Amend CSHB 2237 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                      
	(1)  Between SECTIONS 4 and 5 of the bill (page 2, between 
lines 67 and 68), add the following appropriately numbered SECTION 
to the bill:
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter J, Chapter 21, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 21.4551 to read as follows:
	Sec. 21.4551.  TEACHER READING ACADEMIES.  (a)  The 
commissioner shall develop and make available reading academies for 
teachers who provide instruction to students at the sixth through 
eighth grade levels.
	(b)  A reading academy developed under this section must 
include training in:
		(1)  for a teacher providing instruction in reading to 
students at the seventh or eighth grade level:
			(A)  administration of the reading instrument 
required by Section 28.006(c-1); and
			(B)  interpretation of the results of the reading 
instrument required by Section 28.006(c-1) and strategies, based on 
scientific research regarding effective reading instruction, for 
long-term intensive intervention to target identified student 
needs in word recognition, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension;
		(2)  for a teacher providing instruction in reading to 
students at the sixth, seventh, or eighth grade level:
			(A)  strategies to be implemented in English 
language arts and other subject areas for multisyllable word 
reading, vocabulary development, and comprehension of expository 
and narrative text;
			(B)  an adaptation framework that enables 
teachers to respond to differing student strengths and needs, 
including adaptations for students of limited English proficiency 
or students receiving special education services under Subchapter 
A, Chapter 29;
			(C)  collaborative strategies to increase active 
student involvement and motivation to read; and
			(D)  other areas identified by the commissioner as 
essential components of reading instruction; and
		(3)  for a teacher providing instruction in 
mathematics, science, or social studies to students at the sixth, 
seventh, or eighth grade level:
			(A)  strategies for incorporating reading 
instruction into the curriculum for the subject area taught by the 
teacher; and
			(B)  other areas identified by the commissioner.                      
	(c)  The commissioner by rule shall require a teacher to 
attend a reading academy if the teacher provides instruction in 
reading, mathematics, science, or social studies to students at the 
sixth, seventh, or eighth grade level at a campus that is considered 
academically unacceptable under Section 39.132 on the basis of 
student performance on the reading assessment instrument 
administered under Section 39.023(a) to students in any grade level 
at the campus.
	(d)  The commissioner shall adopt criteria for selection of 
teachers, other than teachers described by Subsection (c), who may 
attend a reading academy.
	(e)  From funds appropriated for that purpose, a teacher who 
attends a reading academy is entitled to receive a stipend in the 
amount determined by the commissioner.  A stipend received under 
this subsection is not considered in determining whether a district 
is paying the teacher the minimum monthly salary under Section 
21.402.
	(f)  On request of the commissioner, regional education 
service centers shall assist the commissioner and agency with 
training and other activities relating to the development and 
operation of reading academies.  The commissioner may seek 
additional assistance from other public and private providers.
	(g)  From funds appropriated for purposes of this section, 
the commissioner shall conduct or contract with a public or private 
entity to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the reading 
academies developed under this section.  The evaluation must:
		(1)  use qualitative, quantitative, and expert review 
methodologies, including:
			(A)  direct observations;                                             
			(B)  follow-up interviews and surveys with 
participating teachers and administrators; and
			(C)  analysis of student data submitted through 
the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and 
student assessment results to measure reading progress achieved by 
students receiving instruction from teachers who attended a reading 
academy in comparison to:
				(i)  reading progress achieved by those 
students in preceding years; and
				(ii)  reading progress achieved by students 
receiving instruction from teachers who did not attend a reading 
academy; and
		(2)  include an analysis of financial data to assess 
the cost-effectiveness of the reading academies.
	(h)  Not later than December 1, 2010, the commissioner shall 
prepare and deliver to each member of the legislature a report 
describing the results of the evaluation required by Subsection 
(g).  Subsection (g) and this subsection expire September 1, 2011.
	(2)  Between SECTIONS 5 and 6 of the bill (page 3, between 
lines 51 and 52), add the following appropriately numbered SECTION 
to the bill:
	SECTION ___.  Section 28.006, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsections (c-1) and (g-1) to read as follows:
	(c-1)  Each school district shall administer at the 
beginning of the seventh grade a reading instrument adopted by the 
commissioner to each student whose performance on the assessment 
instrument in reading administered under Section 39.023(a) to the 
student in grade six did not demonstrate reading proficiency, as 
determined by the commissioner.  The district shall administer the 
reading instrument in accordance with the commissioner's 
recommendations under Subsection (a)(1).
	(g-1)  A school district shall provide additional reading 
instruction and intervention to each student in seventh grade 
assessed under Subsection (c-1), as appropriate to improve the 
student's reading skills in the relevant areas identified through 
the assessment instrument.  Training and support for activities 
required by this subsection shall be provided by regional education 
service centers and teacher reading academies established under 
Section 21.4551, and may be provided by other public and private 
providers.
	(3)  Between SECTIONS 6 and 7 of the bill (page 3, between 
lines 60 and 61), add the following appropriately numbered SECTION 
to the bill:
	SECTION ___.  Section 28.0211, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (l-1) and amending Subsection (m) to read as 
follows:
	(l-1)  The commissioner may adopt rules requiring a school 
district that receives federal funding under Title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 
6301 et seq.) to use that funding to provide supplemental 
educational services under 20 U.S.C. Section 6316 in conjunction 
with the accelerated instruction provided under this section, 
provided that the rules may not conflict with federal law governing 
the use of that funding.
	(m)  The commissioner shall certify, not later than July 1 of 
each school year or as soon as practicable thereafter, whether 
sufficient funds have been appropriated statewide for the purposes 
of this section.  A determination by the commissioner is final and 
may not be appealed.  For purposes of certification, the 
commissioner may not consider Foundation School Program funds.  
This section may be implemented only if the commissioner certifies 
that sufficient funds have been appropriated during a school year 
for administering the accelerated instruction programs specified 
under this section, including teacher training for that purpose.
	(4)  Between SECTIONS 12 and 13 of the bill (page 13, between 
lines 63 and 64), add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS 
to the bill:
	SECTION ___.  Subsection (l), Section 28.0211, Education 
Code, is repealed.  
	SECTION ___.  For purposes of Subsection (c-1), Section 
28.006, Education Code, as added by this Act, the commissioner of 
education shall adopt the reading instrument developed by the Texas 
Education Agency under the Adolescent Literacy Initiative 
established in accordance with Rider 48b, page III-14, Chapter 
1369, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (General 
Appropriations Act).
	SECTION ___.  The commissioner of education shall establish 
the teacher reading academies required by Section 21.4551, 
Education Code, as added by this Act, not later than June 1, 2008, 
and require teachers to begin attending the academies in accordance 
with that section on the basis of student performance data for the 
2007-2008 school year.
	(5)  Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.