Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission, by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:
____. Austin State Hospital Campus. The Health and Human Services Commission shall engage in land use and program planning with Travis County to utilize vacated land and buildings on the Austin State Hospital campus for the purpose of the provision of mental health services, including jail diversion efforts. Planning should consider the full mental health continuum of care in services considered for inclusion on the property. As part of the planning and implementation of services, the Health and Human Services Commission may enter into a nominal-cost, long-term lease agreement with Travis County for use of portions of the Austin State Hospital campus determined as no longer utilized by HHSC as necessary to implement programs described above.