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	Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in the Article III 
appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page III-18) by 
striking Rider 62 and substituting the following:
	62.  Student Success Initiative. Out of the funds 
appropriated above in Strategy A.2.1, Statewide Educational 
Programs: Student Success Initiative, $20,000,000 in each fiscal 
year of the 2010-11 biennium shall be set aside from the 
Compensatory Education allotment and allocated for the purpose of 
funding intensive programs of instruction for students of limited 
English proficiency and teacher training resources specific to 
instruction of students of limited English proficiency, pursuant to 
Section 39.024(e), Education Code.
	a.  From funds appropriated above, the Commissioner shall 
set aside $15 million per year for school district reading 
improvement programs to benefit students of limited English 
proficiency.  Each school district program must include: a 
research-based curriculum; assessments that are approved by the 
Texas Education Agency, are designed to measure growth in student 
vocabulary and reading comprehension, and are accessible through 
the Internet to appropriate teachers and administrators and, in 
both English and Spanish, to the parent of a student participating 
in the program; computer-based instruction; and a system for 
teacher support that includes in-person training, online 
professional development, and teacher training materials and 
resource guides to assist teachers in enabling students of limited 
English proficiency to meet state performance expectations.
	School districts shall begin providing instruction under the 
reading improvement program to students within six weeks of a 
student's initial enrollment in school in the district.  Not later 
than January 31 and June 1 each school year, a school district shall 
provide to the Texas Education Agency a report on the progress in 
reading of students participating in the district's program.  The 
Commissioner may specify the format and information to be provided 
in the report.  The Texas Education Agency may also collect data and 
information from school districts participating in the program to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the reading improvement program.
	b.  Out of any state or federal funds available to the agency 
for this purpose, the Commissioner may set aside an amount not to 
exceed $3 million to implement a competitive procurement system to 
award two-year contracts to government organizations, public 
nonprofit agencies, or community-based organizations to implement 
multi-age programs serving 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds that assure that 
English language learning children receive appropriate activities 
to enter school prepared to succeed.  The pilot programs must 
provide many opportunities for the acquisition of English, while 
supporting the child's first language, including social services, 
appropriate training and modeling, and research-based curricula 
and supplies to enhance the development of both languages.  
Instruction must be in both languages so children can learn 
concepts in the language they understand while developing their 
English skills. Programs must include bilingual education 
specialists and continued professional education to support the 
teachers. Priority shall be given to entities that serve a high 
percentage of children of limited English proficiency.
	A portion of the funds received by entities participating in 
this pilot program shall be used to perform an evaluation and review 
of student performance and improvement.  These results shall be 
reported to the Legislature by the Texas Education Agency not later 
than January 1, 2011.