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Amend HB 4363 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill as follows:
(1) In added Section 56.504(a)(5), Education Code (page 2, line 30), strike "and".
(2) In added Section 56.504(a), Education Code, between Subdivisions (5) and (6) (page 2, between lines 30 and 31), insert the following:
(6) complete a criminal history background check from:
(A) any law enforcement or criminal justice agency; or
(B) a private entity that is a consumer reporting agency governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.);
(7) provide the educator preparation program with the completed background check report and any supplemental documentation the program may request to evaluate the background check report for the purposes of this section; and
(3) In added Section 56.504(a)(6), Education Code (page 2, line 31), strike "(6)" and substitute "(8)".
(4) In added Section 56.504, Education Code (page 2, between lines 52 and 53), insert the following:
(c) An educator preparation program shall review the background check documentation provided under Subsection (a)(7) for the purposes of making a determination under Subsection (b).