Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine (page III-185), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Texas Center for Rural Health Education. Contingent on the enactment of HB 2171 or similar legislation of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, relating to the establishment of the Texas Center for Rural Health Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, out of the amounts appropriated above that may be used for the purpose, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine shall implement the directives of that legislation to the greatest extent possible, including by holding organizational, conceptual, and design meetings regarding how to develop and implement the center using existing funds.