87S20157 SRA-D     By: Bonnen H.B. No. 5       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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.  SENATE. (a) Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053   (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the   General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following   rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the   appropriations made to the Senate in that section (page X-1):          4.  General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise   appropriated by this Act to the Senate, there is appropriated to the   Senate from the general revenue fund the amount of $34,422,614 for   the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of   $37,291,165 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022,   for Strategy A.1.1, Senate, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1   above.          (b)  Rider 3 (page X-1), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053   (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the   General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the   appropriations to the Senate is amended to read as follows:          3.  Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended   balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made   to the Senate are appropriated to the Senate for the same purposes   for the biennium beginning September 1, 2021.          Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of   August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Senate are   appropriated for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning   September 1, 2022.          SECTION 2.  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (a) Section 1,   Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended   by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill   pattern of the appropriations made to the House of Representatives   in that section (page X-2):          4.  General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise   appropriated by this Act to the House of Representatives, there is   appropriated to the House of Representatives from the general   revenue fund the amount of $43,098,410 for the state fiscal year   beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $48,600,335 for the   state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1,   House of Representatives, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1   above.          (b)  Rider 3 (page X-2), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053   (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the   General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the   appropriations to the House of Representatives is amended to read   as follows:          3.  Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended   balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made   to the House of Representatives are appropriated to the House of   Representatives for the same purposes for the biennium beginning   September 1, 2021.          Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of   August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the House of   Representatives are appropriated for the same purposes for the   fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.          SECTION 3.  LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD. (a) Section 1,   Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended   by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill   pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Budget Board   in that section (page X-3):          4.  General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise   appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Budget Board, there is   appropriated to the Legislative Budget Board from the general   revenue fund the amount of $13,178,999 for the state fiscal year   beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $13,178,998 for the   state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1,   Legislative Budget Board, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1   above.          (b)  Rider 2 (page X-3), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053   (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the   General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the   appropriations to the Legislative Budget Board is amended to read   as follows:          2.  Unexpended Balance. Any unobligated and unexpended   balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made   to the Legislative Budget Board are appropriated to the Legislative   Budget Board for the same purposes for the biennium beginning   September 1, 2021.          Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of   August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative Budget   Board are appropriated to the Legislative Budget Board for the same   purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.          SECTION 4.  LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (a) Section 1, Article X,   Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by   adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill   pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Council in   that section (page X-4):          5. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise   appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Council, there is   appropriated to the Legislative Council from the general revenue   fund the amount of $40,205,883 for the state fiscal year beginning   September 1, 2021, and the amount of $43,556,374 for the state   fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1,   Legislative Council, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1 above.          (b)  Rider 2 (page X-4), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053   (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the   General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the   appropriations to the Legislative Council is amended to read as   follows:          2.  Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended   balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made   to the Legislative Council are appropriated to the Legislative   Council for the same purposes for the biennium beginning September   1, 2021.          Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of   August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative   Council are appropriated to the Legislative Council for the same   purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.          SECTION 5.  COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS. (a) Section 1,   Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended   by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill   pattern of the appropriations made to the Commission on Uniform   State Laws in that section (page X-5):          3.  General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise   appropriated by this Act to the Commission on Uniform State Laws,   there is appropriated to the Commission on Uniform State Laws from   the general revenue fund the amount of $143,958 for each state   fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,   2021, for Strategy A.1.1, Commission on Uniform State Laws, to be   spent in accordance with Rider 1 above.          (b)  Rider 2 (page X-5), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053   (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the   General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the   appropriations to the Commission on Uniform State Laws is amended   to read as follows:          2.  Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended   balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made   to the Commission on Uniform State Laws are appropriated to the   Commission on Uniform State Laws for the same purposes for the   biennium beginning September 1, 2021.          Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of   August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Commission on   Uniform State Laws are appropriated to the Commission on Uniform   State Laws for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning   September 1, 2022.          