(1) Amend CSHB 1 by adding the following rider to Article XI 
of the bill following the Article XI provisions for the Texas 
Department of Criminal Justice:
	GPS Monitoring Pilot Program. (a) The following amounts are 
appropriated to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in 
addition to other appropriations to the department under Article V 
of this Act for the purpose of establishing a pilot program to use 
active, real-time global positioning satellite tracking devices to 
monitor a cumulative total of 500 individuals who are on community 
supervision or who have been released from the department to 
parole:
		(1)  $2,000,000 for the state fiscal year beginning 
September 1, 2007; and  
		(2)  $2,000,000 for the state fiscal year beginning 
September 1, 2008.      
	(b)  The pilot program must evaluate the effectiveness of 
using active, real-time global positioning satellite devices to 
enhance public safety by tracking individuals who are on community 
supervision or have been released from the department to parole. 
The department is authorized to employ 8 full-time equivalent 
employees (FTEs), in addition to those otherwise authorized by this 
Act, to operate the pilot program.
	(2)  Adjust the number of FTEs authorized for the Texas 
Department of Criminal Justice accordingly and adjust the Article 
totals and Article XI agency totals accordingly.