Amend HB 2401 as follows: (1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.851, Education Code, strike Subdivision (2) (senate committee report, page 3, lines 11-12) and renumber the subsequent subdivisions accordingly. (2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.851, Education Code, strike Subdivision (4) (senate committee report, page 3, lines 15-18) and substitute the following: (3) "Tech-prep consortium" means a regional collaboration of school districts, institutions of higher education, businesses, labor organizations, and other participants to work together to effectively implement a regional tech-prep program. (3) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.853, Education Code, strike Subsection (c) (senate committee report, page 3, lines 66-68) and substitute the following: (c) According to the terms of a written agreement between a governing board and the fiscal agent, a consortium director shall be selected. (4) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.853(d), Education Code (senate committee report, page 4, lines 5-6), strike "at the direction of the governing board and". (5) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.855(a), Education Code (senate committee report, page 4, line 32), strike "Subsection (c)" and substitute "Subsection (d)". (6) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.855(b)(1), Education Code (senate committee report, page 4, line 38), following "Affairs;" insert "and". (7) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.855(b)(2)(A)(ii), Education Code (senate committee report, page 4, line 57), following "amendments;", insert "or". (8) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.855(b)(2)(B)(ii), Education Code (senate committee report, page 4, line 65), strike "education; or" and substitute "education.". (9) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.855(b), Education Code, strike Paragraph (C) and Subdivision (3) (senate committee report, page 4, lines 66-68) and substitute the following: (c) In addition to entities described by Subsection (b), a tech-prep consortium may include: (1) an institution of higher education that awards a baccalaureate degree; and (2) employers or labor organizations. (10) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.855(c), Education Code (senate committee report, page 4, line 69), strike "(c)" and substitute "(d)". (11) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.855(d), Education Code (senate committee report, page 5, line 62), strike "(d)" and substitute "(e)". (12) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.855(d), Education Code (senate committee report, page 5, line 64), strike "Subsection (c)" and substitute "Subsection (d)". (13) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 61.855(e), Education Code (senate committee report, page 5, line 65), strike "(e)" and substitute "(f)".