House Bill 1: General Appropriations Bill
Author: Pitts Sponsor: Ogden
House Bill 1 is the proposed Texas budget for the 2012-2013 year (to see the full bill click here). This bill was passed on April 3, 2011 by the house of representatives and is currently being considered by the Senate. This bill includes huge cuts to many programs that directly support children ages 0 to 5. These drastic cuts include:
-Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) by $30 million (or 20%).
-CHIP/Medicaid: 10% rate cuts, 1% cut for physicians and 3% cut to hospitals (Texans Care for Children).
-Women, Infants and Children (WIC): $747.2 million cut (http://frac.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/approps_leavebehind_oppose_hr1_safetynet_cuts.pdf)
-Suplimental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): SNAP is 100% federally funded, however there are cuts to the Health and Human Services Commission which will effect the SNAP administration--determining eligibility and enrolling participants. (Legislative Study Group)
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