Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in ARTICLE I of the bill, as follows:

(1)  Immediately following the appropriations to the Fiscal Programs-Comptroller of Public Accounts (page I-30), add the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Support for Public Employee Health Care. Out of 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, $29,000,000 is appropriated to the comptroller of public accounts for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, to provide a grant to Texas Municipal League Health to address health care costs incurred during the period beginning March 3, 2021, and ending January 1, 2023, related to the COVID-19 pandemic on behalf of public employees. Texas Municipal League Health shall provide to the comptroller of public accounts any requested reporting and documentation related to those expenses.

(2)  In Article XI of the bill, under the heading "Comptroller of Public Accounts" (page XI-1), stike the entry reading "Addressing Healthcare Costs of TML Health during Coronavirus Pandemic $29,000,000".

(3)  Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.