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Governor Rick Perry Veto P. ,clamation for 11.B. No. I
June 22 2003 Page 2
necessary to determine how money is used. I hope that legislative budget writers will
work with me to separate administrative items of appropriation from direct service items
of appropriation. Increasing the number of specific line items and decreasing lump sum
appropriations would add precision and clarity to appropriations text so Texans can see
what agencies are doing with our precious financial resources.
My item vetoes total $68.2 million in general revenue and $81.2 million from all funding
sources. I hereby veto the following items from House Bill I and include a statement of
my objections to each of those items.
Article I - General Government
Aircraft Pooling Board 2004 2005
All items of appropriation 1$,711.068 2 -$,6601
This veto action will eliminate the Aircraft Pooling Board As I said in my State of the
State address, this agency underutilizes valuable state assets and is no longer needed.
Operations of the Pooling Board can be conducted by outsourcing to commercial
carriers and using charterplanes. In addition, maintenancefunctions can be transferred
to the Department of Public Safety through budget execution.
Article III - Education
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board 2004 2005
All items of appropriation $,08,-025 n$
This veto action will eliminate the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board. The
agency has not awarded grants since August 2002. Another entity will be needed to close
out existing grants, but this will be done by Executive Order.
Higher Education Coordinating Board 2004 2005
C.1.1 Advanced Research Program 59,50,0-nn 000
This veto action deletes an appropriation to the Advanced Research Program. The goal
of increasing the amount of research which is carried out by the general academic
institutions has been met by allowing all institutions to keep 100% oftheir Indirect Cost
Recoveryfor research purposes and conrinuedfundingfor the Advanced Technology
program at the Higher Education Coordinating Board Funds would be better used to
target research attracting significant matching contributions, to aid economic
development efforts or to help community colleges and universities with programs
designed to address critical occupational shortages such as those in nursing and the
allied health professions.
Higher Education Coordinating Board 205
D. 1.6 Chiropractic Colleges 5250,000 50n nn00
This veto action deletes the FY 2005 appropriation to the Parker Chiropractic College
and the Texas Chiropractic College. Thefunds could be used to support other
educational needsfor Texans.
Rider 31. Border Faculty Loan Repayment Program. The Higher Education
Coordinating Board may allocate additional funds from Strategy B.1.11., TEXAS Grant
Program, to the Border Faculty Loan Repayment Program, -n .an.u... n.. a lances..
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itsel-yea200This veto action deletes a portion of a rider which would allowfunds designatedfor the
Texas Grant Program to be used to supplement the appropriation made for the Border
,IL.ED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
JUN 22 2003
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1, Chapter 1330, legislative document, June 22, 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158047/m1/2/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.