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Amend CSSB 518 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS appropriately:
(1)  SECTION ____. Section 42.152(c-1), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), funds allocated under this section may be used to fund in proportion to the percentage of students served by the program that meet the criteria in Section 29.081(d) or (g):
(1)  an accelerated reading instruction program under Section 28.006(g); [or]
(2)  a program for treatment of students who have dyslexia or a related disorder as required by Section 38.003; or
(3)  an extended learning time program grounded in practices that are proven effective in improving student retention and performance, and preparing students for future college and career readiness
(2)  SECTION ___. Section 29.081(d), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d)  For purposes of this section, "student at risk of dropping out of school" includes each student who is under 21 years of age and who:
(1)  was not advanced from one grade level to the next for one or more school years;
(2)  if the student is in grade 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12, did not maintain an average equivalent to 70 on a scale of 100 in two or more subjects in the foundation curriculum during a semester in the preceding or current school year or is not maintaining such an average in two or more subjects in the foundation curriculum in the current semester;
(3)  did not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered to the student under Subchapter B, Chapter 39, and who has not in the previous or current school year subsequently performed on that instrument or another appropriate instrument at a level equal to at least 110 percent of the level of satisfactory performance on that instrument;
(4)  if the student is in prekindergarten, kindergarten, or grade 1, 2, or 3, did not perform satisfactorily on a readiness test or assessment instrument administered during the current school year;
(5)  is pregnant or is a parent;
(6)  has been placed in an alternative education program in accordance with Section 37.006 during the preceding or current school year;
(7)  has been expelled in accordance with Section 37.007 during the preceding or current school year;
(8)  is currently on parole, probation, deferred prosecution, or other conditional release;
(9)  was previously reported through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to have dropped out of school;
(10)  is a student of limited English proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052;
(11)  is in the custody or care of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services or has, during the current school year, been referred to the department by a school official, officer of the juvenile court, or law enforcement official;
(12)  is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11302, and its subsequent amendments; or
(13)  resided in the preceding school year or resides in the current school year in a residential placement facility in the district, including a detention facility, substance abuse treatment facility, emergency shelter, psychiatric hospital, halfway house, or foster group home.