Amend CSHB 21 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 7.055(b), Education Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (42) to read as follows:
(42) The commissioner may accept a gift, donation, or other contribution on behalf of the public school system or agency and, unless otherwise specified by the donor, may use the contribution for the benefit of the public school system or agency in the manner the commissioner determines appropriate.
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 29.194 to read as follows:
Sec. 29.194. STUDY ON SUMMER CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COURSES. (a) The commissioner shall conduct a study regarding the provision of career and technology education courses during the summer. The study must analyze:
(1) the feasibility of providing those courses during the summer;
(2) the potential demand for those courses during the summer;
(3) any funding considerations associated with providing those courses during the summer; and
(4) any other matter the commissioner determines appropriate.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2018, the commissioner shall submit to the governor and the members of the legislature a report on the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or other action.
(c) The provisions of this section apply only if the commissioner receives sufficient money to pay for the study and report from gifts, donations, or other contributions that may be used for that purpose.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2019.