S.B. No. 8

	AN ACT
	relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving
	direction regarding appropriations.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: UNEMPLOYMENT
	COMPENSATION FUND. The amount of $7,245,419,946 is appropriated to
	the comptroller of public accounts from money received by this
	state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.
	Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
	Relief Fund No. 325 for use during the state fiscal year beginning
	September 1, 2021, for the purpose of immediately depositing that
	amount to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund under
	Section 203.021, Labor Code, to pay back outstanding advances
	received by this state under Section 1201, Social Security Act (42
	U.S.C. Section 1321), and to return the unemployment compensation
	fund to the statutory floor computed under Section 204.061, Labor
	Code, on October 1, 2021, as reimbursement for payments made as a
	result of the coronavirus disease pandemic.
	SECTION 2.  TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
	GOVERNOR: TOURISM, TRAVEL, AND HOSPITALITY RECOVERY GRANTS. (a)
	The amount of $180,000,000 is appropriated to the Trusteed Programs
	within the Office of the Governor from money received by this state
	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
	802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for grants during
	the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
	tourism, travel, and hospitality industry recovery, to the extent
	the grants are authorized by other law.
	(b)  It is the intent of the legislature that the governor
	give priority to potential grantees that have not received direct
	federal aid and that the amount of each authorized grant awarded
	does not exceed $20,000.
	SECTION 3.  TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
	GOVERNOR: CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY. The amount of $1,200,000 is
	appropriated to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the
	Governor from money received by this state from the Coronavirus
	State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established
	under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and
	deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for
	the purpose of providing funding for information technology case
	management system improvements for children's advocacy centers
	during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this
	Act.
	SECTION 4.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: COVID-19
	SERVICES. (a) The amount of $2,000,000,000 is appropriated to the
	Department of State Health Services from money received by this
	state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.
	Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
	Relief Fund No. 325 during the period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act and ending January 1, 2023, for the following
	purposes related to costs incurred during the period beginning
	March 3, 2021, and ending January 1, 2023, due to the coronavirus
	disease pandemic:
	(1)  providing funding for surge staffing at state and
	local hospitals, long-term care facilities, psychiatric hospitals,
	and nursing facilities;
	(2)  purchasing therapeutic drugs, including drugs for
	monoclonal antibody treatments; and
	(3)  providing funding for the operation of regional
	infusion centers.
	(b)  Notwithstanding Section 13.05, page IX-64, Chapter 1053
	(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
	General Appropriations Act), the Department of State Health
	Services shall expend any Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds
	freed-up as a result of reimbursements received by the Department
	of State Health Services from the Federal Emergency Management
	Agency related to expenditures paid from money appropriated under
	Subsection (a) of this section only after prior approval of the
	Legislative Budget Board.
	SECTION 5.  FISCAL PROGRAMS - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC
	ACCOUNTS: BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The amount of
	$500,475,163 is appropriated to Fiscal Programs - Comptroller of
	Public Accounts from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 804)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for broadband
	infrastructure in accordance with Section 490I.0108, Government
	Code, and other applicable state or federal law during the two-year
	period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	(b)  Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this
	section, $75,000,000 may be used only for the Texas broadband pole
	replacement program.
	SECTION 6.  DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: COMPENSATION.
	(a) The amount of $359,673,191 is appropriated to the Department of
	Criminal Justice from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing compensation for agency
	employees for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021.
	(b)  The Department of Criminal Justice shall:
	(1)  in consultation with the comptroller of public
	accounts and the Legislative Budget Board, determine the proper
	allocation of benefits included in the appropriations made under
	Subsection (a) of this section; and
	(2)  identify the strategies and objectives for which
	the appropriations made under Subsection (a) of this section are
	directed.
	(c)  It is the intent of the legislature that the Department
	of Criminal Justice consider the appropriations as a change in the
	method of finance of the compensation to be paid to agency employees
	and not as an increase in total appropriations to the agency.
