Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) as follows: (1) In the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission in Article II of the bill, strike strategy D.1.2. (page II-62) and strike the appropriations for that strategy for each state fiscal year. (2) Add the following appropriately numbered rider in Article II of the bill under the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission: ____. Nutrition Assistance Program Full Time Equivalent Employee Authorization. Notwithstanding other authorizations for full time equivalent employees (FTEs), the number of authorized FTEs for the Health and Human Services Commission is reduced by 99.0 FTEs for each fiscal year of the biennium. (3) Add the following appropriately numbered rider in Article VI of the bill under the appropriations to the Department of Agriculture: ____. Appropriation: Nutrition Assistance Program Funding and Employees. (a) The following amounts are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of administering a nutrition assistance program: (1) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2007, the amount of $859,937 in general revenue and the amount of $266,744,714 in federal funds; and (2) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2008, the amount of $859,937 in general revenue and the amount of $266,744,707 in federal funds. (b) In addition to other authorizations for full time equivalent employees (FTEs), the number of authorized FTEs for the Department of Agriculture is increased by 99.0 FTEs for each fiscal year of the biennium to administer the department's nutrition assistance program. (c) If the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, does not enact legislation that becomes law and that transfers the responsibility for administering the nutrition assistance program from the Health and Human Services Commission to the Department of Agriculture: (1) the appropriations made by Subsection (a) above do not take effect and the same amounts from the same sources are appropriated for the same purpose and the same state fiscal years to the Health and Human Services Commission; and (2) the increase in the department's authorized full time equivalent employees (FTEs) as provided by Subsection (b) above does not take effect and the number of authorized FTEs for the Health and Human Services Commission is increased by 99.0 FTEs for each fiscal year of the biennium to administer the commission's nutrition assistance program. (4) Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.