Journal Supplement, Text of Senate Bill No. 11, Regular Session as Amended by Senate Bill No. 7, First Called Session, Sixty-Second Legislature, State of Texas, 1971 Page: 47
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SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALL HOSPITALS, SPECIAL SCHOOLS,
YOUTH INSTITUTIONS, AND AGENCIES OR OFFICES OF ARTICLE II
(Continued)
Sec. 12. FTRE PPEVENTION AND SAFETY. From any amounts appropri-
ated to it and to the respective institutions under its jurisdiction,
the state agencies are authorized to employ, regardless of the limita-
tions imposed by Section 2d of this Article, sufficient personnel to
provide and to maintain fire prevention programs, drills, and evacuation
plans for the safety of inmates, patients, and employees. In instances
where regular employees of the institutions are assigned extra duties
in such fire prevention programs, the following payments are autho-
rized in addition to the salary rates stipulated by the provisions of
Article V of this Act relating to the Position Classifications and
assigned salary ranges:
For Fire Chief $15 per month
For Assistant Fire Chief 12 per month
For Fire Brigade Members 10 per month
Sec. 13. TRANSFER OF ASYLUM FUND BALANCES. For the purpose of
partially financing the appropriations specified in this Article for
the Austin State Hospital, Corsicana State Home, and specified in
Article IV of this Act for the Special Schools for the Blind and the
Deaf, any interest, payments on principal, or balances remaining at
the end of each fiscal year in the Available Lunatic Asylum Fund,
Available Orphans Home Fund, Available Blind Institute Fund, and
Available Deaf and Dumb Institute Fund, are to be transferred by the
State Comptroller and the State Treasurer to the General Revenue Fund
either annually or semiannually.
Sec. 14. For the purpose of increasing the utilization of funds
appropriated by this Article, it is hereby declared to be the legisla-
tive intent that institutions and agencies named in this Article shall
make maximum use of the services of the dental laboratory operated by
the Department of Corrections.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING ONLY TO INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH
AND MENTAL RETARDATION
Sec. 15. APPROPPTRIATION TRANSFERS. a. TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS.
Within the same institution, moneys appropriated for items described
"General Operating Expense" may be transferred into the items
described as "salaries of classified positions" and "unclassified
personnel, including professional fees and services" upon the advance
written approval of the governing board.
b. TRAINING FUNDS. In addition to the appropriations made in
this Act to the Department of Health and to the Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation for "Training Funds," and notwithstanding
the restrictions in this Section, the Departments are authorized to
transfer to said training funds from items of appropriation made by
this Article to institutions under the jurisdiction of the Departments.
Provided, however, amounts transferred by the Department of Health shall
not exceed an aggregate of $50,000 during each fiscal year covered by
this Act and amounts transferred by the Department of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation shall be approved by the Board of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation and shall not exceed an aggregate of $284,000 during
each fiscal year covered by this Act. Expenditure of such transferred
funds shall be governed by the same provisions set forth in the item of
appropriation to the Training Fund and by other applicable provisions of
this Act and of other laws of this State.TT-47
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