Amend CSHB 2843 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 5, line 13, between "education" and the semicolon, insert ", including salaries and benefits for public school teachers".
(2) On page 79 strike lines 9-16 and substitute the following:
(6) 80 percent may be appropriated only to fund increases in salaries for public school teachers in this State and cost of living adjustments for members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.