Amend CSSB 1432 on page 30 as follows:
      In SECTION 16 of the bill, amend Section 7.111, Education
Code, by adding a new subsection (b) to read as follows:
      (b)  The commissioner may authorize a program and adopt an
application process for graduate equivalency examination classes in
public schools for students at least 16 years of age.  The
commissioner shall determine appropriate funding for programs under
this section consistent with Sections 25.081 and 25.082 and shall
require administration of appropriate assessments required under
Section 39.023 as a requirement of participation in the program.
The commissioner may make rules to implement this section.