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Amend HB 3526 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g-1) to read as follows:
(g-1) The commissioner shall adopt rules to calculate average daily attendance for students participating in a blended learning program in which classroom instruction is supplemented with applied workforce learning opportunities, including participation of students in internships, externships, and apprenticeships.
SECTION ____. Section 42.005(g-1), Education Code, as added by this Act, applies beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.