Amend CSSB 3 (Senate committee report) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 28.0216 to read as follows:
	Sec. 28.0216.  DISTRICT GRADING POLICY. A school district 
shall adopt a grading policy, including provisions for the 
assignment of grades on class assignments and examinations, before 
each school year. A district grading policy:
		(1)  must require a classroom teacher to assign a grade 
that reflects the student's relative mastery of an assignment; and
		(2)  may not require a classroom teacher to assign a 
minimum grade for an assignment without regard to the student's 
quality of work.