state fiscal biennium ending
  August 31, 2015, between any department strategies, as listed in
  Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), to address
  shortfalls.
         (b)  The limitations on transfers of appropriations,
  including notification or prior approval requirements, specified
  in Rider 15 (page II-40), Limitation on Transfers: CPS and APS
  Direct Delivery Staff, and Rider 27 (page II-43), Limitation on
  Appropriations for Day Care Services, in the bill pattern of the
  Department of Family and Protective Services in Chapter 1411 (S.B.
  1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
  General Appropriations Act), do not apply to the transfer of
  appropriations under Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 33.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: CERTAIN
  TRANSFERS. (a) The Department of State Health Services may
  transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, a total
  amount not to exceed $4,650,000 of general revenue fund
  appropriations made for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
  2015, between any department strategies, as listed in Chapter 1411
  (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
  General Appropriations Act), to address shortfalls.
         (b)  The limitations on transfers of appropriations,
  including notification or prior approval requirements, specified
  in Rider 13 (page II-59), Limitation: Transfer Authority, in the
  bill pattern of the Department of State Health Services in Chapter
  1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
  (the General Appropriations Act), do not apply to the transfer of
  appropriations under Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 34.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: CERTAIN
  TRANSFERS. The following amounts of general revenue funds
  appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015,
  are transferred to the Health and Human Services Commission for the
  state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, for Goal B, Medicaid, as
  listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for
  Medicaid acute care services:
               (1)  $98,762,408 from the appropriations made to the
  Department of Aging and Disability Services for Strategy A.2.4.,
  Habilitation Services, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
  the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act);
               (2)  $31,151,738 from the appropriations made to the
  Department of Aging and Disability Services for Goal A, Long-Term
  Services and Supports, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
  the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act);
               (3)  $5,900,000 from the appropriations made to the
  Department of State Health Services for Strategy B.1.4., Community
  Primary Care Services, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
  the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act);
               (4)  $101,812,581 from the appropriations made to the
  Health and Human Services Commission for Strategy A.1.2.,
  Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment (IEE), as listed in Chapter
  1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
  (the General Appropriations Act);
               (5)  $2,722,670 from the appropriations made to the
  Health and Human Services Commission for Strategy G.1.1., Office of
  Inspector General, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
  83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act);
               (6)  $2,412,362 from the appropriations made to the
  Health and Human Services Commission for Strategy D.1.1., TANF
  (Cash Assistance) Grants, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts
  of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act); and
               (7)  $1,300,000 from the appropriations made to the
  Department of State Health Services for Strategy B.2.3., Community
  Mental Health Crisis Services, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1),
  Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act).
         SECTION 35.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: CERTAIN
  TRANSFERS. (a)  The Health and Human Services Commission may
  transfer for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, a total
  amount of general revenue fund appropriations not to exceed
  $699,627, and a total amount of federal funds appropriations not to
  exceed $831,367, made for the state fiscal biennium ending August
  31, 2015, and a total amount not to exceed $5,541,381 in capital
  budget transfer authority from interagency contracts for that
  biennium, from capital budget item Enterprise Information and Asset
  Management (Data Warehouse) to capital budget item Secure Mobile
  Infrastructure and Enterprise Communications, as listed in Chapter
  1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013
  (the General Appropriations Act), to address shortfalls.
         (b)  The limitations on transfers of capital budget item
  appropriations, including prior approval requirements, specified
  in Section 14.03, Limitation on Expenditures-Capital Budget,
  Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), do not
  apply to the transfer of capital budget item appropriations under
  Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 36.  MIDLAND COLLEGE: AMERICAN AIRPOWER HERITAGE
  MUSEUM. Unexpended and unencumbered amounts appropriated from the
  general revenue fund to Midland College for Strategy AB.1.1.,
  American Airpower Heritage Museum, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B.
  1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the
  General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
  biennium ending August 31, 2015, shall be distributed to the
  Permian Basin Petroleum Museum. Before disbursing any state money,
  Midland College must enter into a grant agreement with the Permian
  Basin Petroleum Museum that specifies the use of the money and
  requires that the money be spent in accordance with state law and
  the General Appropriations Act.
