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Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) In Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission, by striking Rider 163 (pages II-90 and II-91), and substituting the following appropriately numbered rider:
____. Prohibition on Funding Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities and Related Activities. The Health and Human Services Commission may not use any money appropriated to the commission by this Act to:
(a) fund the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities; or
(b) pay for advising health and human services agencies on the implementation of cultural competency training, developing partnerships with community groups and agencies to support the delivery of culturally appropriate services to children and families, or evaluating, developing, and recommending policies and programs addressing disproprotionality and disparities within the health and human services system.
(2) In Article II of the bill (page II-33), reduce general revenue appropriations to Strategy F.3.3, Additional Advocacy Programs, by $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and by $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2019.
(3) In Article IX of the bill (page IX-86), in the appropriations to the Department of Public Safety, increase the appropriations to the Department of Public Safety for border security by the amount of $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and by $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2019.
(4) Adjust the totals and methods of financing accordingly.