Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission (page II-35), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____. Community Mental Health Services Provided Through North Texas Behavioral Health Authority. Out of funds appropriated above in Strategy D.2.1, Community Mental Health Services-Adults, the Health and Human Services Commission shall allocate $8,400,000 for each fiscal year during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, for the purpose of maintaining adequate funding levels to ensure the provision of services to all individuals eligible to receive community mental health services through the North Texas Behavioral Health Authority.