Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article V of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (page V-29), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Study on Transgender Children Confined in Juvenile Facilities. (a) Out of money appropriated above for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the department shall conduct a study on the confinement of transgender children in juvenile facilities.

(b)  In this rider, "juvenile facility" means:

(1)  a facility operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or a private vendor under a contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; or

(2)  a facility for the detention or placement of juveniles under juvenile court jurisdiction and that is operated wholly or partly by a juvenile board or another governmental unit or by a private vendor under a contract with the juvenile board or governmental unit.

(c)  The study conducted under this rider must:

(1)  determine the number of transgender children who are confined in a juvenile facility; and

(2)  document each act of violence committed against a transgender child placed in or committed to a juvenile facility according to the child's sex assigned at birth.

(d)  Not later than December 31, 2026, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, members of the legislature, and any relevant agency the findings of the study conducted under this rider.