Amend CSSB 2258 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                      
	(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike amended Section 29.098, 
Education Code (page 1, line 15, through page 2, line 45) and 
substitute the following:
	Sec. 29.098.  INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAMS.  (a)  In this 
section, "pilot program" means the intensive summer pilot program 
for students identified as being at risk of dropping out of school 
or college.
	(b)  The [From funds appropriated for that purpose, the] 
commissioner [of education and the commissioner of higher education 
by rule] shall establish a pilot program to award grants to 
participating campuses to provide intensive academic instruction 
during the period in which school is recessed for the summer 
[semester] to promote college and workforce readiness to students 
identified as being at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by 
Section 29.081 [or college].  A grant awarded under this section may 
be used to fund any of the following categories of programs:
		(1)  [a program administered by an institution of 
higher education to provide intensive academic instruction in 
English language arts, mathematics, and science to facilitate the 
student's transition from high school to a postsecondary 
institution;
		[(2)]  a program administered by a school district in 
partnership with an institution of higher education to provide 
intensive academic instruction in English language arts, 
mathematics, and science to promote high school completion and 
college readiness; and
		(2) [(3)]  a program administered by a school district 
in partnership with an institution of higher education to provide 
intensive academic instruction in reading and mathematics to 
students in grades six through eight to promote high school 
completion and college readiness.
	(c)  The commissioner [of education] may select for 
participation in the pilot program only a campus that is eligible 
under the criteria established under Section 39.358.
	(d)  [A grant may be awarded to an institution of higher 
education for a program administered under Subsection (b)(1) only 
if at least 50 percent of the students served in the program:
		[(1) have a score on the Scholastic Assessment Test 
(SAT) or American College Test (ACT) that is equal to a score less 
than the national mean score;
		[(2) have been awarded a grant under the federal Pell 
grant program;
		[(3) are at least 20 years of age on the date the 
student initially enrolls in the institution of higher education; 
or
		[(4) have enrolled or will initially enroll as a 
part-time student.
	[(e) A program supported by a grant to provide intensive 
summer instruction under this section must:
		[(1) provide rigorous academic instruction;                  
		[(2) provide at least four weeks of instruction; and         
		[(3) for a program described by Subsection (b)(2) or 
(3), be designed and implemented in partnership with an institution 
of higher education.
	[(f) To the extent practicable, an institution of higher 
education shall create work-study opportunities for students 
enrolled in teacher preparation programs to assist in providing 
instruction in programs described by this section.
	[(g)] A grant awarded under this section:                     
		(1)  may not exceed $750 for each participating 
student; and                
		(2)  must be matched by not less than $250 for each 
participating student in other federal, state, or local funds, 
including private donations.
	(e) [(h)]  For purposes of Subsection (d)(2) [(g)(2)], a 
school district is encouraged to use funds allocated under Section 
42.2516(b)(3).
	(f) [(i)]  A grant awarded under this section may not be used 
to replace federal, state, or local funds previously spent on a 
summer intensive program, but may be used to expand an existing 
program.
	(g) [(j)]  The entire amount of a grant awarded under this 
section:
		(1)  must fund the program described in the application 
for the grant; and  
		(2)  may be used for:                                                         
			(A)  instructional materials;                                                
			(B)  technology used primarily for the delivery of 
supplementary instruction;
			(C)  teacher training and professional 
development, including educator stipends; and
			(D)  other necessary costs, as determined by the 
commissioner [of education].
	(h) [(k)]  Instructional materials adopted by the State 
Board of Education shall be used for instruction in a program under 
this section [Subsection (b)(2) or (3)].  The State Board of 
Education may adopt any additional instructional materials as 
necessary for a program under this section [Subsection (b)(2) or 
(3).  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt 
instructional materials as necessary for students enrolled in a 
program under Subsection (b)(1)].
	(i) [(l)]  The State Board of Education [and the Texas Higher 
Education Coordinating Board] shall include information technology 
instructional resources that incorporate established best 
practices for instruction among approved instructional materials 
for intensive summer programs under this section to enhance the 
effectiveness of the programs.
	(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 
61.0762(a)(3), Education Code, between "(3)" and "award" (page 2, 
line 60), insert "develop a pilot program to".