Amend CSSB 25 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 7, strike lines 5 through 7 and substitute the following appropriately numbered subdivision:
(____) "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(2) On page 10, at the end of line 1, add the following:
The board shall consider meta majors in the following academic disciplines:
(1) arts, humanities, communications, and design;
(2) business;
(3) education;
(4) health sciences;
(5) industry, manufacturing, and construction;
(6) public safety;
(7) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and
(8) social and behavioral sciences and human services.
(3) On page 10, line 6, between "board" and the underlined colon, insert "in equal numbers".
(4) On page 12, strike lines 3 through 7 and substitute the following appropriately lettered subsection:
(____) Each quarter ending before November 1, 2020, the advisory committee shall submit to the chairs of the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education a report on the advisory committee's progress on the study and recommendations required under Subsection (e).
(5) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 61.821, Education Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows:
(4) "Meta major" means a collection of programs of study or academic disciplines that share common foundational skills.