Amend Floor Amendment No. 1 by Aycock (page 8 of the amendment packet) on page 4 of the amendment, by striking line 8 and substituting the following:
(19)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____.  (a) Section 7.010(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c)  The electronic student records system must permit an authorized state or district official or an authorized representative of an institution of higher education to electronically transfer to and from an educational institution in which the student is enrolled and retrieve student transcripts, including information concerning a student's:
(1)  course or grade completion;
(2)  teachers of record;
(3)  assessment instrument results;
(4)  receipt of special education services, including placement in a special education program and the individualized education program developed; and
(5)  personal graduation plan as described by Section 28.0212 or 28.02121, as applicable.
(b)  This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
SECTION ____.  (a) Section 12.111(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b)  A charter holder of an open-enrollment charter school shall consider including in the school's charter a requirement that the school develop and administer personal graduation plans under Sections [Section] 28.0212 and 28.02121.
(b)  This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
SECTION ____.  (a) The heading to Section 28.0212, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 28.0212.  JUNIOR HIGH OR MIDDLE SCHOOL PERSONAL GRADUATION PLAN.
(b)  This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
SECTION ____.  (a) Sections 28.0212(a) and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a)  A principal of a junior high or middle school shall designate a guidance counselor, teacher, or other appropriate individual to develop and administer a personal graduation plan for each student enrolled in the [a] junior high or[,] middle[, or high] school who:
(1)  does not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39; or
(2)  is not likely to receive a high school diploma before the fifth school year following the student's enrollment in grade level nine, as determined by the district.
(b)  A personal graduation plan under this section must:
(1)  identify educational goals for the student;
(2)  include diagnostic information, appropriate monitoring and intervention, and other evaluation strategies;
(3)  include an intensive instruction program described by Section 28.0213;
(4)  address participation of the student's parent or guardian, including consideration of the parent's or guardian's educational expectations for the student; and
(5)  provide innovative methods to promote the student's advancement, including flexible scheduling, alternative learning environments, on-line instruction, and other interventions that are proven to accelerate the learning process and have been scientifically validated to improve learning and cognitive ability.
(b)  This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
SECTION ____.  (a) Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 28.02121 to read as follows:
Sec. 28.02121.  HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL GRADUATION PLAN. (a) The agency, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall prepare and make available to each school district in English and Spanish information that explains the advantages of the distinguished level of achievement described by Section 28.025(b-14) and each endorsement described by Section 28.025(c-1).
(b)  A school district shall publish the information provided to the district under Subsection (a) on the Internet website of the district and ensure that the information is available to students in grades nine and above and the parents or legal guardians of those students.
(c)  A principal of a high school shall designate a guidance counselor or school administrator to review personal graduation plan options with each student entering grade nine together with that student's parent or guardian. The personal graduation plan options reviewed must include the distinguished level of achievement described by Section 28.025(b-14) and the endorsements described by Section 28.025(c-1). Before the conclusion of the school year, the student and the student's parent or guardian must confirm and sign a personal graduation plan for the student.
(d)  A personal graduation plan under Subsection (c) must identify a course of study that:
(1)  promotes:
(A)  college and workforce readiness; and
(B)  career placement and advancement; and
(2)  facilitates the student's transition from secondary to postsecondary education.
(e)  A school district may not prevent a student and the student's parent or guardian from confirming a personal graduation plan that includes pursuit of a distinguished level of achievement or an endorsement.
(f)  A student may amend the student's personal graduation plan after the initial confirmation of the plan under this section.
(b)  This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
SECTION ____.  (a) Section 39.235(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b)  Before awarding a grant under this section, the commissioner may require a campus or school district to:
(1)  obtain local matching funds; or
(2)  meet other conditions, including developing a personal graduation plan under Section 28.0212 for each student enrolled at the campus or in a district middle or [,] junior high [, or high] school.
(b)  This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
(2)  On page 69, line 4, strike "and".
(3)  On page 69, line 5, between "(2)" and "Sections 28.025(b-6)", insert the following:
Sections 28.0212(e) and (g); and
(3)  
(20)  Renumber SECTIONS of the bill appropriately.