Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article III of the bill, following the bill pattern for the Texas Education Agency (page III-34), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Surplus State Funds Used for Teacher Pay. For the 2026-27 biennium, the Texas Education Agency is appropriated into Strategy A.1.1, FSP - Equalized Operations, any funds collected in the general revenue fund in excess of the amount estimated in the Comptroller's January 2025 Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) for the 2026-27 biennium for the purpose of increasing teacher pay.