Amend CSHB 3 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1.025 of the bill, in transferred, redesignated, and amended Section 48.106, Education Code, by striking page 20, lines 9 through 24, and substituting the following:

(c)  At least 58 percent of the funds [Funds] allocated under this section[, other than an indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education rule,] must be used in providing career and technology education programs in grades 9 [nine] through 12 or career and technology education programs for students with disabilities in grades 7 [seven] through 12 under Sections 29.182, 29.183, and 29.184.

(d)  Out of the total statewide allotment for career and technology education under this section, the commissioner shall annually set aside $8 million to fund the grant program for P-TECH schools under Section 29.556, in addition to other funds appropriated for that purpose. After deducting the amount set aside under this subsection from the total statewide allotment for career and technology education under this section, the commissioner shall proportionately reduce each school district's allotment under this section and allocate funds to each district accordingly. [The commissioner shall conduct a cost-benefit