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Floor Packet Page No. 264                                                   

	
Amend CSHB 1 as follows:                                                     
	1. On page I-53, Historical Commission, reduce the 
appropriation for Strategy A.1.2. Preservation Trust Fund, by 
$2,500,000 in Fiscal Year 2004.
	2. On page I-53, Historical Commission, Strategy A.1.5. 
Courthouse Preservation, by reducing the general revenue 
appropriation in Fiscal Year 2004 by $13,300,000.
	3. On page VI-1, Texas Department of Agriculture by reducing 
the general appropriation for Strategy A.1.3 Integrated Pest 
Management by $5,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2004 and  $5,000,000  in 
Fiscal Year 2005.
	4. In Article VI, Soil and Water Conservation Board, page 
VI-42, by reducing the general revenue appropriation in Strategy 
A.1.2. Brush Control Assistance by $3,250,000 in Fiscal Year 2005.
	5. a) On page X-2, house of Representatives, Strike Rider #3, 
Unexpended Balances, and
	b) On page X-4, Legislative Council, Rider #2, after the 
words "Unexpended Balances" strike the first paragraph beginning 
with the words "appropriation to the Council."
	6. In Article III, on page III-2, fund Texas Education agency 
strategy A.2.2. "Student Success" as follows:
                  FY 2004             FY 2005             Biennium            
CSHB 1              $269,415,543        $269,415,543        $538,831,086        
Amended total       $301,440,543        $301,440,543        $602,881,086        
Increase            $32,025,000         $32,025,000         $64,050,000         

	7. On page III-3, increase Goal A Total accordingly.                           
	8. On page III-5, increase Grand Total accordingly.                            
	9. On page III-6, adjust Method of Financing appropriately.                    
	10. On page III-6, increase Object-of-Expense Informational 
Listing appropriately.
	11. In Article III, add the following appropriately numbered 
rider under the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency:
	Basic Skills Programs for High School Students.  Out of funds 
appropriated above in Strategy A.2.2, Student Success, the 
Commissioner of Education shall, in a manner consistent with Texas 
Education Code §29.086, allocate $32,025,000 in 2004 and 
$32,025,000 in 2005 as grants to school districts implementing 
special programs  for students in grade 9 who have not earned 
sufficient credit to advance to grade 10 and who do not meet the 
Commissioner's established minimum skill levels.  any unexpended 
balances as of August 31, 2004. are appropriated for the same 
purpose for the 2005 fiscal year.