Amend CSSB 4 by adding a new Section ____ to read as follows:
      SECTION ____.  Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by
amending subsection (d) and adding a new subsection (e) to read as
follows:
      (d)  A district or county may apply for and on approval of
the commissioner receive an additional amount of up to 10 percent
of its regular transportation allotment to be used for the
transportation of children living within two miles of the school
they attend who would be subject to hazardous <traffic> conditions
if they walked to school.  Each board of trustees shall provide to
the commissioner the definition of hazardous conditions applicable
to that district and shall identify the specific hazardous areas
for which the allocation is requested.  A hazardous condition
exists where no safe walkway is provided or where <and> children
must walk along or cross a freeway or expressway, an underpass, an
overpass or a bridge, an uncontrolled major traffic artery, an
industrial or commercial area, a deserted area, or an area where
the crime rate is high, or another comparable condition.
      (e)  A district or county may not receive an allotment for
transportation of children under subsection (d) who must walk along
or cross a deserted area or an area where the crime rate is high,
that exceeds 2 percent of its regular transportation allotment.