Amend CSSB 1783, House Committee Report, between SECTIONS 12
and 13 of the bill (page 22, between lines 17 and 18), by inserting
the following new SECTION and by renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of
the bill accordingly:
      SECTION 13. Section 8.053, Education Code, is amended to read
as follows:
      Sec. 8.053. ADDITIONAL SERVICES. (a) In addition to the
services provided under Section 8.051 and the initiatives
implemented under Section 8.052, a regional education service
center may:
            (1) offer any service requested and purchased by any
school district or campus in the state; and
            (2) contract with a public or private entity for
services under this subchapter, including the provision of
continuing education courses and programs for educators.
      (b) A regional education service center that provides home
Internet service to public school students, teachers, or other
school personnel shall adopt:
            (1) appropriate methods to verify that each subscriber
to the Internet service is a public school student, a public school
teacher, or another public school employee; and
            (2) rules to ensure that the Internet service provides
a mechanism to block or filter Internet access to websites
containing obscene materials.
      (c) A regional education service center that provides home
Internet service to public school students, teachers, or other
school personnel and that fails to comply with Subsection (b) is
not eligible for a grant or loan under Subchapter C, Chapter 57,
Utilities Code.