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:

____.  Implementation of the High School Equivalency Subsidy Program. It is the intent of the legislature that, out of funds appropriated to the Texas Education Agency above that may be used for that purpose, the agency use an amount sufficient to implement the high school equivalency subsidy program described by Section 48.302(b), Education Code.