Amend the Wilson amendment to CSSB 560 (page 33 of packet) by striking lines 6-13 and substituting the following: Sec. 56.047. TIF GRANTS. (a) This section takes effect only if SB 4, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, becomes law and contains a provision that prohibits social promotion of students who do not pass specified assessment instruments under Section 39.023, Education Code. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Texas Education Agency, in consultation with the board, shall establish a grant program under which an eligible child may receive a grant from the fund to be used to pay the costs of attending a private or public school that is: (1) chosen by the child's parents; and (2) approved by the commissioner of education in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner. (c) A child is eligible for a grant under this section if the child: (1) is in the third grade, fails to perform satisfactorily on the third grade reading assessment instrument under Section 39.023, Education Code, and is retained in the third grade under Section 28.0211, Education Code; (2) is in the fifth grade, fails to perform satisfactorily on the fifth grade mathematics and reading assessment instruments under Section 39.023, Education Code, and is retained in the fifth grade under Section 28.0211, Education Code; or (3) is in the eighth grade, fails to perform satisfactorily on the eighth grade mathematics and reading assessment instruments under Section 39.023, Education Code, and is retained in the eighth grade under Section 28.0211, Education Code. (d) The commissioner of education and the board shall jointly determine the amount of the grant provided under this section which may not exceed $5,000 per student per year. (e) The school district in which the child attended school when the child was retained at a grade level under Section 28.0211, Education Code, shall reimburse the fund for the amount of grant. The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this subsection. (f) A private or public school that accepts a child's grant under this section: (1) shall provide the student with transportation between the child's home and the school; and (2) may not charge the child tuition in excess of the amount of the grant.