Amend HB 3624 (house committee report) as follows:

(1) In the recital to SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, lines 5 and 6), strike "Sections 54.214(c), (f), and (g), Education Code, are amended" and substitute "Section 54.214, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsections (c), (f), and (g) and by adding Subsection (c-1)".

(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, on page 2, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(5), a person who previously received a tuition exemption under Section 54.214 remains eligible for an exemption if the person:

(1) is enrolled at an institution of higher education granting the exemption in courses required for teacher certification; and

(2) meets the eligibility requirements in Subsection (c) other than Subsection (c)(5).