Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate

_____________________ A PPROPRIATIONS
PPROPRIATIONS ACT
77 th Texas Legislature
• A contingency appropriation of $80 million in General Obligation Bond proceeds for capital
expenditures related to the repair and rehabilitation of facilities and the expansion of the Western
Regional Medical Facility.
Provides the Juvenile Probation Commission:
• An increase of $1.4 million for the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program and an increase
of $1.9 million for annualization of three post-adjudication facilities that began operation during
2000–2001.
• $20.5 million for salary increases, including fringe benefits, of $3,000 per year for juvenile probation
officers and $1,500 per year for juvenile detention and juvenile correctional officers.
• A $4 million increase for specialized caseloads that address mentally impaired juveniles.
Provides the Department of Public Safety:
• A $21.4 million increase in General Revenue Funds and a $19.2 million increase in Fugitive
Apprehension Account Funds to replace funds from a General Revenue–Dedicated source for the
purpose of maintaining the increases in the Schedule C Classification Salary Schedule approved
by the 76 th Legislature.
• A $6.4 million increase in General Revenue Funds to be covered by fee revenue to expand the
vehicle emissions program.
• A $18.5 million increase in General Obligation Bond proceeds to provide in-car cameras to local
police agencies to prevent racial profiling.
Provides the Youth Commission:
• An increase of $8.4 million to provide sufficient bed capacity and direct supervision to address
projected growth in youth served by the agency for the 2002–2003 biennium.
• An increase of $19.4 million to provide salary increases and extend the career ladder for juvenile
correctional officers.
• A $2.8 million increase related to educational services for projected growth in youth served by the
agency.
• An increase of $3.2 million for increased security staffing, gang intervention specialists, and
educational program improvements.
• A $2.2 million increase in General Revenue Funds for medical cost increases in managed health
care contracts.
Natural Resources
S.B. 1 appropriated $1,951 million of All Funds for the 2002-2003 biennium for Natural Resources
agencies, which is an increase of $39.2 million, or 2 percent, from the previous biennium. General
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