Amend CSHB 5 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  Strike page 2, line 20, through page 4, line 18, and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:

SECTION ____.  (a) Section 28.014, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 28.014.  COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES. (a) Each school district shall partner with at least one institution of higher education to develop and provide [The commissioner of education and the commissioner of higher education shall develop and recommend to the State Board of Education for adoption under Section 28.002 the essential knowledge and skills of] courses in college preparatory mathematics[, science, social studies,] and English language arts.  The courses must be designed:

(1)  for students at the 12th grade level whose performance on:

(A)  [who do not meet college readiness standards on] an end-of-course assessment instrument required under Section 39.023(c) or an end-of-course assessment instrument adopted under Section 39.023(c-2) does not meet college readiness standards; or

(B)  coursework, a college entrance examination, or an assessment instrument designated under Section 51.3062(c) indicates that the student is not ready to perform entry-level college coursework; and

(2)  to prepare students for success in entry-level college courses.

(b)  A course developed under this section must be provided:

(e)  A student who successfully completes an English language arts [a] course developed under this section may use the credit earned in the course toward satisfying the advanced English language arts [applicable mathematics or science] curriculum requirement for the foundation [recommended or advanced] high school program under Section 28.025(b-1)(1) [28.025]. A student who successfully completes a mathematics course developed under this section may use the credit earned in the course toward satisfying an advanced mathematics curriculum requirement under Section 28.025 after completion of the mathematics curriculum requirements for the foundation high school program under Section 28.025(b-1)(2).

(g)  Each school district, in consultation with each institution of higher education with which the district partners, shall develop or purchase [(c)     The agency, in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt an end-of-course assessment instrument for each course developed under this section to ensure the rigor of the course.     A school district shall, in accordance with State Board of Education rules, administer the end-of-course assessment instrument to a student enrolled in a course developed under this section.     Each school district shall adopt a policy that requires a student's performance on the end-of-course assessment instrument to account for 15 percent of the student's final grade for the course.     A student's performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under this subsection may be used, on a scale of 0-40, in calculating whether the student satisfies the graduation requirements established under Section 39.025.

[(d)     The agency, in coordination with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt a series of questions to be included in an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under Subsection (c) to be used for purposes of Section 51.3062.     The questions must be developed in a manner consistent with any college readiness standards adopted under Sections 39.233 and 51.3062.

[(e)     The State Board of Education shall adopt] instructional materials for a course developed under this section consistent [in accordance] with Chapter 31.  The instructional materials must include technology resources that enhance the effectiveness of the course and draw on established best practices.

(h) [(f)]  To the extent applicable, a district [the commissioner] shall draw from curricula and instructional materials developed under Section [Sections] 28.008 [and 61.0763] in developing a course and related instructional materials under this section. A  [Not later than September 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall adopt essential knowledge and skills for each course developed under this section.     The State Board of Education shall make each] course developed under this section and the related instructional materials shall be made available to students [school districts] not later than the 2014-2015 school year.  [As required by Subsection (c), a school district shall adopt a policy requiring a student's performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under that subsection to account for 15 percent of the student's grade for a course developed under this section not later than the 2014-2015 school year.]  This subsection expires September 1, 2015.

(2)  On page 4, line 19, strike "2014-2015" and substitute "2013-2014".

(3)  On page 20, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS:

SECTION ____.  (a) Section 31.0211(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c)  Subject to Subsection (d), funds allotted under this section may be used to:

(1)  purchase:

(A)  materials on the list adopted by the commissioner, as provided by Section 31.0231;

(B)  instructional materials, regardless of whether the instructional materials are on the list adopted under Section 31.024;

(C)  consumable instructional materials, including workbooks;

(D)  instructional materials for use in bilingual education classes, as provided by Section 31.029;

(E)  instructional materials for use in college preparatory courses under Section 28.014, as provided by Section 31.031;

(F)  supplemental instructional materials, as provided by Section 31.035;

(G) [(F)]  state-developed open-source instructional materials, as provided by Subchapter B-1;

(H) [(G)]  instructional materials and technological equipment under any continuing contracts of the district in effect on September 1, 2011; and

(I) [(H)]  technological equipment necessary to support the use of materials included on the list adopted by the commissioner under Section 31.0231 or any instructional materials purchased with an allotment under this section; and

(2)  pay:

(A)  for training educational personnel directly involved in student learning in the appropriate use of instructional materials and for providing for access to technological equipment for instructional use; and

(B)  the salary and other expenses of an employee who provides technical support for the use of technological equipment directly involved in student learning.

(b)  This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

SECTION ____.  (a) Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 31.031 to read as follows:

(b)  This section applies beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

(4)  On page 29, line 20, between "(a-1)" and "The" insert the following:

(5)  On page 34, lines 12-13, strike "Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended" and substitute "Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1)".

(6)  On page 35, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:

(7)  On page 52, lines 4-5, strike "Section 51.3062(q-1), Education Code, is amended" and substitute "Section 51.3062, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (q-1) and adding Subsection (q-2)".

(8)  On page 52, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

(9)  Renumber SECTIONS of the bill appropriately.