Amend SECTION 1 of SB 1158 as follows:
      1.  Amend, Sec. 8.051 as follows:
      Delete the title and insert "CORE SERVICES AND SERVICES TO
IMPROVE PERFORMANCE".
      Add subsection (d) to read as follows:
      (d)  Each regional education service center shall maintain
core services for purchase by school districts and campuses.  The
core services are:
            (1)  training and assistance in teaching each subject
area assessed under Section 39.023;
            (2)  training and assistance in providing each program
that qualifies for a funding allotment under Section 42.151,
42.152, 42.153, or 42.156;
            (3)  assistance specifically designed for a school
district rated academically unacceptable under Section 39.072(a) or
a campus whose performance is considered unacceptable based on the
indicators adopted under Section 39.051;
            (4)  training and assistance to teachers,
administrators, members of district boards of trustees, and members
of site-based decision-making committees; and
            (5)  assistance in complying with state laws and rules.
      2.  Amend, Sec. 8.055 by deleting subsection (a) and
inserting a new subsection (a), adding a new subsection (b), and
renumbering as follows:
      (a)  Each regional education service center may purchase or
lease property or acquire property through lease-purchase and may
incur debts for that purpose.  Any transaction under this
subsection is subject to the approval of the board of directors;
      (b)  Any transaction under this subsection involving real
property is subject to the approval of the board of directors and
the commissioner;
      (c)  Each regional education service center may dispose of
property in the manner and on the terms that the board of directors
determines.
      3.  Amend, Sec. 8.101 by deleting the language after the
period and inserting the following:
      "Performance standards and indicators must include the
following:
            1)  student performance in districts served;
            2)  district effectiveness and efficiency in districts
served resulting from technical assistance and program support;
            3)  direct services provided, or regionally shared
services arranged by the service center which produced more
economical and efficient school operations;
            4)  direct services provided or regionally shared
services arranged by the service center which provide for
assistance in core services; and
            5)  grants received for implementation of state
initiatives and the results achieved by the service center under
the terms of the grant contract."
      4.  Amend Section 8.121 by deleting the title and inserting,
       "FUNDING FOR CORE SERVICES AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE
PERFORMANCE."
      5.  Amend Section 8.121(c), page 4, line 40 by inserting the
word "core" after the word "of" and before the word "services".