Amend CSSB 186 as follows:                                                   
	On page 3, between lines 7 and 8, insert SECTION 3 as follows 
and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	"SECTION 3.  The Texas Education Agency shall modify its data 
collection system to permit the application of the National Center 
for Education Statistics definition of a dropout to campuses no 
later than the 2005-06 school year.  In the interim, the Texas 
Education Agency shall assist districts in computing the required 
rates to the extent necessary to apply for dropout reduction grants 
funded under section 1803 (20 USC 6553) of the No Child Left Behind 
Act, Public Law 107-110."