         SECTION 37.  DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CERTAIN
  TRANSFERS. Notwithstanding Rider 30 (page V-18), Appropriation:
  Education and Recreation Program Receipts, in the bill pattern of
  the Department of Criminal Justice in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
  the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act), the department may transfer for the state
  fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, a total amount not to exceed
  $5,000,000 of general revenue fund appropriations made for the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, from Strategy C.1.5.,
  Institutional Services, as listed in Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of
  the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General
  Appropriations Act), to Strategy C.1.8., Hospital and Clinical
  Care, as listed in that chapter, to address shortfalls.
         SECTION 38.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: LIMITATION ON
  APPROPRIATIONS FOR RECRUIT SCHOOLS. (a) In this section:
               (1)  "New trooper" means a trooper employed by the
  Department of Public Safety for less than 52 weeks.
               (2)  "Recruit school" and "training school" include any
  school or other training program operated by or for the benefit of
  the Department of Public Safety for a purpose that may include
  training a new trooper.
         (b)  This section applies only to:
               (1)  the unexpended and unencumbered appropriations
  from the general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety
  made by Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015; and
               (2)  any appropriated money transferred to the
  Department of Public Safety pursuant to Chapter 317, Government
  Code, during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, for
  use by the department during that biennium.
         (c)  Money to which this section applies may be used to pay:
               (1)  any cost or expense that may be directly or
  indirectly related to the operation of a training school or recruit
  school that provides a new trooper with 8 weeks of training, but
  only until 250 troopers have graduated and been employed as a result
  of an 8-week training program; or
               (2)  compensation provided to a trooper who completes
  the 8-week recruit school in an amount that exceeds the entry-level
  trooper compensation.
         SECTION 39.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: CERTAIN TRANSFER
  AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding the transfer authority provided in
  Section 14.01, Article IX, Chapter 1411 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 83rd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 (the General Appropriations
  Act), and Rider 19 (page V-50), Appropriation Transfers, in the
  bill pattern of the Department of Public Safety, a total amount that
  exceeds $11,312,729 in general revenue fund appropriations, or a
  total amount that exceeds $5,700,000 in appropriations from State
  Highway Fund No. 6, made to the Department of Public Safety by that
  Act, or any appropriated money transferred to the Department of
  Public Safety pursuant to Chapter 317, Government Code, during the
  state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, for a purpose may not
  be transferred to another appropriation item or purpose without the
  prior written approval of the Legislative Budget Board.
         SECTION 40.  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: UNEXPENDED
  BALANCE AUTHORITY FOR ENERGY SECTOR ROAD APPROPRIATIONS.  Any
  money appropriated by Section 40, Chapter 836 (H.B. 1025), Acts of
  the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, from the general
  revenue fund to the Department of Transportation for transfer to
  the Transportation Infrastructure Fund or State Highway Fund No. 6
  and use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
  of that Act for road repairs in energy sectors as specified by that
  Act that, immediately preceding the expiration of that two-year
  period, is unexpended and unencumbered, is appropriated to the
  department for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning
  on the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 41.  COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS TOMORROW
  FUND. In addition to amounts previously appropriated to the
  comptroller of public accounts for the state fiscal biennium ending
  August 31, 2015, $87,671,644 is appropriated from the general
  revenue fund to the comptroller for the state fiscal year ending
  August 31, 2015, for the purpose of depositing that amount in the
  Texas tomorrow fund created under Section 19, Article VII, Texas
  Constitution.
         SECTION 42.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: USE OF STATE
  HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS.  
  Subject to any applicable federal law or rule, the Department of
  Public Safety shall:
               (1)  prioritize the allocation of money appropriated to
  the department from the State Homeland Security Grant Program
  established by 6 U.S.C. Section 605 for state fiscal years 2014 and
  2015 and available on or after January 1, 2014; and
               (2)  transfer projects eligible for disbursements from
  the State Homeland Security Grant Program in state fiscal year 2014
  to state fiscal year 2015 to increase, to the extent possible, the
  amount of money available from the fund for use by communities in
  this state that are located on this state's international border
  with Mexico to provide humanitarian relief or to be reimbursed for
  the costs related to providing humanitarian relief.
         SECTION 43.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
  immediately.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2 was passed by the House on April 1,
  2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 2 on May 28, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 1, 2
  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. 2 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 26, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, 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. 2, Regular Session of the 84th Legislature, are within amounts
  estimated to be available in the affected fund.
  Certified_____________________
  ______________________________
  Comptroller of Public Accounts 
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor       
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