Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) in Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page III-3), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Contingent Appropriation: Career and Technical Education Examination Fees. Contingent on the passage and becoming law of HB 4407 or similar legislation of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, authorizing the reimbursement of school districts for career and technical education student examination fees, out of funds appropriated above in Strategy A.1.1, FSP-Equalized Operations, the Texas Education Agency shall allocate $7,057,667 in the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, and $7,058,666 in the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2024, to reimburse school districts for examination fees paid on behalf of public school career and technical education students after completing a program or certification. Any unexpended balance of money allocated under this rider remaining as of August 31, 2024, is allocated for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2024.