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Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) as follows:
(1)  In Article V of the bill, in the appropriations to the Department of Criminal Justice, reduce appropriations for Strategy C.1.12, Contract Prisons and Privately Operated State Jails (page V-6), by $14,000,000 for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2020, and by $14,000,000 for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021.
(2)  In Article V of the bill, immediately following the appropriations to the Department of Criminal Justice (page V-5), add the following appropriately numbered rider:
____.  Additional Appropriation. In addition to the other amounts appropriated to the Department of Criminal Justice under this Act, the amount of $14,000,000 is appropriated out of the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2020, and $14,000,000 for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021. The additional appropriation shall be used for Strategy A.1.1, Basic Supervision (page V-6).
(3)  Adjust totals, methods of financing, and other provisions of the bill accordingly.