Amend CSHB 1 as follows: (1) In Article II, strike Rider 39 following the appropriation to the Department of Aging and Disability Services (page II-13, house committee printing). (2) In Article III, in the appropriations for Higher Education Employees Group Insurance Contributions (page III-34, house committee printing): (A) add an appropriately numbered strategy under Goal C for University of North Texas System Administration and appropriate $460,360 for the strategy for each fiscal year of the biennium; (B) decrease the appropriation under Strategy C.1.17 (University of North Texas) by $460,360 for each fiscal year of the biennium; (C) add an appropriately numbered strategy under Goal C for Texas Tech System Administration and appropriate $461,604 for the strategy for each fiscal year of the biennium; and (D) decrease the appropriation under Strategy C.1.21 (Texas Tech University) by $461,604 for each fiscal year of the biennium. (3) In Article III of the bill, in Strategy Q.1.2 under the appropriations for Public Community/Junior Colleges (page III-164, house committee printing), strike "$2,558,346" and substitute "$1,258,346". (4) In Article III of the bill, strike Rider 21 under the appropriations for Public Community/Junior Colleges (page III-170, house committee printing). (5) In Article VII, in Strategy A.2.1 under the appropriations to the Texas Workforce Commission (page VII-31, house committee printing), in the appropriation for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, strike "$24,814,239" and substitute "$26,114,239". (6) In Article VII, add the following appropriately numbered rider following the appropriations to the Texas Workforce Commission: ____. West Texas Welding Program. Out of funds appropriated in Strategy A.2.1, Skills Development, the Texas Workforce Commission shall grant $1,300,000 in general revenue for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, to a community college in West Texas for the purpose of supporting the expansion of instructional capacity, including building start-up costs, to provide greater welding and welding fabrication training. The unexpended balance of the funds are appropriated for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, for the same purpose. (7) In Article III of the bill, strike Riders 2 and 3 following the appropriations to the Texas Transportation Institute (page III-189, house committee printing) and substitute the following: 2. Transportation Safety Center. Out of State Highway Fund No. 006, $500,000 in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, and $500,000 in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, shall be used to fund the Transportation Safety Center to conduct research, education, and technology transfer to improve the safety of Texas' roads and highways. 3. Center for International Intelligent Transportation. Out of State Highway Fund No. 006, $850,000 in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2008, and $850,000 in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, shall be used to fund the Center for International Intelligent Transportation in El Paso to conduct research, education, and technology transfer to improve the safety of Texas' roads and highways for secure international transportation and other issues specific to the El Paso region, international and border settings. (8) In Article III of the bill, strike Section 23 following the Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies of Higher Education (pages III-207 and III-208, house committee printing) and substitute the following: Sec. 23. County Indigent Care Contracts. 1. Contracts Required. It is the intent of the Legislature that each institution of higher education providing indigent health care contract with relevant counties in the institution's service area to recover the costs associated with treating those counties' indigent patients. 2. County Indigent Care Contracts Reporting. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor at the end of each fiscal year a list of counties whose indigent residents have been served by each institution; the total amount of reimbursement received by each institution from each county pursuant to the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act; and the total cost, by county, of services provided by each institution for which counties are liable pursuant to the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act. In addition, each institution shall report annually to the Legislative Budget Board and Governor on the status of contract agreements or negotiations with each county whose indigent residents have been served by the institution. (9) In Article IX, in Section 10.09(a) (page IX-49, house committee printing): (A) strike "$37,145,795" and substitute "$62,145,795"; (B) strike "$57,013,381" and substitute "$95,384,737"; (C) strike "$35,762,540" and substitute "$60,762,540"; and (D) strike "$53,733,306" and substitute "$91,295,868". (10) In Article IX, strike Section 13.12 (page IX-60, house committee printing) and renumber the subsequent sections in Part 13 of Article IX accordingly. (11) In Article XI, insert the following on page XI-84 (house committee printing) following "VIII Regulatory":EXEMPT POSITION SALARY ADJUSTMENTS Exempt Positions Annual Salary Biennial Increase Based On Group Group 2006-07 2006-07 2008-09 Contingent Position Title Gov* Current Request Actual Auth. Req. From 2006-07 Salary Change** MOF RevenueAdministrative Hearings, State Office of (360) Chief Administrative GR/ Law Judge X 3 3 $98,625 $98,625 $118,625 $33,320 $33,320 Both Fund 6 Banking, Texas Department of (451) Commissioner 5 5 $136,191 $136,191 $136,191 $0 $0 N/C GR X Chiropractic Examiners, Texas Board of (508) Executive Director 1 1 $56,000 $56,000 $65,000 $14,994 $14,994 Both GR X Consumer Credit Commissioner, Office of (466) Commissioner 3 3 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $0 $0 N/C GR Credit Union Department (469) Commissioner 4 4 $105,000 $105,000 $125,880 $34,786 $0 Auth. GR X Dental Examiners, Texas State Board of (504) Executive Director 2 2 $67,500 $70,000 $75,000 $8,330 $8,330 Both GR X Funeral Service Commission (513) Executive Director 1 1 $55,816 $55,816 $55,816 $0 $0 N/C GR (12) In Article XI, under the language for the State Office of Administrative Hearings (page XI-86, house committee printing), strike "IAC" and substitute "GR".