Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing), in Article V of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Public Safety (page V-53), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Study on Child Abuse Committed by Religious Leaders. (a) Using funds appropriated above for the Department of Public Safety, the department shall conduct a study on religious leaders who abuse children in this state.

(b)  In conducting the study under this rider, the Department of Public Safety shall:

(1)  compile a list of individuals who:

(A)  filed with the comptroller an application for tax exemption for a religious organization or any other document supporting the exemption claim; or

(B)  are otherwise listed in the application or other document as a leader or organizer of the religious organization;

(2)  cross-reference the list of individuals described by Subdivision (1) with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to identify leaders or organizers of religious organizations who have been accused, investigated, charged, or convicted of any offense involving the abuse of a child; and

(3)  provide legislative recommendations on how to end child abuse in religious organizations in this state.

(c)  The Department of Public Safety may request assistance from the Commission on Law Enforcement in conducting the study under this rider.

(d)  Not later than September 1, 2026, the Department of Public Safety shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the members of the legislature the findings of the study conducted under this rider.