Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page III-28), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  UTeach for Texas. Out of the funds appropriated above for Strategy B.3.1, Improving Educator Quality and Leadership, the Texas Education Agency shall allocate $2,500,000 for each state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, to the UTeach for Texas initiative administered by the UTeach Institute at The University of Texas at Austin to improve the recruitment, preparation, and retention of middle and high school teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.