	SECTION 7.  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: FOOD BANKS. The
	amount of $95,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of
	Agriculture from money received by this state from the Coronavirus
	State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established
	under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and
	deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for
	the purpose of providing supplemental funding to food banks in
	response to the coronavirus pandemic during the two-year period
	beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 8.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: TEXAS
	CHILD MENTAL HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM. (a) The amount of
	$113,082,887 is appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating
	Board from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State
	Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose
	of supporting the operations and expansion of the Texas Child
	Mental Health Care Consortium to expand mental health initiatives
	for children, pregnant women, and women who are up to one year
	postpartum during the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act. At the direction of the Texas Child Mental Health
	Care Consortium, the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
	transfer appropriations through interagency contracts with
	health-related institutions of higher education for the following
	purposes:
	(1)  $20,578,442 for enhancements and expansion of the
	Child Psychiatry Access Network;
	(2)  $56,218,976 for enhancements and expansion of the
	Texas Child Access Through Telemedicine program;
	(3)  $32,991,791 for expansion of the child and
	adolescent mental health workforce; and
	(4)  $3,293,676 for administrative expenses.
	(b)  Not later than December 1, 2021, out of money
	appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section, the Higher
	Education Coordinating Board shall transfer $3,293,676 to an
	institution of higher education designated by the Texas Child
	Mental Health Care Consortium for oversight and evaluation of the
	outlined initiatives by means of interagency agreements or any
	other necessary contracts.
	(c)  The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may
	transfer up to 10 percent of money appropriated for the purposes
	described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section to any
	of the other purposes described by those provisions. The Texas
	Child Mental Health Care Consortium may transfer more than 10
	percent of funds for those purposes only with the prior approval for
	the transfer and expenditure from the Legislative Budget Board. A
	request for approval of the transfer and expenditure by the
	consortium is considered approved unless the Legislative Budget
	Board issues a written disapproval within 10 business days of the
	receipt and review of the request by the Legislative Budget Board.
	(d)  Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this
	section, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may enhance
	the Child Psychiatry Access Network to improve perinatal mental
	health services.
	SECTION 9.  TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: STATE
	OPERATIONS CENTER. The amount of $300,000,000 is appropriated to
	the Texas Division of Emergency Management from money received by
	this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of the acquisition
	of land for, and construction of, a state operations center during
	the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 10.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD:
	UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION. (a) Contingent on legislation by the
	87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021, relating to the
	issuance of tuition revenue bonds, becoming law, the amount of
	$325,000,000 is appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating
	Board from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State
	Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose
	of university construction during the two-year period beginning on
	the effective date of this Act.
	(b)  If an appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this
	section for any reason is determined by the United States
	Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or federal
	authority to have been made for an improper use:
	(1)  the appropriated money may not be spent and shall
	be retained in the treasury and available for later legislative
	appropriation; and
	(2)  an amount equal to the amount of the appropriation
	that was determined to have been made for an improper use is
	appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Higher Education
	Coordinating Board for the purpose and period described by
	Subsection (a) of this section.
	SECTION 11.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: DALLAS
	STATE HOSPITAL. (a) The amount of $237,800,000 is appropriated to
	the Health and Human Services Commission from money received by
	this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of construction of
	a state hospital in Dallas during the two-year period beginning on
	the effective date of this Act.
	(b)  The capital budget authority of the Health and Human
	Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations
	Act), is increased by $237,800,000 for the appropriation made under
	Subsection (a) of this section.
	SECTION 12.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: RURAL
	HOSPITALS. The amount of $75,000,000 is appropriated to the Health
	and Human Services Commission from money received by this state
	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
	802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for grants to
	support rural hospitals that have been affected by the COVID-19
	pandemic during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
	of this Act.
	SECTION 13.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: INTERNET
	PORTAL. The amount of $20,000,000 is appropriated to the Health and
	Human Services Commission from money received by this state from
	the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for the creation
	of a consolidated Internet portal for Medicaid and the Children's
	Health Insurance Program medical services provider data during the
	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 14.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
	TECHNOLOGY UPDATES. The amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated to
	the Health and Human Services Commission from money received by
	this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing
	funding for technology updates to the Medicaid eligibility computer
	system during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
	of this Act.
	SECTION 15.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: TEXAS
	CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE. The amount of $14,250 is appropriated to
	the Health and Human Services Commission for the Texas Civil
	Commitment Office from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for COVID-19
	related expenses incurred by the Texas Civil Commitment Office
	related to consumable supplies and travel during the two-year
	period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 16.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: RIO
	GRANDE VALLEY. The amount of $16,700,000 is appropriated to the
	Department of State Health Services from money received by this
	state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.
	Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
	Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of upgrading existing
	laboratory facilities associated with a level 1 trauma facility in
	Hidalgo County and new laboratory infrastructure in Starr County
	during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this
	Act.
	SECTION 17.  THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
	AT HOUSTON: TEXAS EPIDEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE. The amount of
	$40,000,000 is appropriated to The University of Texas Health
	Science Center at Houston from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of operating the Texas Epidemic Public
	Health Institute during the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 18.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: TEXAS
	RESKILLING AND UPSKILLING THROUGH EDUCATION (TRUE) PROGRAM. (a)
	The amount of $15,000,000 is appropriated to the Higher Education
	Coordinating Board from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of operating the Texas Reskilling and
	Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Program during the two-year
	period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	(b)  The Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
	distribute the money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section
	in a manner consistent with Subchapter T-2, Chapter 61, Education
	Code, as added by Section 1, Chapter 601 (S.B. 1102), Acts of the
	87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. The board may not place
	additional eligibility requirements on eligible entities beyond
	the statutory limitations of Subchapter T-2, Chapter 61, Education
	Code, as added by Section 1, Chapter 601 (S.B. 1102), Acts of the
	87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, including matching fund
	requirements by recipients of money appropriated by this section.
	SECTION 19.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD:
	PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS AT COMPREHENSIVE
	REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES. (a) The amount of $20,000,000 is
	appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Board from money
	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of allocating
	and distributing the money in a manner that is consistent with
	Subsection (b) of this section and Section 62.183(b), Education
	Code, as added by Section 2, Chapter 186 (S.B. 1295), Acts of the
	87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, during the state fiscal
	year beginning September 1, 2021.
	(b)  After consultation with the Legislative Budget Board,
	the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall allocate and
	distribute the money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section
	to each eligible institution, as defined by Section 62.181,
	Education Code, as added by Section 2, Chapter 186 (S.B. 1295), Acts
	of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, in an amount equal
	to the sum of the following:
	(1)  $250,000; and
	(2)  the product of:
	(A)  an amount of money (estimated to be $400);
	and
	(B)  the average number of at-risk students
	awarded a degree by the eligible institution each year during the
	three state fiscal years preceding the first year of the state
	fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021.
	SECTION 20.  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: HOME-DELIVERED
	MEALS. The amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated to the Department
	of Agriculture from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for
	home-delivered meals during the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 21.  GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND VETERANS LAND BOARD:
	TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOMES. The amount of $35,000,000 is
	appropriated to the General Land Office and the Veterans Land Board
	from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
	Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose
	of providing funding for HVAC upgrades, negative pressure COVID-19
	wards, and mobile HEPA air filtration units for Texas state
	veterans homes during the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 22.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: SUNRISE
	CANYON HOSPITAL. The amount of $15,000,000 is appropriated to the
	Health and Human Services Commission from money received by this
	state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.
	Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
	Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding during the
	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
	expansion of capacity of Sunrise Canyon Hospital.
	SECTION 23.  HISTORICAL COMMISSION:
	WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS CAPITAL PLAN PROJECT. The amount of
	$20,000,000 is appropriated to the Historical Commission from money
	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing
	funding during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
	of this Act for the purposes of the commission's capital plan
	project for the Washington-on-the-Brazos state historic site.
	SECTION 24.  TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
	GOVERNOR: VICTIMS OF CRIME. (a) The amount of $160,000,000 is
	appropriated to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the
	Governor from money received by this state from the Coronavirus
	State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established
	under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and
	deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for
	the purpose of providing funding for grants for victims of crime
	during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this
	Act.
	(b)  It is the intent of the legislature that grants made for
	victims of crime during the state fiscal year beginning September
	1, 2021, and the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022,
	equal grants made for victims of crime during the state fiscal year
	beginning September 1, 2020.
	SECTION 25.  DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES:
	CYBERSECURITY PROJECTS. (a) The amount of $200,000,000 is
	appropriated to the Department of Information Resources for deposit
	into the Technology Improvement and Modernization Fund No. 187 and
	for use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
	of this Act for the purpose of cybersecurity projects from money
	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325. Before spending money
	appropriated under this subsection, the department must receive
	approval for the proposed cybersecurity projects from the Joint
	Oversight Committee on Investment in Information Technology
	Improvement and Modernization Projects established under Section
	2054.578, Government Code.
