Amend CSHB 5 (house committee printing) on page 12 by striking lines 23-26 and substituting the following:
(c-2) In adopting rules under Subsection (c-1), the State Board of Education shall:
(1) require a student in order to earn any endorsement to successfully complete four credits in mathematics, which must include:
(A) the courses described by Subsection (b-1)(2); and
(B) an additional advanced mathematics course authorized under Subsection (b-2) or an advanced career and technology course designated by the State Board of Education as containing substantively similar and rigorous academic content to such an advanced mathematics course; and
(2) develop additional curriculum requirements for each endorsement with the direct participation of educators and business and industry representatives.