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)".