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	Amend CSHB 3 as follows:                                                     
	(1)  On page 4, line 26, strike "(c-1) and (c-2)" and 
substitute "(c-1), (c-2), and (n-1)".
	(2)  On page 5, between lines 11 and 12, insert the 
following:               
	(n-1)  The State Board of Education shall by rule ensure that 
the career and technology education curriculum under Subsection 
(a)(2)(F) offered at the high school level includes essential 
knowledge and skills specifically designed to prepare students to 
enter the workforce.  The State Board of Education shall identify 
essential knowledge and skills that address the social and 
emotional aspects of entering the workforce, as well as practical 
aspects such as interviewing skills, workforce etiquette, and dress 
and grooming standards.
	(3)  On page 135, between lines 8 and 9, insert the 
following:               
	(a-1)  Section 28.002(n-1), Education Code, as added by this 
Act, applies beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.