Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article III of the bill as follows:
(1) In the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency, increase the appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to Strategy A.2.4, School Improvement and Support Programs (page III-2), by $2,500,000 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023.
(2) In the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency, reduce the appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to Strategy B.3.5, Information Systems-Technology (page III-2), by $2,500,000 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023.
(3) Following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page III-3), add the following appropriately numbered rider and renumber subsequent riders accordingly:
____. Community-Based Support Services Grant Program. Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy A.2.4, School Improvement and Support Programs, the commissioner of education may allocate an amount of $2,500,000 in the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, to provide grant funding for the Beasley Brown Community Development Corporation to partner with faith-based non-profits to provide access to technology, tutoring, mentoring, social-emotional support, outdoor activities, art, sports, and wraparound services for low-income youth.