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	Amend CSHB 3 as follows:                                                     
	(1)  In SECTION 17, Section 39.024, page 22, line 17, after 
"level of preparation" add the following:

", as established by scientifically validated, independently 
peer-reviewed research studies based upon empirical evidence, 
that"
	(2)  In SECTION 17, Section 39.024(c), page 23, line 8, strike 
"research studies" and substitute "scientifically validated, 
independently peer-reviewed research studies based on empirical 
evidence".
	(3)  In SECTION 23, page 91, line 9, insert a new subsection 
(c) to read as follows and reletter proposed Subsection (c) as 
Subsection (d):
	(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the 
commissioner shall not consider performance earned prior to the 
2013-14 school year on a student achievement indicator described by 
Section 39.053(c)(1)(B) for purposes of determining the 
accreditation status or performance rating of a school district, 
campus, or open-enrollment charter school.