Bill Text: TX HB4257 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to constitutional allocations of money for emergency medical services and trauma care systems.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-31 - Referred to Appropriations [HB4257 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB4257-Introduced.html
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By: Walle | H.B. No. 4257 |
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relating to constitutional allocations of money for emergency | ||
medical services and trauma care systems. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 316.093, Government Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 316.093. ADJUSTMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL ALLOCATIONS [ |
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SECTION 2. Sections 316.093(b) and (c), Government Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) If the sum described by Subsection (a) is less than the | ||
sufficient balance adopted under Section 316.092, the comptroller | ||
shall reduce the allocations [ |
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and to the account in the general revenue fund for emergency medical | ||
services and trauma care systems provided by Section 49-g(c), | ||
Article III, Texas Constitution, and increase the allocation to the | ||
economic stabilization fund, in an equal total amount, until the | ||
sufficient balance adopted under Section 316.092 is achieved. | ||
(c) If under Section 316.092 a sufficient balance has not | ||
been adopted for the comptroller to consider under this section, | ||
the comptroller shall adjust the allocation of amounts to be | ||
transferred to the fund, [ |
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account in the general revenue fund for emergency medical services | ||
and trauma care systems provided by Section 49-g(c), Article III, | ||
Texas Constitution, so that the total of those amounts is | ||
transferred to the economic stabilization fund, except that the | ||
comptroller shall reduce a transfer made under this subsection as | ||
necessary to prevent the amount in the fund from exceeding the limit | ||
in effect for that biennium under Section 49-g(g) of that article. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 771.072(f), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(f) The comptroller shall deposit the surcharges and any | ||
prior balances in accounts in the general revenue fund in the state | ||
treasury until they are allocated to regional planning commissions, | ||
other 9-1-1 jurisdictions, and regional poison control centers in | ||
accordance with this section. From those accounts, the amount | ||
necessary for the commission to fund approved plans of regional | ||
planning commissions and regional poison control centers and to | ||
carry out its duties under this chapter shall be appropriated to the | ||
commission. The account is composed of money deposited to the | ||
account under this subsection and one-half of the money allocated | ||
to an account in the general revenue fund for emergency medical | ||
services and trauma care systems under Section 49-g, Article III, | ||
Texas Constitution. Section 403.095, Government Code, does not | ||
apply to an account established by this subsection. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 773.006(b), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The account is composed of money deposited to the | ||
account under Article 102.0185, Code of Criminal Procedure, and | ||
one-half of the money allocated to an account in the general revenue | ||
fund for emergency medical services and trauma care systems under | ||
Section 49-g, Article III, Texas Constitution. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect on the date on which the | ||
constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature, Regular | ||
Session, 2017, providing for the use and dedication of certain | ||
money transferred to the general revenue fund account for emergency | ||
medical services and trauma care systems is approved by the voters. | ||
If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no | ||
effect. |