Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page III-3), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Report on Student Citizenship or Immigration Status. Out of money appropriated above, and using existing data collected by the Texas Education Agency, the Agency shall annually prepare and submit to the legislature a report estimating the number of students not lawfully present in the United States as a citizen, a national of the United States, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.) enrolled in public schools in this state during the preceding state fiscal year and for each student described, the cost of educating that student, including costs associated with the need to hire additional classroom teachers or of additional services required to educate the student, such as costs associated with services for a disability, limited English proficiency, or failure to perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument. In preparing the report, the agency may request relevant information from school districts or open-enrollment charter schools as necessary.