Amend Amendment No. 153 proposed by Representative Mike 
Villarreal by:     
	1) striking "Amend CSSB 1 under the appropriations to the 
Texas Workforce Commission by amending                    to add the 
following language at the end:" and substituting "On page XI-71, 
add the following rider language:" and 
	2) striking and substituting the following:                                    
	In the effort to increase the numbers of individuals in Texas 
who are gainfully employed as well as maximize federal funds 
available to the state at the state and local levels, promotion of 
the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program for recipients 
of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) shall be funded 
out of funds appropriated above.  The Texas Workforce Commission 
shall expend $500,000 for the biennium of these funds for a matching 
grant program.  Local collaborations-which may include United Ways, 
foundations, community- and faith-based organizations, cities, 
and/or counties - shall receive a 1:1 match of up to $25,000 per 
year.  One collaboration shall receive funding per local workforce 
development board area per year.  Local projects shall promote the 
importance of work and assist in determining the eligibility of 
potential recipients in addition to the promotion of the tax 
credit.  Nothing in this rider precludes the expenditure of general 
revenue dollars on EITC promotion to the extent such dollars are 
available.
	Contingency for HB 1995. Contingent upon the enactment of HB 
1995, or similar legislation by the Seventy-ninth Legislature, 
Regular Session, 2005, relating to a grant program to encourage 
investment of federal earned income tax credit funds, and in the 
effort to increase the numbers of individuals in Texas who are 
gainfully employed as well as maximize federal funds available to 
the state at the state and local levels, promotion of the federal 
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program for recipients of Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) shall be funded out of funds 
appropriated above.  The Texas Workforce Commission shall expend 
$500,000 for the biennium of these funds for a matching grant 
program.  Local collaborations---which may include United Ways, 
foundations, community- and faith-based organizations, cities, 
and/or counties---shall receive a 1:1 match of up to $25,000 per 
year.  One collaboration shall receive funding per local workforce 
development board area per year.  Local projects shall promote the 
importance of work and assist in determining the eligibility of 
potential recipients in addition to the promotion of the tax 
credit.  Nothing in this rider precludes the expenditure of general 
revenue dollars on EITC promotion to the extent such dollars are 
available.