Amend CSHB 713 as follows: (1) Strike page 2, lines 24-27, and page 3, lines 1-3, and substitute the following: (2) meet either of the following academic requirements: (A) be a graduate of a public high school in this state or a private high school in this state accredited by an organization recognized by the State Board of Education who graduated not earlier than the 1998-1999 school year and who completed the recommended or advanced high school curriculum established under Section 28.025 or an equivalent curriculum recognized by the State Board of Education; or (B) have received an associate degree from an eligible institution not earlier than the 1998-1999 academic year; (2) On page 3, strike lines 8-10 and substitute the following: (5) if the person does not meet the academic requirement provided by Subdivision (2)(B), enroll for at least one-half of a full course load as an entering freshman in an undergraduate degree or certificate program; and (3) On page 3, lines 18 and 21, strike "Subsection (a)(2)" and substitute "Subsection (a)(2)(A)".