Substitute the following for the Eissler amendment to the Eissler amendment to CSHB 2: Amend CSHB 2 as follows: On page 94, line 1, strike Section 39.0261 College Preparation Assessments and add a new Section 39.0261 starting at page 94, line 1, to read as follows: Sec. 39.0261. COLLEGE READINESS AND PREPARATION ASSESSMENTS. (a) In addition to the assessment instruments otherwise authorized or required by this subchapter, and to promote college readiness, high school students in the spring of the 11th grade or during the 12th grade shall select and take once one of the valid, reliable, and nationally normed assessment instruments used by colleges and universities as part of their undergraduate admissions processes, such as the American College Test (ACT) and the SAT©. (b) In addition to the assessment instruments otherwise authorized or required by this subchapter, school districts shall administer to students in the 10th grade a valid, reliable, and nationally normed assessment instrument that promotes rigorous high school course-taking and college readiness, such as the Plan test (ACT) or the PSAT/NMSQT©. (c) In addition to the assessment instruments otherwise authorized or required by this subchapter, school districts shall administer to students in the 8th grade a valid, reliable, and nationally normed assessment instrument that promotes rigorous high school course-taking. (d) The agency shall: (1) select and approve vendors of the specific assessment instruments administered under this section, and (2) pay from its operating budget all costs associated with administration of the assessment instruments. (e) The agency shall compile the results of any assessment instrument administered under this section and make the results available through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).