Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page III-3) as follows:

(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  One-Time Payment for Classroom Teachers. In addition to the amounts appropriated above, the amount of $1,000,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, to provide a one-time bonus payment for each classroom teacher, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code, employed by a public school in this state during that fiscal year.

(2)  Strike Rider 78, Contingency for Education Savings Account (page III-32).

(3)  Renumber subsequent riders accordingly.