Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In Article III of the bill, in the appropriations to The University of Texas at Austin (page III-86), decrease the general revenue fund appropriations for Strategy C.3.3, Civitas Institute, by $2,500,000 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2025, and by $2,500,000 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2026.

(2)  In Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to The University of Texas at Austin (page III-86), add the following appropriately numbered rider:

____. Pharmacy Program Funding. Pharmacy program funding at The University of Texas at Austin, a pharmacy program delivered at a General Academic Institution co-located with a Health Related Institution shall be funded in an amount equal to the Health Related Institution Instruction and Operations Formula as specified in Sec. 27 (1), Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies of Higher Education. In addition to amounts appropriated above, The University of Texas at Austin is appropriated an amount estimated to be $2,500,000 from general revenue in fiscal year 2026 and an amount estimated to be $2,500,000 from general revenue in fiscal year 2027 to provide for formula support of the institution's pharmacy program.