Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) In Article III of the bill, after the items of appropriation for the Texas Education Agency, amend Rider 5 as follows:
Transportation Cost Allotment. Pursuant to §42.155 of the Texas Education Code, the appropriation for funding regular transportation programs for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years shall be calculated on the following basis:


Linear
Allocation Per Mile
Density Grouping
of Approved Route
2.40 and above
$1.43
1.63
1.65 to
2.40
1.25
1.45
1.15 to
1.65
1.11
1.31
.90 to
1.15
.97
1.17
.65 to
.90
.88
1.08
.40 to
.65
.79
.99
up to
.40
.68
.88


Pursuant to §42.155 of the Texas Education Code, the maximum mileage rate for special education transportation shall be $[1.08] 1.28 per mile. Private transportation rates shall be $[0.25] 0.45 per mile or a maximum of $816 per pupil for both special education and isolated areas as defined in Subsections 42.155(g) and 42.155(e).
(2) Adjust methods of finance and total sums accordingly.