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	Amend CSHB 121 on page 1, between lines 19 and 20, by adding 
the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and 
renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 38.0041 to read as follows:
	Sec. 38.0041.  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION PILOT PROJECT.  
(a) The commissioner shall establish a pilot project under which 
the agency provides an age-appropriate curriculum concerning 
issues of domestic violence for students in grades 9 and 10 in 
school districts selected by the commissioner from the following 
counties:
		(1)  Bexar County;                                                     
		(2)  Dallas County; and                                                
		(3)  Harris County.                                                    
	(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner may 
not implement the pilot project in the Garland Independent School 
District.
	(c)  The curriculum adopted by the agency must be designed to 
foster an environment of safety, support, and respect for families 
affected by domestic violence through prevention and education.  
The curriculum must:
		(1)  ensure that students understand the issues of 
domestic violence, family violence, and violence associated with 
teen dating;
		(2)  teach students nonviolent choices; and                            
		(3)  teach students how to develop healthy 
relationships.            
	(d)  The agency may administer the pilot project in 
cooperation with a nonprofit organization that exists to support 
families affected by domestic violence.
	(e)  The project is funded by appropriations if made, and by 
gifts, grants, and donations made for that purpose.  The agency 
shall solicit gifts and grants from any public or private source and 
seek federal funding for the use and benefit of the project.
	(f)  The agency shall report to the legislature describing 
the agency's activities under the pilot project, the effect of the 
project on education about domestic violence issues, and the 
recommendations arising from the project.  The agency shall submit 
an interim report under this subsection not later than January 1, 
2011, and a final report not later than January 1, 2013.
	(g)  This section expires January 1, 2013.