	(b)  The capital budget authority of the Department of
	Information Resources in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations
	Act), is increased by $200,000,000 for the appropriation made under
	Subsection (a) of this section.
	SECTION 26.  TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION: PERMIAN BASIN
	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER. (a) The amount of $40,000,000 is
	appropriated to the Texas Facilities Commission from money received
	by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of constructing a
	100-bed comprehensive behavioral health center to serve the Permian
	Basin region during the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act.
	(b)  Upon completion of the construction described by
	Subsection (a) of this section, ownership of the building shall
	transfer to the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center controlled
	by the Ector County Hospital District and the Midland County
	Hospital District.
	(c)  The appropriation under Subsection (a) of this section
	is contingent on the completion of a signed agreement between the
	Texas Facilities Commission and the Ector County Hospital District
	and the Midland County Hospital District guaranteeing the ongoing
	operations of the comprehensive behavioral health center described
	by Subsection (a) of this section by the Permian Basin Behavioral
	Health Center to ensure the continuing benefit to the residents of
	this state.
	SECTION 27.  OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: SEXUAL ASSAULT
	PROGRAM ACCOUNT. The amount of $52,277,114 is appropriated to the
	Office of the Attorney General for deposit into the Sexual Assault
	Program Account No. 5010 and for use by the office as authorized by
	other law during the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325.
	SECTION 28.  OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: CRIME VICTIMS
	COMPENSATION. The amount of $54,756,000 is appropriated to the
	Office of the Attorney General for deposit into the Compensation to
	Victims of Crime Account No. 469 and for use by the office during
	the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
	the purpose of compensating crime victims from money received by
	this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325.
	SECTION 29.  APPROPRIATIONS FOR SHORTFALL IN COURT FEES.
	(a) To address matters related to shortfalls in court fee
	collections, the following amounts are appropriated to the
	following entities from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the indicated purposes for the two-year period
	beginning on the effective date of this Act:
	(1)  Comptroller of Public Accounts, Judiciary
	Section: $7,000,000 for the purpose of addressing the backlog in
	court cases, including to pay for visiting judges and support
	staff;
	(2)  Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial
	Council:
	(A)  $3,000,000 for the purpose of addressing the
	backlog in court cases, including information technology support;
	and
	(B)  for Strategy D.1.1., Texas Indigent Defense
	Commission, as listed in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations
	Act), $13,942,466 for deposit into the Fair Defense Account
	No. 5073 and for use by the office for the purpose of addressing the
	backlog in court cases, as authorized by other law;
	(3)  Office of Capital and Forensic Writs: $200,000 for
	the purpose of addressing the backlog in court cases and paying
	costs related to the coronavirus disease pandemic; and
	(4)  Texas Commission on Law Enforcement: $5,800,000
	for deposit into the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Account
	No. 116 and for use by the commission as authorized by other law.
	(b)  During the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
	(FTE) employees other law authorizes the office to employ during
	that period, the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial
	Council may employ out of money appropriated by Subsection
	(a)(2)(A) of this section eight full-time equivalent (FTE)
	employees.
	(c)  During the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
	(FTE) employees other law authorizes the office to employ during
	that period, the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs may employ out
	of money appropriated by Subsection (a)(3) of this section one
	full-time equivalent (FTE) employee.
	(d)  The capital budget authority of the Office of Court
	Administration, Texas Judicial Council, in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1),
	Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General
	Appropriations Act), is increased by $1,330,680 for the
	appropriation made under Subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section.
	SECTION 30.  COMMISSION ON STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS:
	NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SERVICE FUND. (a) The amount of $150,000,000
	is appropriated to the Commission on State Emergency Communications
	for deposit into the Next Generation 9-1-1 Service Fund No. 0195
	and for use by the commission as authorized by other law for the
	deployment and reliable operation of next generation 9-1-1 service,
	including equipment and administration costs, during the two-year
	period beginning on the effective date of this Act from money
	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325.
	(b)  In accordance with Section 771.0713(f), Health and
	Safety Code, it is the intent of the legislature that all money
	appropriated under Subsection (a) of this section be distributed
	not later than December 31, 2022, and all money distributed under
	this subsection be spent not later than December 31, 2024, for the
	purpose described by Subsection (a) of this section.
