Amend SB 76 on third reading as follows: (1) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in the first sentence of added Subsection (d), Section 29.158, Education Code (page 5, lines 3 through 4), strike "Texas Workforce Commission,". (2) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in the first sentence of added Subsection (d), Section 29.160, Education Code (page 7, line 18), strike "is entitled to" and substitute "may request, from the appropriate state agency,". (3) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in the second sentence of added Subsection (d), Section 29.160, Education Code (page 7, line 26), strike "must" and substitute "may". (4) In SECTION 4 of the bill, at the end of added Subsection (d), Section 29.160, Education Code (page 8, line 2), insert "A state agency receiving a request from an entity to seek an available federal waiver under this subsection shall, not later than the 30th day after the date on which the request is made, notify the entity whether the agency intends to seek the waiver. A request for a federal waiver under this subsection may only be rejected if the state agency has reason to believe that the operation of the federal waiver would result in the state agency's failure to comply with federal law or regulations or could result in penalties to the state.".