Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article XI of the bill by adding the following appropriately numbered rider under the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (XI-5):

____.  After-School Literacy Program. (a) The amount of $500,000 is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Texas Education Agency for each year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2019, for the purpose of providing funding to a private organization for an after-school program focusing on literacy for children in prekindergarten through fifth grade.

(b)  In distributing funds appropriated under Subsection (a), the Texas Education Agency shall ensure that the after-school program:

(1)  includes instruction on foundational mathematics skills;

(2)  provides social and emotional support to children participating in the program;

(3)  offers at-home visitation programming; and

(4)  is available to children residing in Jefferson County and counties adjacent to Jefferson County.