Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Higher Education Coordinating Board (page III-50), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Contingency Rider: HB 4487 or Similar Legislation. Contingent on the enactment and becoming law of HB 4487 or similar legislation of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, relating to student loan repayment assistance for prosecutors and certain criminal lawyers practicing in rural counties, out of amounts appropriated above, the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall allocate the amount necessary to implement that legislation for that purpose for each state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023.