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	Amend SB 1234 (senate engrossment) as follows:                               

(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subdivision (12), 	Subsection (a-1), Section 61.051, Education Code (page 3, line 22), 
strike "and".
	(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subdivision (13), 
Subsection (a-1), Section 61.051, Education Code (page 4, line 2), 
between "requirement" and the period, insert the following:

; and                                                                  
		(14)  consideration of:                                                
			(A)  the effectiveness of existing family 
asset-building programs related to higher education, including 
individual college savings plans, prepaid tuition plans, and 
universal children's savings accounts;  and
			(B)  the degree to which such programs contribute 
to each of the following in relation to study at a public or private 
institution of higher education:
				(i)  increased student achievement;                                  
				(ii)  readiness for higher education;                                
				(iii)  enrollment rates;                                             
				(iv)  dropout prevention;                                            
				(v)  overall student success and well-being;  
and                  
				(vi)  reliance on student loans