Amend CSHB 1605 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 322.0082 to read as follows:
Sec. 322.0082. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN EDUCATION FUNDS REQUIRED. (a) The director shall include in the budget of estimated appropriations prepared under Section 322.008(c):
(1) the amount set aside under Section 43.001(d), Education Code, by the State Board of Education from the available school fund for the state instructional materials and technology fund established under Section 31.021, Education Code; and
(2) the amount that is remaining in the state instructional materials and technology fund from the previous fiscal biennium that is available for use by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.
(b) If the amount estimated to be appropriated for purposes of the state instructional materials and technology fund for a fiscal biennium is less than the amount set aside by the State Board of Education under Section 43.001(d), Education Code, the director shall provide with the budget an explanation of the difference, including the amount of the difference and to what the additional funds have been appropriated.
(c) An explanation provided under Subsection (b) shall be included with the documents provided on the board's Internet website under Section 322.0081.
SECTION ____. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, Section 322.0082, Government Code, as added by this Act, takes effect September 1, 2025.