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Floor Packet Page No. 386                                                   

	
Amend CSHB 1 as follows:                                                     
	1. Amend Article III, Higher Education Coordinating Board 
Rider 15 (Dramatic Enrollment Growth Funding for Two Year 
Institutions), by adding a Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c) Public Community/Junior Colleges, Texas State Technical 
Colleges components and Lamar State Colleges receiving funds for 
dramatic enrollment growth under subsections (a) or (b) are 
encouraged to expend up to, but not exceeding, 25% of those funds on 
dramatic enrollment growth in RN professional nursing courses. For 
fiscal year 2004, dramatic enrollment growth in RN professional 
nursing course means an increase in contact hours in RN 
professional nursing course greater than 3 percent between Fall 
2002 and Fall 2003 semesters.  For fiscal year 2005, dramatic 
enrollment growth in RN professional nursing courses means an 
increase in contact hours in RN professional nursing course greater 
than 6 percent between Fall 2002 and Fall 2004 semesters.
	2. Amend Article III, Higher Education Coordinating Board 
Rider 22 (Dramatic Enrollment Growth Funding for General Academic 
Institutions), by adding a Subsection (b) to read as follows:
	(b) General academic institutions receiving funds for 
dramatic enrollment growth under subsection (a) are encouraged to 
expend up to, but not exceeding, 25% of those funds on dramatic 
enrollment growth in RN professional nursing courses.  For fiscal 
year 2004, dramatic enrollment growth in RN professional nursing 
courses means an increase in weighted semester credit hours in RN 
professional nursing courses greater than 3 percent growth in RN 
professional nursing courses greater than 6 percent between Fall 
2002 and Fall 2004 semesters.