Amend CSSB 1 on page IX-48, in General Provisions, strike Section 8.07, Appropriation of Collections for Seminars and Conferences, and substitute the following new rider:

Sec. 8.07. Appropriation of Collections for Seminars and Conferences. All monies collected for the reimbursement of costs directly associated with the conducting of seminars, conferences, or clinics that directly relate to the legal responsibilities and duties of the agency and that are for the purposes of education, training, or informing employees or the general public are appropriated for the necessary expenses incurred in conducting the seminar; provided, however, all applicable laws, and rules and regulations for the acquisition of goods and services for the state shall apply to the expenditures. Applicable expenses may include the purchase of food when the registration fee for the seminar or conference contains a mandatory and non-separable cost component based on a cost recovery methodology to pay for food costs.

Any unexpended balances remaining as of August 31, 2025, in an appropriation made by HB 1, Eighty-Eighth Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, Article IX, Section 8.07, are appropriated to the Texas Education Agency, Strategy A.1.1, FSP - Equalized Operations, to reduce the state compression percentage pursuant to Section 48.255 of the Education Code for fiscal year 2027. The sum-certain appropriation for the Foundation School Program in Rider 3 of the Texas Education Agency bill pattern shall be adjusted accordingly.