Signed by Governor Greg Abbott

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that appropriates funds for fiscal years 2020-2021.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $2.75 billion for fiscal year 2020, $3.15 billion for fiscal year 2021, and an additional $300 million for each fiscal year to increase school funding, which includes salary increases to classroom teachers and other educators (Article IX-112).

• Appropriates $2.34 billion for fiscal year 2020 and $2.64 billion for fiscal year 2021 to district maintenance and operations tax rate compression (Article IX-112).

• Appropriates $30.41 billion for fiscal year 2020 and $31.23 billion to Medicaid Client Services (Article II-36).

• Appropriates $1.41 billion for fiscal year 2020 and $1.41 billion for additional health-related services outside of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Article II-37).

• Appropriates $169.72 million for fiscal year 2020 and $171.89 million for fiscal year 2021 for Early Childhood Intervention Services (Article II-37).

• Appropriates $73.99 million for fiscal year 2020 and $73.99 million for fiscal year 2021 for Judicial salaries and payments, which will establish a tiered system of pay raises for certain judicial positions based on years of service (Article IV-31).

• Appropriates $38.359 million for fiscal year 2020 and $38.359 million for fiscal year 2021 to the Department of Criminal Justice so that the salaries of the following position series can be adjusted to rates within the designated salary group (Article V-10 & Article V-21):

• Correction Officer;

• Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, and Major of Correctional Officers;

• Food Service Manager;

• Laundry Manager; and

• Parole Officer.

• Appropriates $843.99 million for fiscal year 2020 and $875.794 million for fiscal year 2021 for community attendant services (Article II-36).

• Appropriates $70.273 million for fiscal year 2020 and $70.599 million for Adult Protective Services (APS), which adjusts pay raises for APS caseworkers and supervisors to any rate within the employee’s salary group range for merit increases and retention strategies (Article II-2 & Article II-19).

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