Amend SB 2 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 4 of the bill as follows:
(1) Strike added Sections 230.052(3) and (4), Insurance Code (page 6, lines 8 through 14), and substitute the following:
(3) valid certificate of occupancy;
(4) policy statements regarding:
(A) admissions;
(B) curriculum;
(C) safety;
(D) food service inspection; and
(E) student to teacher ratios; and
(5) in regard to students receiving scholarships and attending the school, the school's agreement to comply with federal and state laws regarding the provision of educational services to students with disabilities in the same manner that a public school is required to comply.
(2) Strike added Section 230.0532, Insurance Code (page 7, lines 4 through 30), and substitute the following:
Sec. 230.0532. NOTICE TO CERTAIN PARENTS. The certified educational assistance organization shall ensure that information about assistance under this chapter is readily available to the public through various sources, including the organization's Internet website. The information made available through the organization's Internet website must include a notice that:
(1) states that a nonpublic school that accepts a student receiving a scholarship agrees to comply with laws regarding the provision of educational services to students with disabilities in the same manner that a public school is required to comply, and a student with a disability receiving a scholarship and attending a nonpublic school is entitled to receive the same services a student with a disability attending a public school is entitled to receive under federal and state law; and
(2) provides information regarding rights to which a student with a disability is entitled under federal and state law if the student attends a public school or the student receives a scholarship and attends a nonpublic school, including:
(A) rights provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.), including:
(i) an individualized education program;
(ii) educational services provided in the least restrictive environment;
(iii) instruction from certified teachers;
(iv) due process hearings to ensure proper and full implementation of an individualized education program;
(v) transition and planning services; and
(vi) supplementary aids and services;
(B) rights provided under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code; and
(C) other rights provided under federal or state law.