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	Amend CSSB 1227 (House committee printing) as follows:                       
	(1) In Section 43 of the bill, in added Subdivision (2), 
Subsection (b), Section 61.2251, Education Code (page 37, line 26), 
between "(2)" and "be enrolled", insert "if the person is enrolled 
in an undergraduate degree or certificate program,".
	(2)  In Section 43 of the bill, strike added Subdivisions 
(1)-(3), Subsection (c), Section 61.2251, Education Code (page 38, 
lines 15-26), and substitute the following:
		(1)  meets the requirements of Subsection (b); and                     
		(2)  if the person is enrolled in an undergraduate 
degree or certificate program:
			(A)  completed at least 24 semester credit hours 
in the person's most recent academic year; and
			(B)  has earned an overall grade point average of 
at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent on coursework 
previously attempted at public or private institutions of higher 
education.