Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) 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 $800,000 for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, proportionally among the strategies for which the money may be spent.

(2)  In Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of State Health Services (page II-22), add the following appropriately numbered riders and renumber subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Nursing Advisory Committee. It is the intent of the legislature that, to the extent authorized by general law, the Department of State Health Services, using money appropriated under this article, shall add four more members to the nursing advisory committee established under Section 104.0155, Health and Safety Code, who have nursing experience in multiple clinical settings in urban and rural areas.

____.  Study on Issues in the Nursing Workforce. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated above, the amount of $800,000 is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of State Health Services for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, for the purposes of the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies conducting a study on issues in the nursing workforce, including clinical site training, nursing residency, and nursing workforce retention, and the addition of two full-time equivalent positions in the center to assist in conducting the study.

(b)  Not later than September 1, 2024, the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies shall submit to the legislature a report that includes:

(1)  the results of the study conducted under this rider; and

(2)  any recommendations for legislative or other action.

(3)  Adjust totals and methods of financing appropriately.