Amend SB 496 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 6, strike "Subsection (d)" and substitute "Subsections (a), (b), and (d)".

(2)  On page 1, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

(a)  Notwithstanding Section 25.081 or 25.082, a school district may [apply to the commissioner to] provide a flexible school day program for [students who]:

(1)  students who have dropped out of school or are at risk of dropping out of school as defined by Section 29.081;

(2)  students who attend a campus that is implementing an innovative redesign of the campus or an early college high school under a plan approved by the commissioner; [or]

(3)  students who, as a result of attendance requirements under Section 25.092, will be denied credit for one or more classes in which the students have been enrolled; or

(4)  a campus or campuses that would benefit from the program.

(b)  To enable a school district to provide a program under this section that meets the needs of students described by Subsection (a), a school district [that meets application requirements] may:

(1)  provide flexibility in the number of hours each day a student attends;

(2)  provide flexibility in the number of days each week a student attends; or

(3)  allow a student to enroll in less than or more than a full course load.

(3)  On page 1, lines 9 and 10, strike ", including rules establishing application requirements" and substitute "[, including rules establishing application requirements]".