Amend CSSB 1952 (house committee report) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to PART 9 of the bill:

ARTICLE ____.  TEXAS GRANTS
	SECTION 9_.01.  Section 56.304(a), Education Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  To be eligible initially for a TEXAS grant, a person 
must:              
		(1)  be a resident of this state as determined by 
coordinating board rules; 
		(2)  meet either of the following academic 
requirements:                    
			(A)  be a graduate of a public or accredited or 
unaccredited private high school in this state who graduated not 
earlier than the 1998-1999 school year and who completed the 
recommended or advanced high school curriculum established under 
Section 28.002 or 28.025 or its equivalent;  or
			(B)  have received an associate degree from an 
eligible institution not earlier than May 1, 2001;
		(3)  meet financial need requirements as defined by the 
coordinating board; 
		(4)  be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or 
certificate program at an eligible institution;
		(5)  be enrolled as:                                                          
			(A)  an entering undergraduate student for at 
least three-fourths of a full course load for an entering 
undergraduate student, as determined by the coordinating board, not 
later than the 16th month after the date of the person's graduation 
from high school; or
			(B)  an entering student for at least 
three-fourths of a full course load for an undergraduate student as 
determined by the coordinating board, not later than the 12th month 
after the month the person receives an associate degree from an 
eligible institution;
		(6)  have applied for any available financial aid or 
assistance; and        
		(7)  comply with any additional nonacademic 
requirement adopted by the coordinating board under this 
subchapter.
	SECTION 9_.02.  Section 56.308(d), Education Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(d)  In addition to the eligibility requirements of Section 
56.304, a person who graduated from an accredited or unaccredited
private high school is eligible to receive a grant under this 
subchapter only if the student's official transcript or diploma 
includes the information required as provided by Subsections 
(b)(2)(A) and (c).