Amend CSSB 1 in Article III of the bill, to the appropriations to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (pages III-47-62) as follows:
(1) Reduce general revenue appropriations in Strategy B.1.1, Texas Grant Program, by $433,292,738 in each fiscal year.
(2) Increase federal funds (State Fiscal Relief Funds as designated for Texas by the American Rescue Act Plan of 2021) appropriations in Strategy B.1.1, Texas Grant Program, by $433,292,738 in each fiscal year.
(3) Increase general revenue appropriations in Strategy B.1.1, Texas Grant Program, by $128,430,000 in fiscal year 2022, and $231,160,000 in fiscal year 2023.
(4) Increase general revenue appropriations in Strategy B.1.3, TEOG Pub Community Colleges, by $107,940,000 in fiscal year 2022, and $155,960,000 in fiscal year 2023.
(5) Increase general revenue appropriations in Strategy B.1.3, TEOG Pub State/Technical Colleges by $12,710,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $18,300,000 in fiscal year 2023.
(6) Insert the following new rider after Rider 53 and renumber the subsequent riders accordingly:
Rider 54. Higher Education Financial Aid Programs: Loan Repayment and Medical Education and Health Related Workforce Development. In addition to amounts appropriated above in Strategies C.1.2 and C.1.3, an additional $212,085,476 in general revenue is appropriated for the 2022-2023 biennium for the programs listed in Rider 52 and Rider 53 of this bill pattern.
(7) Add the following new rider to the Higher Education Coordinating Board bill pattern:
____. Contingency for Receipt of American Rescue Act Plan Appropriations. Appropriations of federal funds above in Strategy B.1.1, Texas Grant Program, are estimated appropriations of State Fiscal Relief Funds as designated for Texas by the American Rescue Act Plan 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) Increase general revenue appropriations in Strategy B.1.1, Texas Grant Program, by $433,292,738 in each fiscal year.
(2) Reduce federal funds appropriations in Strategy B.1.1, Texas Grant Program, by $433,292,738 in each fiscal year.
(3) Reduce general revenue appropriations in Strategy B.1.1, Texas Grant Program, by $128,430,000 in fiscal year 2022, and $231,160,000 in fiscal year 2023.
(4) Reduce general revenue appropriations in Strategy B.1.3, TEOG Pub Community Colleges, by $107,940,000 in fiscal year 2022, and $155,960,000 in fiscal year 2023.
(5) Reduce general revenue appropriations in Strategy B.1.3, TEOG Pub State/Technical Colleges by $12,710,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $18,300,000 in fiscal year 2023.
(6) Strike Rider 54, Higher Education Financial Aid Programs: Loan Repayment and Medical Education and Health Related Workforce Development.