Amend CSHB 5 on page 3, lines 3 through 14, by deleting 
SECTION 4 and substituting the following:
	SECTION 4. Effective September 30, 2005, Chapter 4, Education 
Code, is amended by adding Section 4.003 to read as follows:
	Sec. 4.003. STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVISION OF PUBLIC 
EDUCATION.   
	(a) It is the policy of this state that the provision of 
public education is a state responsibility and that a thorough and 
efficient system be provided and substantially financed through 
state revenue sources so that each student enrolled in the public 
school system shall have access to programs and services that are 
appropriate to the student's educational needs and that are 
substantially equal to those available to any similar student, 
notwithstanding varying local economic factors.
	(b) The public school finance system of this state shall 
adhere to a standard of neutrality that provides for substantially 
equal access to similar revenue per student at similar tax efforts, 
considering all state and local tax revenues of districts after 
acknowledging all legitimate student and district cost 
differences.