Amend CSHB 1 under the appropriations to the Board of Architectural Examiners (page VIII-7) by adding the following riders, appropriately numbered: __. It is the intent of the legislature that the Board of Architectural Examiners contract with a Texas institution of higher education or with a Texas-based testing firm for the administration of the NCARB examination, with the goal of reducing the fee authorized under Rider No. 1 to the lowest practical amount through use of existing expertise, locations, and computers and related infrastructure. The board may not expend funds appropriated under Goal A.1.2. unless the board has issued requests for proposals to qualified institutions and organizations for the administration of the examination. __. It is the intent of the legislature that the Board of Architectural Examiners actively pursue the cooperation of similar regulatory agencies in other states in an effort to bargain collectively with NCARB to: (1) lower the NCARB examination fee; (2) recover examination costs over a longer period of time; (3) require annual competitive bidding for administration of the examination by national and in-state test administrators; and (4) offer "pencil and paper" examinations at a reduced price.