Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) under the Article XI appropriations to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (page XI-7) by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  (a)  Additional Amounts for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Contingent on Campus Carry. If SB 11 or similar legislation of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education becomes law, in addition to other general revenue amounts appropriated to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, an amount sufficient to cover the costs associated with increased safety training, increased security personnel, and increased insurance costs is appropriated out of the amount described by Subsection (b) of this rider.

(b) The amount appropriated by Subsection (a) of this rider is the amount of money in the general revenue fund in each year of the state fiscal biennium ending in August 31, 2017, that exceeds the difference between the projected balance of the fund as of August 31, 2017, as stated in the comptroller's Biennial Revenue Estimate for 2016-2017, and the amount collected by the general revenue fund in each fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2017.