Amend CSSB 1 on page III-13, in the bill pattern of the Texas Education Agency, strike Rider 16, Communities in Schools, and substitute the following new rider:

16.  Communities In Schools. Out of funds appropriated above for Strategy A.2.4, School Improvement and Support Programs, $35,521,816 in general revenue fund appropriations and $4,035,622 in TANF funds in each fiscal year of the biennium is allocated for the Communities In Schools program. In addition to funds identified elsewhere in this rider, $870,490 in TANF funds is allocated to Strategies B.3.2-B.3.5 for administrative purposes of the program each fiscal year of the biennium.

Notwithstanding any other limitation imposed elsewhere in this Act, the Texas Education Agency may transfer general revenue fund appropriations identified above and appropriated for the purpose of providing grants under the Communities In Schools program to Strategies B.3.2-B.3.5 for the purpose of providing administrative support for the program. Transfers made under the authority of this rider may not exceed $150,000 for the 2026-27 biennium. TANF funds may be expended for administrative purposes in accordance with the applicable limitations of the TANF state plan.

Any unexpended balances remaining as of August 31, 2026, are appropriated to the Property Tax Relief Fund and may be used only to reduce the state compression percentage pursuant to Section 48.255 of the Education Code.