Amend SB 1 (senate committee report) in SECTION 2 of the bill, adding Subchapter J, Chapter 29, Education Code, as follows:
(1) Immediately following added Section 29.353, Education Code (page 2, between lines 8 and 9), insert the following:
Sec. 29.3535. PROMOTION OF PROGRAM. Notwithstanding Chapter 2113, Government Code, the comptroller or the comptroller's designee may enter into contracts or agreements and engage in marketing, advertising, and other activities to promote, market, and advertise the development and use of the program. The comptroller may use money from the program fund to pay for activities authorized under this section.
(2) In added Section 29.355(a), Education Code (page 2, lines 44 through 45), strike "for the semester following the semester in which the child's application is submitted under Section 29.356".
(3) In added Section 29.356(a), Education Code (page 3, line 4), between "semester" and the underlined period, insert ", term, or school year, as determined by the comptroller".
(4) Strike "quarterly" in each of the following places it appears:
(A) in added Section 29.356(a), Education Code (page 3, line 4);
(B) in added Section 29.356(c), Education Code (page 3, line 30); and
(C) in added Section 29.361(a), Education Code (page 6, line 19).
(5) In the heading to added Section 29.373, Education Code (page 10, line 34), strike "JUDICIAL REVIEW" and substitute "FINALITY OF DECISIONS".
(6) In added Section 29.373, Education Code, strike Subsection (b) (page 10, lines 40 through 46) and substitute the following:
(b) This subchapter may not be construed to confer a property right on a certified educational assistance organization, education service provider, vendor of educational products, or program participant.
(c) A decision of the comptroller made under this subchapter is final and not subject to appeal.