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Amend CSSB 1 in Article II of the bill, to the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission (pages II-29) as follows:
(1) On page II-41 increase appropriations in Goal A, Medicaid Client Services, by $446,772,123 in 2022 and $469,087,800 in 2023 in federal funds (State Fiscal Relief Funds as designated for Texas by the American Rescue Act Plan of 2021) for the purpose of raising the community attendant wage rate to $9.00 an hour.
(2) Add the following new rider to the Health and Human Services Commission Higher Education bill pattern (page II-91):
____. Contingency for Receipt of American Rescue Act Plan Appropriations. Appropriations of federal funds above in Goal A, Medicaid Client Services, are estimated appropriations of State Fiscal Relief Funds as designated for Texas by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Should the State of Texas not certify acceptance of the Texas allocation (estimated to be $16,696,900,000) the following adjustments shall be made:
(1) On page II-41 reduce appropriations in Goal A, Medicaid Client Services, by $446,772,123 in 2022 and $469,087,800 in 2023 in Federal State Fiscal Relief Funds as designated for Texas by the American Rescue Act Plan of 2021.