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	Amend CSHB 2237 by adding the following appropriately 
numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 29.911 to read as follows:
	Sec. 29.911.  "EDUCATION:  GO GET IT" WEEK.  (a)  To educate 
middle school, junior high school, and high school students about 
the importance of higher education, each school district and each 
open-enrollment charter school offering any of those grade levels 
shall designate one week during the school year as "Education:  Go 
Get It" Week.
	(b)  During the designated week, each middle school, junior 
high school, and high school shall provide students with 
comprehensive grade-appropriate information regarding the pursuit 
of higher education.  The information provided must include 
information regarding:
		(1)  higher education options available to students;                   
		(2)  standard admission requirements for institutions 
of higher education, including:
			(A)  overall high school grade point average;                         
			(B)  required curriculum; and                                         
			(C)  scores necessary on generally recognized 
tests or assessment instruments used in admissions determinations, 
including the Scholastic Assessment Test and the American College 
Test;
		(3)  automatic admission of certain students to general 
academic teaching institutions as provided by Section 51.803; and
		(4)  financial aid availability and requirements, 
including the financial aid information provided by counselors 
under Section 33.007(b).
	(c)  In addition to the information provided under 
Subsection (b), each middle school, junior high school, and high 
school shall provide to the students during the designated week at 
least one public speaker to promote the importance of higher 
education.
	SECTION ____.  Section 29.911, Education Code, as added by 
this Act, applies beginning with the 2007-2008 school year.