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Amend CSSB 1 (General Appropriations Act) by adding the following appropriately numbered provision under the Article XI appropriations to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board:
____. In addition to other general revenue appropriated by this Act to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the amount of $1 million is appropriated for each year of the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, to be used by the coordinating board only as authorized by general law to provide financial incentives to students at The University of Texas at Arlington, the University of North Texas, the University of North Texas at Dallas, and Texas Woman's University who agree to teach bilingual education, English as a second language, or Spanish in public schools, and distributed by the coordinating board as follows:
(1)  80 percent to students enrolled in bachelor's degree programs; and
(2)  20 percent to students enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs.