Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article V of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Public Safety (page V-53), by inserting the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Funding for First Responders on the Texas-Mexico Border. Out of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Public Safety above in Strategy B.1.2, Routine Operations, the amount of $2,000,000 is allocated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2027, for the purpose of recruitment and retention of law enforcement and emergency personnel in cities along the Texas-Mexico border.