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Legislative Budget Estimates 1998 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR THE 1998 –1999 BIENNIUM SUBMITTED TO THE 75TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE Legislative Budget Board January 1997 THE STATE OF TEXAS LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BOB BULLOCK, CHAIRMAN, AUSTIN SPEAKER JAMES E. “PETE” LANEY, VICE-CHAIRMAN, HALE CENTER SENATOR BILL RATLIFF, MT. PLEASANT P.O. BOX 12666 REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT (ROB) JUNELL, SAN ANGELO CHAIRMAN, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711 CHAIRMAN, HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE SENATOR KEN ARMBRISTER, VICTORIA REPRESENTATIVE TOM CRADDICK, MIDLAND CHAIRMAN, SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SENATOR TEEL BIVINS, AMARILLO REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTINE HERNANDEZ, SAN ANTONIO SENATOR CARLOS TRUAN, CORPUS CHRISTI REPRESENTATIVE MARK STILES, BEAUMONT January 6, 1997 Honorable Governor of Texas Honorable Members of the Seventy-fifth Legislature Assembled in Regular Session Ladies and Gentlemen: This budget estimates document was prepared and compiled by the director and staff of the Legislative Budget Board in compliance with the provisions of Section 322.008, Government Code, and provides recommended funding for the operation of Texas state government for the 1998-99 biennium. In general, under guidelines established by the Legislative Budget Board, this recommended budget would limit agency funding to spending levels expected during the 1996-97 biennium, except for increases provided under the following circumstances: expenditures necessary to provide for projected public school enrollment growth, tax rate growth, district property value changes, and equity standards under school finance current law; projected growth in adult and youth corrections populations and children in foster or related care; debt payments and projected cost increases in Medicaid. In order to provide for unanticipated enrollment/caseload growth, a contingency fund is also included in these recommendations. Although the Comptroller of Public Accounts’ official estimate of revenue available for appropriation by the Seventh-fifth Legislature had not been published at the time this document was prepared, these recommended appropriations are expected to be within available revenue. The recommendations are also within the limitation on the growth of appropriations established by the Legislative Budget Board on November 20, 1996, pursuant to Article VIII, Section 22, of the Texas Constitution. The amounts requested by state agencies and institutions of Higher Education include supplemental information regarding exceptional items in the event additional funds are available. The members and staff of the Legislative Budget Board are grateful to the many officials and employees of state government whose efforts and cooperation are necessary during the legislative appropriations process. Respectfully submitted, John Keel Director SUMMARY - ALL ARTICLES Expended Expended Budgeted Requested Recommended 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1998 1999 General Revenue Fund ARTICLE I - General Government $ 591,108,258 $ 597,146,429 $ 567,225,177 $ 687,689,407 $ 530,283,296 $ 620,794,006 $ 521,915,944 ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 5,030,157,439 4,900,588,255 5,082,966,599 5,634,659,291 5,913,745,801 5,064,061,359 5,184,674,176 ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 12,082,804,806 13,564,141,897 13,299,681,330 15,101,468,316 14,921,022,791 14,318,475,530 14,068,007,915 ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary 102,667,902 113,447,819 114,001,338 118,925,000 113,486,502 115,206,475 114,568,881 ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 2,398,974,579 2,514,953,300 2,700,333,492 3,022,997,969 3,085,927,607 2,815,604,003 2,823,527,077 ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 170,991,982 169,753,503 176,810,327 178,864,671 181,416,097 165,142,295 172,324,307 ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 73,800,108 146,208,671 161,581,018 228,866,490 185,173,411 147,642,787 127,471,602 ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 119,028,934 119,476,992 120,870,845 137,154,979 135,254,706 124,225,761 125,085,690 ARTICLE IX - General Provisions ARTICLE X - The Legislature 104,620,585 112,288,370 127,104,841 118,792,628 122,329,887 118,119,755 121,173,814 Contingency Appropriation - Caseload/Enrollment Growth 200,000,000 U.B. GRAND TOTAL, General Revenue $ 20,674,154,593 $22,238,005,236 $22,350,574,967 $25,229,418,751 $25,188,640,098 $23,689,271,971 $23,258,749,406 General Revenue - Dedicated ARTICLE I - General Government $ 113,931,578 $ 123,055,233 $ 115,839,198 $ 81,013,407 $ 80,686,346 $ 75,898,006 $ 74,113,686 ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 136,016,871 156,415,789 158,055,905 167,640,117 168,283,026 160,603,496 161,588,625 ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 1,147,438,459 1,270,902,446 1,320,618,294 1,318,426,713 1,307,399,253 1,364,617,541 1,418,254,551 ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary 814,511 828,010 828,010 861,307 876,958 828,010 828,010 ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 65,643,493 68,850,065 80,318,252 86,785,759 89,333,486 76,775,656 76,779,527 ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 487,988,722 473,704,577 484,822,961 503,545,164 451,689,330 449,593,626 392,489,731 ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 227,006,650 239,147,633 271,766,511 392,105,613 400,765,278 276,061,448 291,102,918 ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 63,916,489 65,029,430 67,603,728 65,213,452 65,454,870 64,658,843 64,643,978 ARTICLE IX - General Provisions ARTICLE X - The Legislature GRAND TOTAL, General Revenue - Dedicated $ 2,242,756,773 $ 2,397,933,183 $ 2,499,852,859 $ 2,615,591,532 $ 2,564,488,547 $ 2,469,036,626 $ 2,479,801,026 SUMMARY - ALL ARTICLES (Continued) Expended Expended Budgeted Requested Recommended 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1998 1999 Federal Funds ARTICLE I - General Government $ 159,952,890 $ 173,634,599 $ 228,722,186 $ 224,342,198 $ 227,667,761 $ 212,880,010 $ 215,775,441 ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 6,843,695,417 7,060,581,203 7,368,716,566 7,740,081,336 8,181,175,533 7,198,234,189 7,380,366,893 ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 1,666,779,454 1,920,547,806 1,713,454,415 1,747,219,313 1,783,982,903 1,913,337,620 1,948,508,431 ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 29,104,201 30,443,933 31,056,753 49,074,551 49,144,055 26,438,849 26,485,490 ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 83,846,173 95,424,342 89,728,914 90,091,732 88,568,221 89,691,656 87,881,447 ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 1,619,419,318 2,074,185,479 2,064,334,730 2,329,089,919 2,331,967,695 2,235,553,074 2,221,701,585 ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 2,769,095 2,039,596 2,036,024 1,870,307 1,870,932 1,870,299 1,870,917 ARTICLE IX - General Provisions ARTICLE X - The Legislature GRAND TOTAL, Federal Funds $ 10,405,566,548 $11,356,856,958 $11,498,049,588 $12,181,769,356 $12,664,377,100 $11,678,005,697 $11,882,590,204 Other Funds ARTICLE I - General Government $ 75,007,880 $ 92,720,197 $ 119,071,002 $ 43,609,628 $ 43,364,413 $ 75,277,029 $ 72,971,154 ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 189,772,180 135,439,357 131,219,999 101,379,599 101,233,054 100,386,823 100,169,422 ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 498,035,256 771,463,416 941,212,714 979,547,875 970,596,032 869,170,759 878,867,904 ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary 19,172,754 19,587,251 23,915,151 23,300,234 23,406,672 23,257,397 23,393,791 ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 758,541,811 427,375,973 793,936,145 487,060,604 446,630,129 658,755,484 345,615,411 ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 47,950,843 52,334,223 47,150,290 41,140,294 39,795,785 42,996,832 41,451,452 ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 2,081,867,761 2,483,081,191 2,311,487,185 2,280,311,980 2,276,215,925 2,267,447,874 2,258,297,554 ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 9,897,634 10,047,149 9,894,172 11,604,353 11,642,313 10,130,244 10,065,588 ARTICLE IX - General Provisions ARTICLE X - The Legislature 1,429,017 1,604,265 1,249,623 950,000 1,000,000 950,000 1,000,000 GRAND TOTAL, Other Funds $ 3,681,675,136 $ 3,993,653,022 $ 4,379,136,281 $ 3,968,904,567 $ 3,913,884,323 $ 4,048,372,442 $ 3,731,832,276 SUMMARY - ALL ARTICLES (Continued) Expended Expended Budgeted Requested Recommended 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1998 1999 All Funds ARTICLE I - General Government $ 940,000,606 $ 986,556,458 $ 1,030,857,563 $ 1,036,654,640 $ 882,001,816 $ 984,849,051 $ 884,776,225 ARTICLE II - Health and Human Services 12,199,641,907 12,253,024,604 12,740,959,069 13,643,760,343 14,364,437,414 12,523,285,867 12,826,799,116 ARTICLE III - Agencies of Education 15,395,057,975 17,527,055,565 17,274,966,753 19,146,662,217 18,983,000,979 18,465,601,450 18,313,638,801 ARTICLE IV - The Judiciary 122,655,167 133,863,080 138,744,499 143,086,541 137,770,132 139,291,882 138,790,682 ARTICLE V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice 3,252,264,084 3,041,623,271 3,605,644,642 3,645,918,883 3,671,035,277 3,577,573,992 3,272,407,505 ARTICLE VI - Natural Resources 790,777,720 791,216,645 798,512,492 813,641,861 761,469,433 747,424,409 694,146,937 ARTICLE VII - Business and Economic Development 4,002,093,837 4,942,622,974 4,809,169,444 5,230,374,002 5,194,122,309 4,926,705,183 4,898,573,659 ARTICLE VIII - Regulatory 195,612,152 196,593,167 200,404,769 215,843,091 214,222,821 200,885,147 201,666,173 ARTICLE IX - General Provisions ARTICLE X - The Legislature 106,049,602 113,892,635 128,354,464 119,742,628 123,329,887 119,069,755 122,173,814 Contingency Appropriation - Caseload/Enrollment Growth 200,000,000 U.B.
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