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Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-09
Governor's Budget 2008-09 Summary [5.2MB PDF]
Governor's Budget 2008-09 [5.2MB PDF]
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Highlights of Governor’s Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 08-09 ($ Millions) |
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|---|---|
| PRIORITY | ALL FUNDS INCREASE |
| Fiscal Policy | |
| Eliminate, Return or Use Dedicated Funds (Truth-in-Budgeting) | 1,611.4 |
| Inspectors General | 35.7 |
| Public Education | |
| Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief | 397.0 |
| Excellence in the Classroom | 603.8 |
| Expand Early Childhood and Pre-K Initiative | 80.0 |
| Charter School Facility Construction | 12.0 |
| Children of Incarcerated Parents | 5.0 |
| Higher Education | |
| Performance Incentive Funding | 350.2 |
| Student Financial Aid | 362.0 |
| Texas Nursing Excellence Initiative | 47.0 |
| Health and Human Services | |
| Provider Rate Increases (Return to ‘03 levels) | 574.0 |
| Additional Rate Increase (Hospital Rebasing) | 875.0 |
| Adoption Incentive Program | 1.1 |
| HPV Vaccine | 71.7 |
| Economic Development | |
| Tax Relief | 2,500.0 |
| Emerging Technology Fund | 300.0 |
| Texas Enterprise Fund | 182.0 |
| Use Fund 6 to Enhance Transportation | 1,200.0 |
| Increase Skills Development Fund | 10.0 |
| Railway Relocation Fund | 100.0 |
| General Government | |
| Texas Cancer Research Initiative | 130.0 |
| Healthier Texas Initiative | 750.0 |
| Improve State Procurement and Facilities Management | (42.3) |
| Create the Texas Health Professions Commission | (2.5) |
| Disaster Trust Fund | 50.0 |
| Film Incentives (one-time) | 20.0 |
| Increase State Support for the Arts (one-time) | 29.0 |
| Recruit Faith-Based Foster Care Families | 3.0 |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | |
| Fund Texas Homeland Security Plan | 100.0 |
| Increase Correction Capacity and Diversions | 184.3 |
| Increase Support to the Texas National/State Guard | 0.7 |
| Natural Resources | |
| Texas Emissions Reduction Plan | 183.0 |
| FutureGen | 20.0 |
| Trinity River Environmental Restoration Initiative | 0.5 |
| TOTAL | $10,743.6 |