Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) In Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (III-3), insert the following appropriately numbered rider:
____. Reporting on Charter School Facilities. (a) Out of administrative funds appropriated above, the Texas Education Agency shall maintain a report on each real property owned or leased by open enrollment charter schools, including:
(1) ownership of the property;
(2) whether the property includes an instructional facility;
(3) information on each lease or mortgage agreement and the aggregate annual and prior five-year amount of any related party payment under each lease or mortgage agreement;
(4) information about the amount and terms of each charter school's bonds and debt service;
(5) whether a bond is backed by a guarantee from the Permanent School Fund;
(6) current underlying rating of each bond backed by the Bond Guarantee Program; and
(7) the aggregate amount of charter schools' outstanding bonds.
(b) The agency shall provide the list by January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027. The information required by this rider shall be posted on the agency's website and submitted to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house, the Legislative Budget Board, the presiding officers of the standing committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over public education, and the House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee.