Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate

_____________________ A PPROPRIATIONS
PPROPRIATIONS ACT
77 th Texas Legislature
General Revenue funding totals $61.7 billion for the 2002–2003 biennium, an increase of $5.1 billion, or 9.1
percent, over the anticipated 2000-2001 biennial spending level. General Revenue funding, including funds
dedicated within the General Revenue Fund, totals $66.2 billion. The largest share of General Revenue
funding was $38.2 billion (57.7 percent) appropriated to state-funded education.
Figure 2
General Revenue and General Revenue-Dedicated Funds 2002-
2003 Budget: $66.2 Billion - Percent of Budget by Function
Health & Human
Services
20.8%
Education
57.7%
The Judiciary
0.5%
Public Safety
General Government
2.9%
General
NaturalResources
2.4%
& Criminal Justice
10.8%
Provisions
Tobacco
Business & Economic
The
0.7%
Settlement
Development
Legislature
Regulatory
1.5%
1.2%
0.4%
1%
Table 2
General Revenue & General Revenue-Dedicated Funds
2002-2003 Budget Recommendations to 2000-2001
(In Millions)
Appropriation Areas 2000-2001 2002-2003 Biennial Percentage
Biennium* Biennium Change Change (%)
General Government $1,731.8 $1,895.5 $163.7 9.5
Health & Human Services $12,026.6 $13,770.8 $1,744.2 14.5
Education $36,483.4 $38,222.5 $1,739.1 4.8
Public Education $25,468.3 $25,978.5 $510.2 2.0
Higher Education $11,015.1 $12,244.0 $1,228.9 11.2
The Judiciary $317.7 $353.1 $35.4 11.1
Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,840.8 $7,148.9 $308.1 4.5
Natural Resources $1,540.3 $1,573.8 $33.6 2.2
Business & Economic Development $801.3 $793.5 ($7.8) -1.0
Regulatory $515.1 $753.6 $238.5 46.3
General Provisions $0.0 $443.3 $443.3 100.0
The Legislature $279.1 $291.0 $11.8 4.2
Total $60,536.0 $65,246.0 $4,710.0 7.8
Tobacco Settlement $326.3 $985.2 $658.9 201.9
Grand Total $60,826.3 $66,231.2 $5,368.9 8.8
Excludes interagency contracts.
Totals may not add due to rounding.
*Includes anticipated supplemental spending needs.
Source: Legislative Budget Board
Senate Research Center 2