Amend CSHB 3, on page 20, between lines 15 and 16, by inserting the following: Sec. 39.002. STUDY OF ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL ELEMENTS. (a) The commissioner shall contract with a qualified, experienced research entity to conduct a study of the changes made by HB 3, Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, to the public school accountability system this chapter, curriculum under Section 28.002, and high school graduation requirements under Section 28.025. (b) The study must: (1) include an analysis of the effect of those changes on student academic performance, dropout rates, and high school graduation rates; and (2) disaggregate student data by sex, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and race. (c) Not later than December 1, 2012, the research entity shall report the results of the study to the commissioner, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the public education system. (d) This section expires January 15, 2013.