Amend CSSB 265 between SECTIONS 9 and 10 of the bill (committee printing, page 5, between lines 17 and 18), by inserting the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly: SECTION __. Section 21.045, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) An educator preparation program may not use a candidate's successful performance on a practice certification examination or similar examination as a requirement for: (1) successful completion of the program; or (2) taking a certification examination prescribed under Section 21.048(a).