1. 38 Days Left Bill Holda Chair, Texas Association of Community Colleges
President, Kilgore College
TWHE Conference
April 19, 2013

2. Context
We are ¾ of the way through the session – now the work really begins.
House rules limit the movement of bills in the last 3 weeks of session
Conference Committee to deliberate differences in budget

3. What are the Deadlines? Monday, May 6, 2013 (119th day – 21 days left)
Last day for House committees to report House bills and House joint resolutions
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 (120th day – 20 days left)
Deadline for House to distribute last House Daily Calendar with House bills and joint resolutions
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 (121st day – 19 days left)
Deadline for House to distribute last House Local and Consent Calendar with consent House bills 
Thursday, May 9, 2013 (122nd day – 18 days left)
Last day for House to consider House bills and joint resolutions on second reading on Daily or Supplemental Calendar

4. What are the Deadlines?
Friday, May 10, 2013 (123rd day – 17 days left)
Last day for House to consider consent House bills on second and third reading and all third reading House bills or joint resolutions on Supplemental Calendar 
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (128th day – 12 days left)
Deadline for House to distribute last House Local and Consent Calendar with local House bills 
Friday, May 17, 2013 (130th day – 10 days left)
Last day for House to consider local House bills on second and third reading. First day Senate can consider bills and resolutions the first day they are posted on the Intent Calendar
Saturday, May 18, 2013 (131st day – 9 days left)
Last day for House committees to report Senate bills and Senate joint resolutions

5. What are the Deadlines? Sunday, May 19, 2013 (132nd day – 8 days left)
Deadline for House to distribute last House Daily Calendar with Senate bills and joint resolutions 
Monday, May 20, 2013 (133rd day – 7 days left)
Deadline for House to distribute last House Local and Consent Calendar with Senate bills 
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (134th day – 6 days left)
Last day for House to consider Senate bills and joint resolutions, other than local and consent, on second reading on Daily or Supplemental Calendar
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 (135th day – 5 days left)
Last day for House to consider local and consent Senate bills on second and third reading and all Senate bills or joint resolutions on third reading on Supplemental Calendar
Last day for Senate to consider all bills and joint resolutions on second or third reading

6. What are the Deadlines?
Thursday, May 23, 2013 (136th day – 4 days left)
Midnight deadline for House to print and distribute Senate amendments
Friday, May 24, 2013 (137th day – 3 days left)
-Last day for House to act on Senate amendments
-Midnight deadline for Senate to print and distribute Senate copies of conference committee reports on tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills
-Last day for Senate committees to report all bills and joint resolutions 
Saturday, May 25, 2013 (138th day – 2 days left)
Midnight deadline for House to distribute house copies of all conference committee reports 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 (139th day – 1 day left)
Last day for House to adopt conference committee reports or discharge House conferees and concurring Senate Amendments

7. What are the Deadlines?
Monday, May 27, 2013 (140th day – last day of session)
Corrections only in House and Senate
Regular Session Ends – Sine Die
Sunday, June 16, 2013 (20th day following final adjournment of Regular Session)
Last day Governor can sign or veto bills passed during the regular session

8. Legislative Statistics
83rd (2013)
82nd (2011)
81st (2009)
Filed +/-
Bill Type
Filed
Passed %
83rd/82nd
83rd/81st
House Bills
3,932
3,865
797
20.6%
4,836
867
17.9% 67
-904
Senate Bills
1,886
1,931
582
30.1%
2,583
592
22.9%
-45
-697
House Joint Resolutions
130
154 3
1.9%
140 9
6.4%
-24
-10
Senate Joint Resolutions 63 53 8
15.1% 50
0.0% 10 13
H Concurrent Resolutions 88
173
101
58.4%
285
203
71.2%
-85
-197
S Concurrent Resolutions 31 60 41
68.3% 86 55
64.0%
-29
-55
TOTALS
6,130
6,236
1,532
25%
7,980
1,726
22%
-106
-1,850

9. Legislative Statistics
83rd
82nd
HOUSE ACTION
Total Bills and JRs passed by house
130
362
HBs and HJRs passed by house
127
331
SBs and SJRs passed by house 3 31
Total Bills and JRs passed by house on regular calendar 43
144
HBs and HJRs passed by house on regular calendar 41
125
SBs and SJRs passed by house on regular calendar 2 19
SENATE ACTION
Total Bills and JRs passed by senate
545
535
SBs and SJRs passed by Senate
543
HBs and HJRs passed by Senate
Total Bills and JRs passed by senate on Intent Calendar
200
274
SBs and SJRs passed by senate on Intent Calendar
199
HBs and HJRs passed by senate on Intent Calendar 1
SENT TO GOVERNOR
Total Bills sent to governor 4 22
HBs sent to governor
SBs sent to governor

10. Big Picture More Harmony More Money Less Tea Party
More consideration of infrastructure
Less Social Conservative Agenda
Governor Perry’s Future

11. The State Budget: Big Picture
Senate Version: $195.5 billion
Emphasis on Health & Human Services - $2 billion over base bill.
Public Education - $1.5 billion over base bill.
House Version: $193.8 billion
Emphasis on Public Education - $2.5 billion over base bill (plus $500 million in supplemental appropriations bill).
Health & Human Services - $875 million

12. The State Budget: Higher Education
The Senate appropriated more than $600 million more for higher education in its final version of SB 1 than the House.
The Senate emphasized significant increases in formula funding for institutions (more than $570 million) and added money to student financial aid in the form of the Texas Grants program.
The House increased higher education formula funding 3%; yield is significantly less than the Senate increase.
The House also provided considerable increases in research funding for emerging research institutions.
For community college instructional funding the difference in increases was significant: the Senate added $147 million to SB1, while the House added $48.5 million.

13. Policy Areas Outcomes Based Funding Financial Aid
Carrying of Concealed Handguns on Campus

14. Specific Bills HB 774 & SB 498: Reverse Transfer
HB30: Regional Articulation
HB972: Concealed Carry (Fletcher)
HB5: Public School Curriculum
Testing
Medicaid
Late push on social agenda

15. The 5-Point Plan Workforce and Skills Alignment
Measuring and Funding Success
College Readiness
Transfer and Articulation
Texans in Community Colleges

16. Questions?