Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article XI of the bill by adding the following appropriately numbered riders under Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies of Higher Education and the appropriations to the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (page XI-8), and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

(1)  On page III-250 of Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies of Higher Education, add the following new rider:

____.  Mission Specific Support-Forensic Genetic Research and Education. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth-Center for Human Identification has a mission to develop and provide highly-specialized forensic genetic and genomic analyses spanning trafficked, missing, and unidentified persons cases for Texas state and local agencies. To enhance research efforts, develop forensic genetic research capabilities, and to provide the necessary educational and training capacity, additional formula funding shall be allocated based on the following criteria:

(a) General Revenue Forensic Genetic Research and Education Operations Formula funding provided to the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth in Strategy x.x.x, Forensic Genetic Research and Education Operations, shall be based on the number of forensic reference samples and human remains typed in fiscal year 2018. The amortized rate including research, development, education and operation to support missing persons work, per forensic case for fiscal year 2020 and 2021 shall be $4,456. The institution's Forensic Research and Education Operations strategy shall be expended for the purpose of expanding research, development and operations of a Human Genetic Identification Program for trafficked, missing, and unidentified persons, and pursuing excellence in its forensic genetic analyses mission. Any unexpended balances as of August 31, 2020, are hereby appropriated for the same purpose for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2020.

For formula funding purposes, the amount of growth in total funding from one biennium to another may not exceed the average growth in funding for health-related institutions in the Instruction and Operations formula for the current biennium.

(2)  On page III-188 of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's bill pattern, add the following strategy:

Strategy x.x.x, Forensic Genetic Research and Education Operations:

20202021

$10,000,000 (U.B.)$10,000,000

(3)  Add the following full-time equivalents within the University of Texas of North Texas Health Science Center at Forth Worth's bill pattern on page III-188:

             20202021

Number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)55.055.0