Amend CSSB 1158 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) Strike the recital to SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, lines 19 and 20) and substitute "Section 54.341, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsections (d), (h), (i), (k), and (n) and adding Subsection (o) to read as follows:".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, at the end of amended Section 54.341(i), Education Code (page 1, line 45), add the following:
In developing rules under this subsection, the commission shall consult with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and institutions of higher education.
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 54.341(n), Education Code (page 2, line 3), between "child" and "who suffered", insert "assigned an exemption under Subsection (k)".
(4) At the end of SECTION 1 of the bill, following amended Section 54.341(n), Education Code (page 2, between lines 8 and 9), add the following:
(o) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Veterans Commission shall coordinate to provide each respective agency with any information required to ensure the proper administration of this section and the proper execution of each agency's statutory responsibilities concerning this section.
(5) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 434.0079(c), Government Code (page 2, lines 21 through 24).
(6) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 434.00791(b), Government Code (page 2, line 32), strike "administer" and substitute "ensure".
(7) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 434.00791(b), Government Code (page 2, line 35), between "Education Code" and the period, insert ", is developed".
(8) In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike added Section 434.00791(c), Government Code (page 2, lines 51 through 56), and substitute the following:
(c) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall provide to the commission the system, or access to the system, developed by the coordinating board that meets the requirements of this section. This subsection expires September 1, 2015.
(9) In SECTION 4 of the bill, strike added Section 434.252(c), Government Code (page 3, lines 30 through 34).
(10) In SECTION 4 of the bill, at the end of added Section 434.253, Government Code (page 3, line 36), add the following:
In developing rules under this section, the commission shall consult with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and institutions of higher education.
(11) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 434.302(2), Government Code (page 3, line 51), immediately following "education", insert "and any existing veterans programs at those institutions".
(12) In SECTION 4 of the bill, strike added Section 434.305, Government Code (page 4, lines 56 through 61), and substitute the following:
Sec. 434.305. SUPPORT FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Each institution of higher education shall coordinate with the commission to provide information, as permitted by law, related to student veterans at the institution, provide access to veteran resource centers or other student meeting areas, and otherwise support the work of regional veterans education counselors.
(13) In SECTION 4 of the bill, at the end of added Section 434.306, Government Code (page 4, line 63), add the following:
In developing rules under this section, the commission shall consult with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and institutions of higher education.