	SECTION 31.  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: PRESIDIO CUSTOMS
	INSPECTION STATION. The amount of $15,500,000 is appropriated to
	the Department of Transportation from money received by this state
	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
	802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for a customs
	inspection station on the South Orient Rail Line in Presidio,
	Texas, during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
	of this Act.
	SECTION 32.  TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: TRS-CARE AND
	TRS-ACTIVECARE. (a) The amount of $286,337,761 is appropriated to
	the Teacher Retirement System from money received by this state
	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
	802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding during the
	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
	coronavirus-related claims in TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare.
	(b)  It is the intent of the legislature that premiums for
	TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare insurance policies not increase as a
	result of coronavirus-related claims.
	(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b) of this section, it is
	the intent of the legislature that the premiums for TRS-Care and
	TRS-ActiveCare programs be calculated and adjusted taking into
	consideration the money appropriated under this section.
	SECTION 33.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: STAFFING
	NEEDS. (a) The amount of $378,300,000 is appropriated to the
	Health and Human Services Commission from money received by this
	state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.
	Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
	Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding during the
	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
	Health and Human Services Commission to administer one-time grants
	related to providing critical staffing needs resulting from
	frontline health care workers affected by COVID-19, including
	recruitment and retention bonuses for staff:
	(1)  of nursing facilities, assisted living
	facilities, home health agencies, and facilities that serve persons
	with intellectual or developmental disabilities in an intermediate
	care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities or
	related conditions (ICF/IID); or
	(2)  who provide community attendant services.
	(b)  It is the intent of the legislature that the Health and
	Human Services Commission prioritize grants to grantees that comply
	with the reporting requirements prescribed by Rider 143 (Health and
	Human Services Commission), Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations
	Act), the reporting requirements established by Chapter 588 (S.B.
	809), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 2021, or equivalent reporting
	requirements established by the Health and Human Services
	Commission.
	(c)  Annually, the Health and Human Services Commission
	shall report to the Legislative Budget Board the grants awarded
	under this section. The report must include, for the year covered
	by the report, the amount of grants awarded, the award recipients,
	and the total amount of each grant used by the recipient. The
	report must be submitted to the Legislative Budget Board not later
	than December 1 of the year in which the report is due.
	(d)  Of the amount appropriated under Subsection (a) of this
	section:
	(1)  $200,000,000 shall be used only for grants for
	nursing facilities; and
	(2)  $178,300,000 shall be used only for grants for
	assisted living facilities, home health agencies, community
	attendants, and facilities that serve persons with intellectual or
	developmental disabilities in an intermediate care facility for
	individuals with intellectual disabilities or related conditions
	(ICF/IID).
	(e)  It is the intent of the legislature that the Health and
	Human Services Commission consider federal COVID-19 relief money
	received by providers when allocating the money described by
	Subsection (d)(2) of this section.
	SECTION 34.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: FEDERALLY
	QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER INCUBATOR PROGRAM. The amount of
	$20,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of State Health
	Services from money received by this state from the Coronavirus
	State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established
	under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and
	deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for
	use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
	this Act for the Federally Qualified Health Center Incubator
	Program.
	SECTION 35.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: EMERGENCY
	MEDICAL SERVICES. (a) The amount of $21,700,000 is appropriated to
	the Department of State Health Services from money received by this
	state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.
	Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
	Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for
	emergency medical response service staffing, including:
	(1)  funding for programs to incentivize and increase
	the number of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics
	that provide care on an ambulance, including funding for emergency
	medical services workforce development initiatives at regional
	advisory councils; and
	(2)  funding for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
	education programs, including distance learning programs, to
	increase the number of EMTs and paramedics graduating from EMS
	education programs.
	(b)  It is the intent of the legislature that, consistent
	with state law, the Department of State Health Services prioritize
	funding appropriated under Subsection (a) of this section for rural
	and underserved areas.
	SECTION 36.  PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION AND
	OUTREACH GRANTS. The amount of $40,000,000 is appropriated to the
	Parks and Wildlife Department from money received by this state
	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
	802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 to be used during the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing funding for
	grants throughout this state as authorized by other law and
	consistent with Strategy C.2.1., Outreach and Education, as listed
	in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act).
