Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In Article I of the bill, in the appropriations to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor (page I-55), reduce the appropriations from general revenue for border security by $5,000,000 for each state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023.

(2)  In Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Higher Education Coordinating Board (page III-53), add the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Contingent Rider: Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program. Contingent on the enactment of SB 462 or similar legislation of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, establishing the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program:

(1)  the amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Board for each state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, to implement that legislation; and

(2)  not later than September 1, 2024, the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall submit to the legislature a report on enrollment, credential completion, and employment outcomes for students participating in the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program to gauge the program's impact on student success and transition to the workforce.

(3)  Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.