Amend Amendment No. 240 by Lozano to CSSB 1 (page 237, prefiled amendment packet), by striking the text of the amendment and substituting the following:

Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing), in Article III of the bill, by adding the following appropriately numbered rider following the appropriations to the Higher Education Coordinating Board:

____. Enhanced College Opportunity for Working Adults. Out of funds appropriated above, the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall examine the feasibility of establishing college readiness standards for State Board of Education-approved high school equivalency exams for working adults to demonstrate college readiness in their pursuit of a postsecondary credential in this state. The Higher Education Coordinating Board shall report its findings to the governor and the legislature not later than December 1, 2018.