Amend CSHB 5 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 20, strike lines 9 and 10, and substitute the following:
SECTION 14. (a) Section 33.007, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(2) On page 21, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
(d) The legislature shall appropriate sufficient funds for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to fulfill the counseling requirements under this section. The commissioner shall certify, not later than July 1 of each school year or as soon as practicable thereafter, whether sufficient funds have been appropriated statewide for the purpose of this section.