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	Amend CSHB 2504 as follows:                                                  
	(1)  On page 1, line 8, insert "PILOT" between "INTERVENTION" 
and "PROGRAM".
	(2)  On page 1, line 9, insert "pilot" between "intervention" 
and "program".
	(3)  On page 1, beginning on line 10, strike existing (b) and 
insert:        
	"(b)  The commissioner by rule shall establish an 
intervention pilot program in which a participating district  will 
provide:"
	(4)  On page 1, beginning on line 17 strike existing (c) and 
(d) and insert: 
	"(c)  Districts may implement the intensive mathematics and 
algebra intervention pilot program at a campus whose population of 
at risk students exceeds the state average proportion of at risk 
students.
	(d)  A participating campus shall identify a student who does 
not perform at grade level on an assessment instrument administered 
under Section 39.023(a)(1), or an equivalent assessment instrument 
administered under Section 39.023(l), as a student eligible for 
participation in the intervention program.  During a student's 
placement in the intervention program, a campus shall use progress 
monitoring assessments to ensure that a student is making 
appropriate progress in the program."
	(5)  On page 2, beginning on line 9, strike existing (e) and 
insert:         
	"(e)  The commissioner shall adopt a list of mathematics and 
algebra intervention programs that may be implemented by a school 
district and funded under this program.  Programs placed on the 
Commissioner's List will be reviewed and recommended by a panel of 
recognized experts in mathematics education."
	(6)  On page 2, beginning on line 17 through page 3 line 6, 
strike existing (f) (1) through (6) and insert:
	"(f)  The commissioner shall adopt minimum criteria that a 
program must meet to be included on the list adopted by the 
commissioner.  The criteria must:
		(1)  include comprehensive course plans and teacher 
guides that are organized around the essential knowledge and skills 
curriculum for mathematics;
		(2)  include technology-based supplementary 
instruction that can diagnose and address areas in which a student 
is identified to need improvement;
		(3)  include at least three cumulative days of 
training, professional development, and mentoring for teachers;
		(4)  provide students individual access to 
technology-based supplementary instruction at least 90 minutes 
each week;
		(5)  provide teachers daily access to required 
technology;           
		(6)  demonstrate significant effectiveness in schools 
serving students identified as being at risk of dropping out of 
school, as described by Section 29.081(d); and
		(7)  be selected in consultation with the teachers at 
the affected campus from the list adopted pursuant to 29.095 (e)."
	(7)  On page 3 beginning on line 7 strike existing (g), (h) 
and (i) and insert:
	"(g) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to 
implement this section.
	(h)  PROGRAM EVALUATION. The commissioner of education shall 
contract for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the  
intervention program established under Section 29.095.  The 
commissioner may consider centers for education research to conduct 
this evaluation. The evaluation shall describe progress under the 
assessment instruments administered under Section 39.023 (a)(1) or 
equivalent assessment instruments administered under Section 
39.023 (1) to students participating in the intervention program.
	(i)  REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. Not later than December 1 of 
each even-numbered year, the commissioner shall prepare and deliver 
a report to the legislature that recommends any statutory changes 
the commissioner considers appropriate to promote improved 
mathematics and algebra readiness in Texas school."