Amend CSHB 4 as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 1.05 of the bill, in amended Section 42.302,
Education Code (committee report page 2, line 57), strike "29.60"
and substitute "the amount determined under Subsection (b)".
      (2)  In SECTION 1.05 of the bill, in amended Section 42.302,
Education Code (committee report page 3, between lines 8 and 9),
insert the following:
      (b)  The guaranteed level ("GL") under Subsection (a) is
$29.60 for the 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 school years.  Beginning
with the 1999-2000 school year, the guaranteed level is increased
or decreased by the same percentage by which the wealth per student
that a district may have is increased or decreased under Section
41.002.
      (3)  In SECTION 1.05 of the bill, in amended Section 42.302,
Education Code (committee report, page 3, line 9), strike "(b)" and
substitute "(c)".