Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate
Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate
Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate
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_____________________ A PPROPRIATIONS<br />
PPROPRIATIONS ACT<br />
77 th <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Legislature</strong><br />
Funding for the Nursing Facility and Hospice Payments strategy provides $123.6 million in All Funds to<br />
fund caseload growth of less than one percent in the Nursing Facility and Hospice Programs.<br />
A $19.1 million increase in All Funds for TANF grants to maintain the maximum monthly grant for families at<br />
17 percent of the federal poverty level, maintain a program providing once-a-year grants to TANF-eligible<br />
children, and maintain the earned income disregard at levels established by the 76 th <strong>Legislature</strong>.<br />
A $0.6 million increase in All Funds for the Community Alzheimer’s Resources and Education (CARE)<br />
Program.<br />
Provides the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation an $86.3 million, or 2.4 percent, All<br />
Funds increase. Specific program recommendations include:<br />
• A $19.4 million All Funds increase for Campus and Community-based Mental Health Services for<br />
Adult Mental Health Community Services, such as Assertive Community Treatment, Supported<br />
Employment, and Supported Housing, and to annualize levels of New Generation Medications.<br />
• A $5.9 million All Funds increase, including a $4.7 million General Revenue Funds increase, for<br />
Children’s Mental Health Services, to maintain FY 2001 service levels and an $0.8 million General<br />
Revenue Funds increase for Mental Health Community Hospitals for outpatient medication<br />
services.<br />
• A $61.7 million All Funds increase for Home-based and Community-based Services (HCS), to<br />
annualize caseload growth. Included in Article XII, Tobacco Settlement Receipts, is $29.8 million<br />
General Revenue Funds for a rate increase for HCS providers and 130 placements for persons<br />
moving from state schools, 276 placements for persons moving from Intermediate Care Facilities-<br />
Mental Retardation, and 259 placements for persons on the community waiting list.<br />
• An $11 million General Revenue Funds increase for Mental Retardation Community Services to<br />
maintain FY 2001 service levels.<br />
• An $11.1 million All Funds increase to align methods of finance. Included in this increase is $3.5<br />
million General Revenue Funds for Mexia State School decertified (from Medicaid) beds and $4.6<br />
million General Revenue Funds and $7 million Federal Funds for increased costs of utilities and<br />
prescription drugs.<br />
Provides the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services an increase of $79.8 million in General<br />
Revenue Funds and General Revenue–Dedicated Funds. Specific program recommendations include the<br />
following:<br />
Provides a $20.7 million General Revenue Funds increase for Child Protective Services for adoption<br />
subsidy caseload and rate increases and a $19.8 million General Revenue Funds and General Revenue–<br />
Dedicated Funds increase for foster care caseload and rate increases.<br />
Provides the <strong>Texas</strong> Rehabilitation Commission a $1.1 million General Revenue Funds increase and a $4.1<br />
million Federal Funds increase to allow for projected growth in federal Vocational Rehabilitation Funds in<br />
FY 2002 and FY 2003.<br />
<strong>Senate</strong> Research Center 11
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