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Amend CSHB 21 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
(a-3) Notwithstanding Section 29.153(c), in computing the sum of attendance under Subsection (a) for a school year, a school district may include full days of attendance for each prekindergarten student who attends a full-day prekindergarten program offered by the district, provided that:
(1) the student is eligible for prekindergarten under Section 29.153;
(2) the district does not charge tuition for the student's enrollment in the program; and
(3) the program complies with the requirements regarding high quality specified in Subchapter E-1, Chapter 29.