Amend SB 3 (house committee printing) on page 8 by striking lines 8 through 18 and substituting the following appropriately lettered subsection:
(____) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to:
(1) a student's participation in:
(A) community charitable projects, such as building community gardens, volunteering at local food banks, or other service projects; or
(B) an internship or practicum:
(i) for which the student receives course credit under the P-TECH program established under Section 29.553; and
(ii) that does not involve the student directly engaging in lobbying, social policy advocacy, or public policy advocacy; or
(2) a grade or course credit, including extra credit, awarded for a student's communication with an elected official regarding an issue of the student's choosing, including communication by phone, in writing, and by e-mail.