Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page III-3), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:
____. Report Regarding State Spending on Primary and Secondary Education. Out of funds appropriated above to the Texas Education Agency or otherwise available for the purpose, the agency shall develop and publish a report regarding the use of state money for primary and secondary education during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2027, including nonpublic primary and secondary education, if applicable. The report must include information regarding:
(1) the purposes for which the money is used, including for use by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to pay staff and provide educational services;
(2) the use of receipts from attendance credit purchased under Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Education Code; and
(3) the use of the money for programs under which a child may use state money to pay for nonpublic primary or secondary education, if applicable, including demographic information for children who participate in the program and information regarding providers that receive money under the program.