	SECTION 37.  GENERAL LAND OFFICE: BRAZORIA COUNTY BEACH AND
	DUNE MAINTENANCE. The amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated to the
	General Land Office for the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act from money received by this state from
	the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for use by the office to maintain with Brazoria County
	approximately 4,600 feet of beach and dunes along the Bluewater
	Highway and Beach Access Road Five.
	SECTION 38.  GENERAL LAND OFFICE: ANALYSIS OF COASTAL TEXAS
	STUDY DESIGN ELEMENTS. The amount of $300,000 is appropriated to
	the General Land Office from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 to be used during the two-year period beginning on the
	effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing funding for
	a cost and component analysis of the Coastal Texas Study design
	elements to be conducted by the Gulf Coast Protection District
	under an agreement between the office and the district.
	SECTION 39.  TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTE FOR A DISASTER
	RESILIENT TEXAS. (a) The amount of $1,150,000 is appropriated to
	Texas A&M University - Galveston from money received by this state
	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
	802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding to the Institute
	for a Disaster Resilient Texas.
	(b)  Out of amounts appropriated by Subsection (a) of this
	section:
	(1)  $1,000,000 may be used only for Digital Flood Risk
	Infrastructure for Underserved Communities; and
	(2)  $150,000 may be used only for office space in
	Houston.
	SECTION 40.  TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF
	HOUSTON: INSTITUTIONAL ENHANCEMENTS. The amount of $100,000,000
	is appropriated from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for institutional enhancement during the two-year
	period beginning on the effective date of this Act to the following
	entities and in the following amounts:
	(1)  $50,000,000 to Texas Tech University; and
	(2)  $50,000,000 to the University of Houston.
	SECTION 41.  COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS SAFE
	KEEPING TRUST FUND. (a) The amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated
	to the comptroller of public accounts from money received by this
	state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.
	Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
	(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus
	Relief Fund No. 325 for immediate deposit to an account or fund to
	be managed by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company as
	trustee for the benefit of the State Preservation Board to maintain
	the Bob Bullock State History Museum.
	(b)  If an appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this
	section for any reason is determined by the United States
	Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or federal
	authority to have been made for an improper use:
	(1)  the appropriated money may not be spent and shall
	be retained in the treasury and available for later legislative
	appropriation; and
	(2)  an amount equal to the amount of the appropriation
	that was determined to have been made for an improper use is
	appropriated from the general revenue fund to the comptroller of
	public accounts for the purpose described by Subsection (a) of this
	section.
	SECTION 42.  PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: TEXAS STATE
	AQUARIUM CENTER. The amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated to the
	Parks and Wildlife Department from money received by this state
	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
	802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding to the Texas State
	Aquarium Center for wildlife research during the two-year period
	beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 43.  UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: MARINE SCIENCE
	INSTITUTE HOUSING REPLACEMENT. The amount of $3,000,000 is
	appropriated to the University of Texas at Austin from money
	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing
	funding for the Marine Science Institute student housing
	replacement for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
	of this Act.
	SECTION 44.  TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.
	The amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas Education
	Agency from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State
	Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose
	of providing funding for the big brothers and big sisters program
	technological staff enhancements for the two-year period beginning
	on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 45.  UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: BRISCOE GARNER
	MUSEUM. The amount of $235,000 is appropriated to the University of
	Texas at Austin from money received by this state from the
	Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
	established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
	No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief
	Fund No. 325 to the University of Texas at Austin for the Briscoe
	Garner Museum for the two-year period beginning on the effective
	date of this Act.
	SECTION 46.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: RURAL
	VETERINARIANS GRANT PROGRAM. The amount of $1,000,000 is
	appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Board from money
	received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
	Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue
	Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of
	the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing
	funding for the rural veterinarians grant program for the two-year
	period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 47.  STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: MAINTENANCE AND
	CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) The amount of $25,000,000 is
	appropriated to the State Preservation Board from money received by
	this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42
	U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act
	of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the
	Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of maintenance and
	capital improvement projects during the state fiscal biennium
	beginning September 1, 2021.
	(b)  The capital budget authority of the State Preservation
	Board in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is
	increased by $25,000,000 for the appropriation made under
	Subsection (a) of this section.
