Amend Amendment No. 56 by Davis to CSHB 1 (page 236, prefiled amendments packet) by striking the amendment and substituting the following:

Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Higher Education Coordinating Board (page 111-65), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Dean Senfronia Thompson's Scholarship Program and Jesse W. Jones' Scholarship Program. (a) Out of the money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325, the following amounts are appropriated as follows:

(1)  The amount of $5,000,000 to the Dean Senfronia Thompson's Scholarship Program administered at the Booker T. Washington School, Houston, Texas; and

(2)  The amount of $5,000,000 to the Jesse W. Jones' Scholarship Program to be administered at Texas College, Tyler, Texas.

(b)  Any balance on hand at the end of fiscal year 2024 may be carried over to the fiscal year 2025 and any such funds are appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for the same purposes.