Amend CSSB 1031 (House committee printing) as follows:                       

(1)  In the recital to SECTION 7 of the bill (page 5, line 2), 	strike "(c-2), and (c-3)" and substitute "(c-2), (c-3), (c-4), and 
(c-5)".
	(2)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, in amended Section 39.023(c), 
Education Code (page 6, line 1), between "history." and "A school", 
insert "The Algebra I, Algebra II, and geometry end-of-course 
assessment instruments must be administered with the aid of 
technology.".
	(3)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, in amended Section 39.023, 
Education Code (page 7, between lines 25 and 26), insert the 
following:
	(c-4)  To the extent practicable, the agency shall ensure 
that each end-of-course assessment instrument adopted under 
Subsection (c) is:
		(1)  developed in a manner that measures a student's 
performance under the college readiness standards established 
under Section 28.008; and
		(2)  validated by national postsecondary education 
experts for college readiness content and performance standards.
	(c-5)  A student's performance on an end-of-course 
assessment instrument required under Subsection (c) must be 
included in the student's academic achievement record.
	(4)  In SECTION 8 of the bill, in the heading to added Section 
39.0233, Education Code (page 8, line 1), strike "OPTIONAL" and 
substitute "SPECIAL-PURPOSE".
	(5)  In SECTION 8 of the bill, in added Section 39.0233, 
Education Code (page 8, lines 4, 6, 11, 16, and 20), strike 
"optional" each place it appears.
	(6)  In SECTION 8 of the bill, in added Section 39.0233, 
Education Code (page 8, lines 22 through 24), strike added 
Subsection (c) and substitute the following:
	(c)  The State Board of Education shall establish a level of 
performance on the questions adopted under this section that 
indicates a student's college readiness.  A student's performance 
on the questions adopted under this section must be evaluated 
separately from the student's performance on the remainder of the 
assessment instrument.  A student's performance on a question 
adopted under this section may not be used to determine the 
student's performance on the assessment instrument for purposes of 
Section 39.023 or 39.025.  The commissioner shall adopt rules 
concerning the reporting of a student's performance on the 
questions adopted under this section.
	(7)  In SECTION 9 of the bill, in amended Section 39.025(b), 
Education Code (page 10, line 15), immediately following 
"assessment instrument.", insert "A student is not required to 
retake a course as a condition of retaking an assessment instrument 
under this subsection.".
	(8)  In SECTION 14 of the bill, in amended Section 
39.051(b)(5), Education Code (page 20, line 12), strike "optional".
	(9)  In SECTION 16 of the bill, in amended Section 
51.3062(q), Education Code (page 23, lines 8 and 15), strike 
"optional" each place it appears.
	(10)  Immediately following SECTION 18 of the bill (page 23, 
immediately following line 27), insert the following appropriately 
numbered SECTION and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  On the expiration of any contract entered 
into before September 1, 2007, between the Texas Education Agency 
and a vendor for the development of assessment instruments required 
under Section 39.023, Education Code, the Texas Education Agency 
shall issue a request for proposals for the development of 
end-of-course assessment instruments required under Section 
39.023(c), Education Code, as amended by this Act.  The Texas 
Education Agency may allow a vendor with whom the agency has 
contracted for the development of assessment instruments under 
Section 39.023, Education Code, before September 1, 2007, to begin 
developing end-of-course assessment instruments required under 
Section 39.023(c), Education Code, as amended by this Act, before 
the expiration of the contract.