Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  In Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page III-3), insert the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Additional Property Tax Compression.  In addition to amounts appropriated above, the amount by which appropriations were reduced by Item (2) of this amendment is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2027, to reduce the state compression percentage under Section 48.255, Education Code, to the lowest possible percentage for that biennium.

(2)  In Article VII of the bill, in the appropriations to the Department of Transportation, reduce the general revenue appropriations for Strategy E.1.1, Central Administration (page VII-19), by the amount allocated by the Department of Transportation during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2027, for the administration of the Civil Rights Division.

(3)  Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.