Amend Amendment No. 83 by E. Thompson to CSHB 1 (page 409, prefiled amendments packet) by striking the text of the amendment and substituting the following:

Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article VIII of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Insurance (page VIII-18), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Captive Insurance Specialist. Out of money appropriated above to the Department of Insurance Texas from Operating Fund Account No. 036, the department shall allocate $150,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, and $150,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, for the purpose of retaining, through a competitive application process, a captive insurance specialist to support captive insurance oversight and related activities in the Texas captive insurance market.