Amend SB 1241 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  Strike page 1, line 23, through page 2, line 12, and substitute the following:

(2)  the applicant:

(A)  successfully completed:

(i)  at a public high school, the curriculum requirements established under Section 28.025 for the distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school program; or

(ii)  at a high school to which Section 28.025 does not apply, a curriculum that is equivalent in content and rigor to the distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school program; or

(B)  achieved a score set by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on a college entrance examination designated by coordinating board rule [satisfied ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks on the ACT assessment applicable to the applicant or earned on the SAT assessment a score of at least 1,500 out of 2,400 or the equivalent]; and

(2)  Strike page 2, line 20, through page 3, line 6, and substitute the following:

(a)  A graduating student who does not qualify for admission under Section 51.803 or 51.804 may apply to any general academic teaching institution if the student:

(1)  successfully completed:

(A)  at a public high school, the curriculum requirements established under Section 28.025 for the foundation high school program; or

(B)  at a high school to which Section 28.025 does not apply, a curriculum that is equivalent in content and rigor to the foundation high school program; or

(2)  achieved a score set by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on a college entrance examination designated by coordinating board rule [satisfied ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks on the ACT assessment applicable to the applicant or earned on the SAT assessment a score of at least 1,500 out of 2,400 or the equivalent].

(3)  On page 4, lines 12 and 13, strike "(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this" and substitute "This".

(4)  On page 4, strike lines 18 and 19.