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Amend CSSB 422 (house committee report) in Article 1 of the 
bill by inserting the following new section, appropriately 
numbered, and renumbering the subsequent sections of Article 1 of 
the bill accordingly:
	SECTION 1.____. Subchapter A, Chapter 32, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 32.007 to read as follows:
	Sec. 32.007.  AGREEMENT WITH PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATION.  
(a)  The commissioner may enter into an agreement with a public 
broadcasting station, or a consortium of public broadcasting 
stations, under which the station or consortium will provide online 
instructional content and educational materials.
	(b)  From funds appropriated to the agency, the commissioner 
may, under an agreement entered into under Subsection (a), make 
instructional materials available through public broadcasting 
stations for purposes of instruction and professional development 
and for use in providing adult-based education.
	(c)  An agreement entered into under Subsection (a) must, to 
the extent practicable, provide access to instructional materials 
and online content to persons located in all parts of this state.
	(d)  For purposes of providing high-quality online 
instructional materials under this section, the commissioner may:
		(1)  use federal funds that may be used for those 
purposes; or       
		(2)  use unexpended balances of funds appropriated to 
the agency for educational purposes, including adult education.