Floor Packet Page No. 60 Amend CSHB 2 (House Committee Report, 1st Printing) as follows: (1) Strike Section 2A.06, 2A.07, 2A.08, 2A.09, 2A.10, and 2A.19; (2) Insert into Part A, Article 2, a new appropriately numbered section to read as follows, and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly: SECTION 2A.____. Section 21.207(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The hearing must be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the board. If the proposed nonrenewal is for a necessary reduction in personnel due to a financial exigency or program change adopted by the board, the hearing may be conducted before a hearing examiner pursuant to rules adopted by the board, provided that the board is provided a transcript of the hearing and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law before the board makes a final decision on the proposed nonrenewal. The board may use the process established in Subchapter F.