SECTION 6.  SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION. (a) Section 1,   Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended   by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill   pattern of the appropriations made to the Sunset Advisory   Commission in that section (page X-6):          3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise   appropriated by this Act to the Sunset Advisory Commission, there   is appropriated to the Sunset Advisory Commission from the general   revenue fund the amount of $2,268,722 for each state fiscal year of   the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for Strategy   A.1.1, Sunset Advisory Commission.          (b)  Riders 1 and 2 (pages X-5 and X-6), Section 1, Article X,   Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern   of the appropriations to the Sunset Advisory Commission are amended   to read as follows:          1.  Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended   balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made   to the Sunset Advisory Commission are appropriated to the Sunset   Advisory Commission for the same purposes for the biennium   beginning September 1, 2021.          Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of   August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Sunset Advisory   Commission are appropriated to the Sunset Advisory Commission for   the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.          2.  Appropriation to Sunset Advisory Commission Account. The   money that an entity is required by law to pay to the Sunset   Advisory Commission to cover the costs the commission incurs in   performing a review of the entity is appropriated to the commission   for maintaining the operations of the commission.          SECTION 7.  STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. (a) Section 1, Article   X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by   adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill   pattern of the appropriations made to the State Auditor's Office in   that section (page X-7):          8.  General Funding.  (a)  In addition to amounts otherwise   appropriated by this Act to the State Auditor's Office, there is   appropriated to the State Auditor's Office from the general revenue   fund the amount of $17,027,403 for the state fiscal year beginning   September 1, 2021, and the amount of $17,027,402 for the state   fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1, State   Auditor.          (b)  The State Auditor's Office shall use money appropriated   by Subsection (a) of this rider as necessary to perform the office's   duties under Riders 5, 6, and 7 above.          (b)  Riders 2 and 3 (page X-6), Section 1, Article X, Chapter   1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021   (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the   appropriations to the State Auditor's Office are amended to read as   follows:          2.  Appropriation of Appropriated Receipts. All funds   reimbursed to the State Auditor's Office (SAO) by governmental   entities for the provision of services are appropriated to the SAO   during the fiscal year in which they are received and shall be used   as provided by Government Code, Chapter 321.          3.  Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended   balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made   to the State Auditor's Office (SAO) from the General Revenue Fund   are appropriated to the SAO for the same purposes for the biennium   beginning September 1, 2021.          Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of   August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the SAO from the   General Revenue Fund are appropriated to the SAO for the same   purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.          SECTION 8.  LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY. (a) Section 1,   Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended   by adding the following riders at the end of the riders to the bill   pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Reference   Library in that section (page X-8):          3.  General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise   appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Reference Library,   there is appropriated to the Legislative Reference Library from the   general revenue fund the amount of $1,733,325 for each state fiscal   year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for   Strategy A.1.1, Legislative Reference Library, to be spent in   accordance with Rider 1 above.          4. Appropriation of Interagency Contracts. All funds   transferred to the Legislative Reference Library pursuant to   interagency contracts for services provided by the Legislative   Reference Library are appropriated to the Legislative Reference   Library during the fiscal year in which they are received and shall   be used as provided by Government Code, Chapter 324.          5. Appropriation of Appropriated Receipts. All funds   reimbursed to the Legislative Reference Library by governmental   entities for the provision of services are appropriated to the   Legislative Reference Library during the fiscal year in which they   are received and shall be used as provided by Government Code,   Chapter 324.          (b)  Rider 2 (page X-8), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053   (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the   General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the   appropriations to the Legislative Reference Library is amended to   read as follows:          2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended   balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made   to the Legislative Reference Library from the General Revenue Fund   are appropriated for the same purposes for the biennium beginning   September 1, 2021.          Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of   August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative   Reference Library from the General Revenue Fund are appropriated   for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1,   2022.          SECTION 9.  TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SCHOOL DISTRICT AD   VALOREM TAX RELIEF. (a) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5,   Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), and contingent on   S.B. 8 or similar legislation by the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called   Session, 2021, relating to the authority of a person who acquires a   residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption for the   homestead in the year in which the property is acquired, being   enacted and becoming law, the amount of $50,000,000 is appropriated   from the general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for each   state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September   1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the   legislation.          (b)  Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, Chapter 1053   (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the   General Appropriations Act), and contingent on S.B. 12 or similar   legislation by the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021,   relating to the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total   amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district   on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or   disabled to reflect any reduction from the preceding tax year in the   district's maximum compressed rate, being enacted and becoming law,   the amount of $114,865,660 is appropriated from the general revenue   fund to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal year   beginning September 1, 2022, for the purpose of implementing the   provisions of the legislation.          SECTION 10.  TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL   CURRICULUM. Contingent on S.B. 3 or similar legislation by the 87th   Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to certain   curriculum in public schools, including certain instructional   requirements and prohibitions, being enacted and becoming law, the   amount of $14,625,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund   to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal biennium   beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the   provisions of the legislation.          