Amend CSHB 120 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 7.0405(a)(2), Education Code (page 2, lines 16 and 17), strike Paragraph (B) and reletter subsequent paragraphs of that subdivision accordingly.
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 7.0405(a)(2)(C), Education Code (page 2, line 18), between "(C)" and "employment", insert "for each cohort for which data is available,".
(3) In SECTION 2 of the bill, immediately following added Section 7.0405(a), Education Code (page 2, between lines 22 and 23), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:
(__) The agency is required to provide data regarding students who graduate from high school and enroll in remedial postsecondary coursework as part of a postsecondary degree, certificate, or other credentialing program under Subsection (a)(1)(A) only to the extent that data is available.
(4) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in amended Section 11.186(b), Education Code, strike Subdivision (3) (page 2, lines 57 through 60), and substitute the following:
(3) include specific annual goals for student completion while enrolled in high school of postsecondary credentials, including industry-based credentials, level one or level two certificates, and associate degrees, prioritizing credentials identified in the long-range master plan for higher education established under Section 61.051 and the performance tier funding for public junior colleges for credentials of value under Section 130A.101;
(5) Strike SECTION 7 of the bill, adding Section 29.9016, Education Code (page 4, lines 40 through 58).
(6) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in amended Section 33.007(b)(1), Education Code (page 5, line 29), strike "career readiness and workforce training opportunities" and substitute the following:
:
(A) career readiness and workforce training opportunities; and
(B) a link to the My Texas Future Internet website and information regarding how to create a profile on that website
(7) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in added Section 33.007(b)(12), Education Code (page 5), strike lines 67 and 68 and substitute the following:
:
(A) information regarding program costs, program completion rates, and the average wages of students who complete the program; and
(B) the availability of information regarding those opportunities on the My Texas Future Internet website; and
(8) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in added Section 33.007(b)(13), Education Code (page 6, line 5), between "7.0405(a)" and the underlined period, insert "or available on the My Texas Future Internet website".
(9) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in added Section 33.007(d), Education Code (page 6, line 8), between "7.0405(a)" and the underlined period, insert "or available on the My Texas Future Internet website".
(10) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in added Section 33.007(d), Education Code (page 6, at the end of line 12), insert "The agency may make the training or other resources provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board available through the Texas OnCourse Internet website.".
(11) Strike SECTIONS 12 and 13 of the bill, amending Section 39.053, Education Code, and adding Section 39.0531, Education Code (page 6, line 45, through page 9, line 41).
(12) In the recital to SECTION 16 of the bill, amending Section 48.106, Education Code (page 10, lines 9 and 10), strike "Section 48.106, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a-1) and adding Subsections (a-2) and (a-3)" and substitute "Section 48.106(a-1), Education Code, is amended".
(13) In SECTION 16 of the bill, amending Section 48.106, Education Code, strike amended Subsection (a-1) (page 10, lines 12 through 21) and substitute the following:
(a-1) In addition to the amounts under Subsection (a), [for each student in average daily attendance,] a district is entitled to $150 [$50] for each [of the following in which the] student in average daily attendance who [is enrolled]:
(1) is enrolled in a campus designated as a P-TECH school under Section 29.556; or
(2) completes a course of study offered under the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program under Subchapter N, Chapter 29, or the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program under Section 29.912, regardless of whether the student is enrolled in the district that provides the course of study [a campus that is a member of the New Tech Network and that focuses on project-based learning and work-based education].
(14) In SECTION 16 of the bill, amending Section 48.106, Education Code, strike added Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) (page 10, lines 22 through 35).
(15) In the recital to SECTION 18 of the bill, amending Section 48.118, Education Code (page 10, lines 58 and 59), strike "amending Subsections (a) and (f) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (a-3)" and substitute "adding Subsection (a-3) and amending Subsection (f)".
(16) In SECTION 18 of the bill, amending Section 48.118, Education Code, strike amended Subsection (a) and added Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) (page 10, line 60, through page 11, line 14).
(17) In SECTION 22 of the bill, in added Section 48.156(b), Education Code (page 12, line 19), strike "$15" and substitute "$20".
(18) In SECTION 26 of the bill, in amended Section 312.003(a), Labor Code (page 13), strike lines 1 through 5 and substitute the following:
and
(2) serve as an entry point to middle- and high-wage jobs.
(19) In SECTION 29 of the bill, adding transition language (page 13, line 30), strike "Sections 28.0095(c-1) and 29.9016" and substitute "Section 28.0095(c-1)".
(20) Strike SECTION 30 of the bill, adding transition language (page 13, lines 34 through 37).
(21) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 29.9017 to read as follows:
Sec. 29.9017. NOTICE REGARDING MILITARY-RELATED TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) As part of the high school registration process and annually, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program established under 10 U.S.C. Section 2031 regarding any early registration or scholarship program available to students in military-related training programs.
(b) The notice required under Subsection (a) must provide the student's parent or guardian with the option to share the student's data with one or more public institutions of higher education for the purpose of learning about any opportunity to participate in an early registration or scholarship program described by Subsection (a), including:
(1) the student's directory contact information;
(2) the student's education records; or
(3) any other information prescribed by the agency, in coordination with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, that would allow the student to learn about an opportunity to participate in military-related training programs at public institutions of higher education, including financial aid or scholarship programs.
SECTION ____. Section 48.003(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A student is entitled to the benefits of the Foundation School Program if, on September 1 of the school year, the student:
(1) is 5 years of age or older and under 21 years of age and:
(A) has not graduated from high school; or
(B) has graduated from high school but is:
(i) enrolled in a school district at a campus designated as a P-TECH school under Section 29.556 or in a school district participating in a partnership under Section 29.912; and
(ii) completing a course of study offered through an articulation agreement or memorandum of understanding with an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, and the district described by Subparagraph (i), as applicable, under the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program under Subchapter N, Chapter 29, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program under Section 29.912, regardless of whether the student is enrolled in the district providing the course of study;
(2) [, or] is at least 21 years of age and under 26 years of age and has been admitted by a school district to complete the requirements for a high school diploma; or
(3) [(2)] is at least 18 years of age and under 50 years of age and is enrolled in an adult education program provided under the adult high school charter school program under Subchapter G, Chapter 12.
SECTION ____. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025.
(22) Renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.