	SECTION 48.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES AND HEALTH
	AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: FEDERAL FUNDS FOR HOSPITALS. It is
	the intent of the Legislature that the Department of State Health
	Services and the Health and Human Services Commission, in
	distributing any money received from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
	Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
	to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 distribute the
	money appropriated by this Act to entities that are subject to the
	hospital price transparency public disclosure requirements
	required by 45 C.F.R. Sections 180.10 - 180.60 and, on
	implementation of rules adopted under the chapter, by Chapter 327,
	Health and Safety Code.
	SECTION 49.  REPORT ON FEDERAL FUNDS BY LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
	BOARD. (a) The Legislative Budget Board, in consultation with the
	comptroller of public accounts, shall report on the board's
	Internet website:
	(1)  for each political subdivision in this state, an
	informational listing of any money appropriated by this Act and
	received by the subdivision; and
	(2)  for each state agency and each institution of
	higher education that receives money appropriated by this Act, an
	informational listing of the following:
	(A)  the amount of money received by the agency or
	institution;
	(B)  the federal legislation that authorized
	distribution of the money to the state, agency, or institution and
	the state legislation, if applicable, that appropriated the money
	to the agency or institution;
	(C)  the amount of money spent by the agency or
	institution;
	(D)  the allowable uses for which the agency or
	institution may spend money received by the agency or institution
	and the purposes for which the agency or institution has spent the
	money;
	(E)  the amount of money received by the agency or
	institution:
	(i)  that the agency or institution has not
	spent; and
	(ii)  that the agency or institution may
	spend without further appropriation; and
	(F)  the time during which money received by the
	agency or institution was spent by the agency or institution,
	including the remaining time in which the agency or institution may
	spend the money without further appropriation.
	(b)  This section does not apply to a hospital licensed under
	Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or a hospital owned and
	operated by this state.
	(c)  It is the intent of the legislature that information
	required to be provided in a report on the Legislative Budget
	Board's Internet website under Subsection (a) of this section must
	be updated not less than once during each fiscal quarter and once on
	the first day of each fiscal quarter that occurs on or after
	December 1, 2021, until at least December 1, 2028.
	SECTION 50.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING APPROPRIATIONS.
	(a) It is the intent of the legislature that the appropriations
	made by this Act:
	(1)  are one-time appropriations made for the purpose
	of addressing the needs of this state for the two-year period
	beginning on the effective date of this Act; and
	(2)  be used:
	(A)  only for purposes authorized by state and
	federal law, including guidance issued by the United States
	Department of the Treasury in 86 Fed. Reg. 26786 (May 17, 2021); and
	(B)  before all other methods of finance, if more
	than one method of finance is available for the applicable purpose.
	(b)  Except as specifically provided otherwise by this Act,
	it is the intent of the legislature that, if the United States
	Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or federal
	authority determines that an appropriation made by this Act has
	been made for an improper use, the appropriated money not be spent
	and shall be retained in the treasury and available for later
	legislative appropriation.
	SECTION 51.  APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. The
	appropriations made under Sections 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
	14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
	31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 47 of this
	Act using money received by this state from the Coronavirus State
	Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) are made in
	accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 802(c)(1)(C), which allows money
	from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to be used to
	provide government services to the extent of a reduction in the
	revenue of a state government caused by the COVID-19 public health
	emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full
	fiscal year of the state government that ended before that
	emergency.
	SECTION 52.  APPLICABILITY OF TRANSFER PROVISIONS OF OTHER
	LAW. The transfer provisions of Part 14, Article IX, Chapter 1053
	(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
	General Appropriations Act), and the transfer provisions of Section
	65, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), apply to the
	appropriations made by this Act to allow appropriate transfer of
	appropriations made by this Act as if the appropriations made by the
	General Appropriations Act, the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
	and this Act were all a part of the same Act, to the extent permitted
	by federal law.
	SECTION 53.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
	immediately.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 8 passed the Senate on
	October 8, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0;
	October 15, 2021, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
	requested appointment of Conference Committee; October 15, 2021,
	House granted request of the Senate; October 18, 2021, Senate
	adopted Conference Committee Report by the following
	vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 8 passed the House, with
	amendments, on October 15, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 144,
	Nays 0, one present not voting; October 15, 2021, House granted
	request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
	October 18, 2021, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
	following vote:  Yeas 125, Nays 0, one present not voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	Approved:
	______________________________
	Date
	______________________________
	Governor