Amend CSHB 9 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately:

SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 61.0905 to read as follows:

Sec. 61.0905. REPORTS TO JOINT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. (a) Not later than each September 15, the board shall submit to the Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency a written report reviewing, comparing, and highlighting national and global best practices on:

(1) improving student outcomes, including student retention, graduations, and graduation rates; and

(2) higher education governance, administration, and transparency.

(b) This section expires August 31, 2013.