Amend HB 500 (house committee report) as follows:

(1) On page 2, line 17, strike "Subsection (a-4)" and substitute "Subsections (a-4) and (a-5)".

(2) On page 2, line 26, between "(a-4)," and "or (d)", insert "(a-5),".

(3) On page 4, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

(a-5) The admission, review, and dismissal committee of a student in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, shall determine whether, to receive a high school diploma, the student is required to achieve satisfactory performance on end-of-course assessment instruments.