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The Honorable
State Senator Royce West
District 23
The Honorable
State Rep. Nicole Collier - District 95, State Rep. Yvonne Davis - District 111, State Rep. Helen Giddings - District 109, State Rep. Eric Johnson - District 100, State Rep. Toni Rose - District 110
State Budget
FY2012-13
Gen. Provisions $0 Natural Regulatory $961 million Resources $638 million $1.8 billion General Govt. Pub. Safety & $2.9 billion Crim. Just. $8.4 billion
Business & Eco Dev.
FY2014-15
Regulatory
$740 million
Legislature
$358 million
Natural Resources
$1.8 billion
General Govt.
$3.2 billion
Judiciary
$543 million Pub. Safety & Crim. Just. $8.8 billion
General Provisions
$639 million
HHS
$30.8 billion
Higher Education
$15.7 billion
Public Education
$37.5 billion
State Budget
FY 2014 15 ALL FUNDS
Agencies of Education
$53.2 billion
HHS
$30.7 billion
Judiciary $543 million Pub. Safety & Crim. Justice $8.8 billion Natural Resources Bus. & Eco. $1.8 billion $1.1 billion Regulatory $740 million
State Budget
FY2014-15 GR/GR-Dedicated
Business & Eco Dev. $25 billion
$4.7 billion Public Safety / Criminal Justice
Regulatory
$784 million
Natural Resources
HHS
$73.9 billion
Agencies of Education $74 billion
General Provisions
$952 million
Public Education
Public School Accountability
HB5 - Aycock
HB5 - reduces the number of state mandated End of Course exams from 15 to 5. The bill also eliminates the requirement that the test counts as 15% of the final grade. Additionally, the bill makes changes to the high school curriculum in a way that maintains rigor, while providing students with the flexibility to pursue college or career interests. Roughly $4 billion in education funding was restored HB 5 was Signed by the Governor on June 10, 2013
November 5 - This proposed constitutional amendment will be put to a vote of the people of Texas.
Senate Bill 743 - Creates a criminal offense for repeated violations of a court order(s) or bond conditions in family violence cases.
SB7- will redesign the way in which Medicaid services are provided for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) who are in need of both acute-care and long term services. The bill would expand Medicaid's STAR PLUS managed care program and implement additional reforms to the Medicaid system.
Additional provisions of SB7: Creates a process to transition Medicaid eligible, IDD diagnosed adults and children into a managed care system.