Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Higher Education Coordinating Board (page III-59), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Contingency Rider for HB 2249. Contingent on the enactment and becoming law of HB 2249, or similar legislation of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to the establishment of the Texas Teacher Recruitment Scholarship Program:

(1)  Reduce the Article VIII appropriations to the Public Utility Commission of Texas for Strategy A.4.1, Texas Energy Fund (page VIII-49), by the amount of $180,000,000 for the fiscal year ending in August 31, 2026;

(2)  Increase the Article III appropriations to the Higher Education Coordinating Board (page III-56) by the amount of $60,000,000 in general revenue for the state fiscal year ending in August 31, 2026, and by the amount of $120,000,000 in general revenue for the state fiscal year ending in August 31, 2027, to be used for awarding scholarships under Subchapter QQ, Chapter 61, Education Code; and

(3)  Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.