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

____. Prohibition on Use of Appropriated Money for Certain Severance Payments to Superintendents. Money appropriated for the Foundation School Program by this Act may not be used to make a severance payment to the superintendent of a school district in an amount that is greater than one year's salary under the superintendent's terminated contract.