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      Amend CSHB 1 in Article II by adding the following rider on
page II-41 after the appropriation to the Texas Department of
Health and renumbering the remaining riders accordingly:
      51. Educational Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, and Educational
Stipend Programs. None of the funds appropriated above in Goals A
through E may be spent for educational programs which provide
tuition reimbursement, stipends, or educational leave for
department employees.  The Commissioner of Health must provide
prior written approval of the educational leave time, the amount of
the stipend or tuition reimbursement, and any other educational
program benefit provided to a department employee.  The amount of
tuition or fees paid by the department to an institution of higher
education for semester hour credit for a department employee may
not exceed the per semester credit hour charged by that institution
for in-state tuition.