Amend CSSB 1241 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike amended Section 51.803(a)(2), Education Code (page 1, lines 44 through 59), and substitute the following:
(2) the applicant[:
[(A)] successfully completed:
(A) [(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
(B) [(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)
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) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike amended Section 51.805(a), Education Code (page 2, lines 6 through 21), 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:
(1) [(A)] at a public high school, the curriculum requirements established under Section 28.025 for the foundation high school program; or
(2) [(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)
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) In SECTION 3 of the bill, adding Section 51.8031, Education Code, strike Subsections (b) and (c) (page 2, lines 27 through 39), and substitute the following:
(b) The coordinating board shall conduct a study on college entrance examinations to determine which examinations, and the requisite score for each examination, should be used as a criterion for admission to a general academic teaching institution.
(c) The study must:
(1) identify each college entrance examination with sufficient rigor and reliability to be used as a criterion for admission to a general academic teaching institution; and
(2) determine the score for each examination identified under Subdivision (1) that demonstrates adequate performance for purposes of admission to a general academic teaching institution.
(4) In SECTION 4 of the bill, adding transition language, strike "2026 fall" and substitute "2028 fall" in each of the following places it appears:
(A) page 2, lines 49 and 50; and
(B) page 2, line 51.
(5) Strike SECTIONS 5 and 6 of the bill (page 2, lines 55 through 67), and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
SECTION ____. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
(b) Sections 51.803(a) and 51.805(a), Education Code, as amended by this Act, take effect September 1, 2027.