Amend SB 19 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  (a) This section applies only if this state receives federal funds for the purpose of supporting this state's border security operations during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019.

(b)  The appropriations from the general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of border security during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, made by S.B. 1, Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), and identified in the informational listing in Section 17.07, Article IX, of that Act, are reduced by the lesser of:

(1)  an amount equal to the amount of federal funds described by Subsection (a) of this section; or

(2)  the total amount of those appropriations.

(c)  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which appropriations are reduced under Subsection (b) of this section is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for that state fiscal biennium for the purpose of providing bonuses and salary increases to public school classroom teachers under Sections 21.417 and 21.418, Education Code, as added by this Act.

(d)  In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which appropriations are reduced under Subsection (b) of this section is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for that state fiscal biennium to be used by the retirement system to provide support to participants in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program authorized by Chapter 1575, Insurance Code.