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)".