Amend HB 9 by striking page 3, lines 19-25, and substituting the following:

(b)  The amount of $3,765,000 is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor for the purpose, during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act, of providing funding for additional full-time equivalent (FTE) employees and for additional training regarding:

(1)  the handling of misdemeanor and felony crimes eligible for prosecuting attorneys, as defined by Section 772.0071(a), Government Code; and

(2)  the handling of crimes of sexual violence and human trafficking for state and local law enforcement agencies operating at the border.

The training under this subsection shall be developed in accordance with evidence-based best practices, which can include best practices identified by the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force within the Office of the Governor. The training shall be developed and implemented by sexual assault nonprofit coalitions as defined by Section 420.993 (7-a), Government Code. The Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor shall provide additional grant funding as necessary, for the purposes of this section.