Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Higher Education Coordinating Board (page III-50), add the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Study on Key Indicators of Student Success. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated above, $500,000 is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Board for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2019, for the purpose of conducting a study on key indicators of student success to assist the coordinating board in developing funding formulas for public institutions of higher education under Section 61.059, Education Code. The study must identify key indicators of student success that are effective in both rural and urban areas and across all student demographics.

(b)  Not later than September 1, 2020, the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives a report on the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or other action.

(c)  The Higher Education Coordinating Board shall contract with the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators to conduct the study and prepare the report required under this rider.

(2)  Reduce the amount of the appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Safety for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2019, for border security by $500,000.

(3)  Adjust totals, methods of financing, and other provisions of the bill accordingly.