Amend CSHB 3027 (house committee printing), on page 3, between lines 14 and 15, by inserting the following:
Sec. 56.6031. PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR STUDENTS. (a) For a competency-based baccalaureate degree program offered by an eligible institution that is an institution of higher education for which grants may be awarded under this subchapter, the coordinating board:
(1) must include in the hours reported to the Legislative Budget Board for formula funding contact hours for a student's enrollment in the degree program at the institution:
(A) contact hours for which the student has previously generated formula funding for the same course; and
(B) notwithstanding Section 61.0595, contact hours that would otherwise be excluded under Subsection (a) or (e) of that section; and
(2) by rule shall adopt standards and limitations for the dropping or repeating of courses by students of those institutions enrolled in the degree program.
(b) A student who is enrolled in an eligible institution that is an institution of higher education may receive a grant under the program only if:
(1) the student satisfies the eligibility requirements prescribed by this subchapter; and
(2) the institution complies with the standards and limitations adopted by the coordinating board under Subsection (a)(2).