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Amend CSHB 5 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 38, line 11, strike "and".
(2) On page 38, line 14, strike the underlined period and substitute "; and".
(3) On page 38, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
(3) the methods employed and extent of the efforts made by each campus to inform parents concerning and encourage parents to attend meetings conducted at each campus during the school year.
(b-1) The commissioner by rule shall define "meetings" for purposes of this section. The definition may include a:
(1) meeting of a parent-teacher association;
(2) meeting of the board of trustees of the school district;
(3) parent-teacher conference;
(4) campus open house event;
(5) school-sponsored entertainment event featuring students, such as an orchestra or band concert, theater production, or athletic event; and
(6) University Interscholastic League competition.
(4) On page 39, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(e) A school district shall collect from each district campus the information described by Subsection (b)(3) and data on the number of parents who have attended campus meetings during the school year and shall submit a report concerning that information to the commissioner. The information provided to the commissioner under this subsection must be used in developing criteria under Subsection (d)(1) with respect to evaluating a campus under Subsection (b)(3).