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Amend CSSB 1652 (House Committee Report) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 4 of the bill 
and renumbering the other SECTIONS of ARTICLE 4 of the bill 
appropriately:
	SECTION _____. Subchapter G, Chapter 61, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 61.3035 to read as follows:
	Sec. 61.3035. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SEMINARIES. 
Notwithstanding this chapter or any other law, a nonprofit 
corporation may operate a seminary or similar institution and 
confer or offer to confer degrees or credits toward degrees for a 
"master of divinity," "master of ministry," "doctor of ministry," 
or other similar exclusively religious degrees if:
		(1) the seminary or other institution:                                 
			(A) is affiliated with an association of churches, 
synagogues, or other similar religious organizations; and
			(B) operates at least:                                                
				(i) one campus located in a county with a 
population greater than three million;
				(ii) one campus located in a county with a 
population of 250,000 or more and less than 500,000; or
				(iii) one campus located in a county with a 
population of less than 250,000;
		(2) each campus of the seminary or other institution is 
contained in a building owned by a religious organization; and
		(3) each building in which the seminary or other 
institution operates contains, or is adjacent to, a religious 
organization's principal place of worship.