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      Amend CSSB 4 by inserting the following new SECTIONS,
appropriately numbered, and by renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of
the bill accordingly:
      SECTION ____.  Subchapter E, Chapter 45, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 45.112 to read as follows:
      Sec. 45.112.  SCHOOL DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMEDIAL
EDUCATION COSTS.  (a)  The commissioner of education may assign to
a school district that consistently graduates students who require
postsecondary remedial education all or a part of the costs of
remedial education provided by an institution of higher education.
The commissioner shall assign the costs as provided by the rules
adopted under this section and Section 51.3062.
      (b)  The State Board of Education, in cooperation with the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt rules to
facilitate charging school districts for remedial education costs
under this section.  The rules shall be designed to ensure
fairness, consistency, and fundamental due process.
      (c)  In this section, "institution of higher education" has
the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
      SECTION ____.  Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Sections 51.3062 and 51.3063 to read as follows:
      Sec. 51.3062.  RULES APPLYING TO REMEDIAL EDUCATION COSTS.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in cooperation with
the State Board of Education, shall adopt rules to facilitate
charging school districts for remedial education costs under
Section 45.112.  The rules shall be designed to ensure fairness,
consistency, and fundamental due process.
      Sec. 51.3063.  ELIMINATION OF REMEDIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop a
plan for the gradual elimination of remedial educational programs
at institutions of higher education.  Not later than February 1,
2001, the coordinating board shall make a report of its results to
the 77th Legislature.
      (b)  This section expires June 1, 2001.