Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page II-19 of the bill pattern for the Department of State Health Services, decrease appropriations for Strategy A.2.3, Infectious Disease Prevention, Epidemiology, and Surveillance, by $1,172,597 in general revenue in each fiscal year.

(2)  On page II-30 of the bill pattern for the Department of State Health Services Rider 32, Spay and Neuter Pilot Program - Public Health Focus, strike "$4,000,000" and replace with "$2,827,403" in both places.

(3)  On page VI-12 of the bill pattern for the Animal Health Commission, decrease appropriations for Strategy A.1.4, Animal Emergency Management, by $2,500,000 in general revenue in each fiscal year.

(4)  On page VI-15 of the bill pattern for the Animal Health Commission strike Rider 10, Spay and Neuter Pilot Program - Focus on Animal Health.

(5)  On page V-46 of the bill pattern of the Texas Military Department, increase appropriations for Strategy C.1.2, State Military Tuition Assistance, by $3,672,597 in general revenue in each fiscal year.

(6)  On page V-51 of the bill pattern of the Texas Military Department amend Rider 30, State Military Tuition Assistance, as follows:

(30)  State Military Tuition Assistance. Out of funds appropriated above is [$3,314,211] $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and [$3,314,211] $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general revenue fund in Strategy [C.1.3,] C.1.2, State Military Tuition Assistance, to be used for tuition reimbursement for members of the Texas Military Forces. [The Texas Military Department shall prioritize applicants that were deployed along the Texas Mexico Border as part of Operation Lone Star.] The department shall submit an annual report by December 31 of each year to the Legislative Budget Board outlining performance of the assistance program over the previous fiscal year. The report shall contain at a minimum information on: