Amend CSHB 5 (house committee report) on page 10, between lines 9 and 10, by inserting the following:
(g) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (b), an applicant for a limitation on taxable value of eligible property to be used for a proposed eligible project may:
(1) enter into an agreement with a school district in which the project is to be located to provide an apprenticeship and training program or other workplace-based education program, including as part of the district's foundation trade diploma program, if such a program is available at the district, to serve as an entry point to the jobs required to be created under this section; and
(2) invest not less than 25 percent of the amount the applicant is required to invest for a project under this section in a program described by Subdivision (1).