Amend CSHB 1525 (house committee printing) on page 3 as follows:
(1) Strike line 11 and substitute the following:
SECTION 3. Section 21.3521, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1)
(2) Between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
(b-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may develop an evidence-based designation system for use by the district or school to designate a classroom teacher as a master, exemplary, or recognized teacher.