Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) In Article III of the bill, on page III-2 of the Texas Education Agency's bill pattern, increase the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency for Strategy A.2.1, Statewide Educational Programs, by the amount of $289,392,589 from the Economic Stabilization Fund for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2018, and by the amount of $289,392,588 from that fund for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019.
(2) In Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency, add the following appropriately numbered rider:
____. Funding for Full-Day Prekindergarten. Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy A.2.1, Statewide Educational Programs, the commissioner of education shall allocate $289,392,589 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2018, and $289,392,588 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for the purpose of providing grant funds for full-day prekindergarten programs, as authorized by Section 29.155, Education Code.
(3) In Article IX of the bill, in the appropriations to the Department of Public Safety (page IX-86), reduce the appropriations from the Economic Stabilization Fund for border security by the amount of $578,785,177 for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019.
(4) Adjust totals and methods of finance accordingly.