Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report), in Article X of the bill, following the appropriations to the House of Representatives (page X-2), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Study of Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Adjustments. The Legislative Budget Board shall conduct a study of weights, allotments, and adjustments under the public school finance system, including all current weights, allotments, and adjustments provided under Chapter 42, Education Code, and any additional weights, allotments, and adjustments that the board determines may be appropriate. The board may work with the Texas Education Agency and any other state agency in carrying out the board's duties under this rider. Not later than March 1, 2014, the board shall provide a report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the legislature that states the findings of the study and includes recommendations for updated weights, allotments, and adjustments and any other statutory changes considered appropriate by the board. In making recommendations, the board shall take into consideration any final court decisions regarding the public school finance system.