SECTION 11.  DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:   FOSTER CARE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT.  Section 1, Article II, Chapter   1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021   (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the   following rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the   appropriations made to the Department of Family and Protective   Services in that section (page II-19):          52.  Foster Care Capacity Improvement. (a) In addition to   the amounts appropriated above, the amount of $35,000,000 is   appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of   Family and Protective Services for each fiscal year of the state   fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of   providing supplemental payments to retain providers and increase   provider capacity.          (b)  In addition to amounts appropriated above, the amount of   $20,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the   Department of Family and Protective Services for the state fiscal   year beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing   targeted foster care capacity grants across this state to address   the existing foster care capacity shortage. The grants should   focus on:                (1)  serving children with the highest level of need;                (2)  expanding certain types of placements and bringing   new providers and capacity online; and                (3)  promoting long-term viability of child   placements.          (c)  All unexpended balances of the amount appropriated by   Subsection (b) of this rider for the state fiscal year beginning   September 1, 2021, are appropriated for the same purposes for the   state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.          (d)  The money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this rider   must be spent in coordination with appropriations provided in Rider   51, Community-based Care (CBC) Capacity, and, beginning with the   state fiscal year that begins September 1, 2022, must be spent in   compliance with rate methodology requirements outlined in Special   Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Services Agencies,   Section 26 of this article, Reimbursement Rates and Methodology;   Reporting Requirements: Legacy Foster Care, Community Based Care   Services, and Other Child Services.          (e)  The Department of Family and Protective Services shall   prepare a report on the specific efforts that the department has   implemented with money appropriated by this rider and the effect of   those efforts on improving foster care capacity across the state.   Not later than September 1, 2022, the department shall submit the   report to the Legislative Budget Board, Senate Finance Committee,   House Appropriations Committee, and each standing committee of the   senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over   health and human services.          SECTION 12.  DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES:   CYBERSECURITY. (a) The amount of $17,443,511 is appropriated from   the general revenue fund to the Department of Information Resources   for the purpose of providing cybersecurity enhancements for the   state during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021,   to be allocated as follows:                (1)  $6,534,350 for Endpoint Detection and Response;                (2)  $6,909,161 for the Security Operations Center; and                (3)  $4,000,000 for Multifactor Authentication   Expansion.          (b)  During the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,   2021, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent (FTE)   employees other law authorizes the department to employ during that   period, the Department of Information Resources may employ out of   money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section:                (1)  one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for   Endpoint Detection and Response;                (2)  seven full-time equivalent (FTE) employees for the   Security Operations Center; and                (3)  one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for   Multifactor Authentication Expansion.          SECTION 13.  TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: ADDITIONAL PAYMENT.   Contingent on S.B. 7 or similar legislation by the 87th   Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to a one-time   supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement   System of Texas, being enacted and becoming law, the amount of   $701,100,535 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the   Teacher Retirement System for the state fiscal biennium beginning   September 1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the provisions   of the legislation.          SECTION 14.  OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS JUDICIAL   COUNCIL: BOND LEGISLATION. Section 1, Article IV, Chapter 1053   (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the   General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following   rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the   appropriations made to the Office of Court Administration, Texas   Judicial Council, in that section (page IV-28):          14.  Contingent Appropriation for Bond Legislation.   Contingent on S.B. 6 or similar legislation by the 87th   Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to rules for   setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on   a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain   officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case,   to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of   information pertaining to bail bonds, being enacted and becoming   law:                (1)  in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by   this Act to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial   Council, the amount of $1,427,218 is appropriated for the state   fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $885,798   is appropriated for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,   2022, from the general revenue fund to the Office of Court   Administration, Texas Judicial Council, to implement the   provisions of the legislation;                (2)  in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by   this Act to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial   Council, the amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated for the state   fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $462,500   is appropriated for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,   2022, from the General Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic   Filing System Account No. 5157 to the Office of Court   Administration, Texas Judicial Council, to implement the   provisions of the legislation;                (3)  during the state fiscal biennium beginning   September 1, 2021, the Office of Court Administration, Texas   Judicial Council, may, using money appropriated by this rider,   employ six full-time equivalent (FTE) employees to implement the   provisions of the legislation; and                (4)  the capital budget authority for the Office of   Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, is increased by   $1,500,000 from the General Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic   Filing System Account No. 5157 for the state fiscal year beginning   September 1, 2021, for capital budget items related to the   implementation of the legislation.          SECTION 15.  BUDGET EXECUTION ORDER SUPERSEDED. As   authorized by Section 317.011, Government Code, this Act supersedes   any budget execution order issued under Chapter 317, Government   Code, during August 2021 and any authorization for a transfer of an   appropriation or of money under such an order is void on the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 16.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect   immediately.