Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) as follows:

(1) In the recital to SECTION 49.01 of the bill (page 126, lines 22 and 23), strike "Subsection (c), Section 54.214, Education Code, is amended" and substitute "Section 54.214, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and by adding Subsection (c-1)".

(2) In SECTION 49.01 of the bill, on page 127, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(5), a person who previously received a tuition exemption under Section 54.214 remains eligible for an exemption if the person:

(1) is enrolled at an institution of higher education granting the exemption in courses required for teacher certification; and

(2) meets the eligibility requirements in Subsection (c) other than Subsection (c)(5).