Amend SB 2131 on third reading as follows:
(1) In the recital to the SECTION of the bill amending Section 33.007, Education Code, between "(b-2)," and "and", insert "(b-3),".
(2) In the SECTION of the bill amending Section 33.007, Education Code, at the end of amended Subsection (b), insert the following:
; and
(13) for a student with a disability, the postsecondary educational opportunities and programs that accommodate the student's disability available at the public junior college or institution of higher education closest to the student's school
(3) In the SECTION of the bill amending Section 33.007, Education Code, immediately after added Subsection (b-2), insert the following:
(b-3) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop and provide to each school district and open-enrollment charter school an outline of the information described by Subsection (b)(13) applicable to that district or school.
(4) In the SECTION of the bill amending Section 33.007, Education Code, strike added Subsection (d) and substitute the following:
(d) In this section:
(1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(2) "Student with a disability" means a student who is:
(A) eligible to participate in a school district's special education program under Section 29.003; or
(B) covered by Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794).
(5) Strike the SECTION of the bill addressing the applicability of Section 33.007, Education Code, as amended by the bill.
(6) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, Section 33.007, Education Code, as amended by this Act, applies beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.
(b) Section 33.007(b)(13), Education Code, as added by this Act, applies beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.
SECTION ____. Not later than September 1, 2018, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop and provide to each school district and open-enrollment charter school the outline required under Section 33.007(b-3), Education Code, as added by this Act.