Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered provision under the Article II appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission (page II-79):

____.  Expanded Medicaid Eligibility Under the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Using money appropriated to the Health and Human Services Commission under Goal B, Medicaid (page II-78), the commission shall provide Medicaid program benefits to all persons eligible to enroll in the Medicaid program, who apply for the benefits, and for whom federal matching funds are available under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152).

(2)  Reduce the Article II appropriations from the general revenue fund to the Health and Human Services Commission for Goal B, Medicaid (page II-78), by the estimated amount to be saved during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2013, by the provision of Medicaid program benefits to all persons eligible to enroll in the Medicaid program, who apply for the benefits, and for whom federal matching funds are available under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152).

(3)  Add the following appropriately numbered provision under the Article III appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page III-3):

____.  Additional Amounts for FSP. The estimated amount to be saved during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2013, by the provision of Medicaid program benefits to all persons eligible to enroll in the Medicaid program, who apply for the benefits, and for whom federal matching funds are available under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152) is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2013, for Strategy A.1.1, FSP - Equalized Operations, to increase the basic allotment under Section 42.101, Education Code, to the maximum extent possible.

(4)  Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.