Amend HB 5 on third reading as follows:                                      

(1)  Insert the following new sections, appropriately 	numbered:              
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter I, Chapter 21, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 21.413 to read as follows:
	Sec. 21.413.  CLASSROOM SUPPLY REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  
The commissioner shall establish a reimbursement program under 
which the commissioner provides funds to a school district for the 
purpose of reimbursing classroom teachers in the district who 
expend personal funds on classroom supplies.  A school district 
must match any funds provided to the district under the 
reimbursement program with local funds to be used for the same 
purpose.
	(b)  The commissioner shall adopt rules for the local 
allocation of funds provided to a school district under the 
reimbursement program.  A school district shall allow each 
classroom teacher in the district who is reimbursed under the 
reimbursement program to use the funds in the teacher's discretion, 
except that the funds must be used for the benefit of the district's 
students.  A school district may not use funds received under the 
reimbursement program to replace local funds used by the district 
for the same purpose.
	(c)  The commissioner shall identify state and federal funds 
available for use under the reimbursement program, including funds 
subject to the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 (20 
U.S.C. Section 5891a et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, as 
well as consolidated administrative funds.
	(d)  The commissioner shall establish the reimbursement 
program for implementation beginning not later than the 2005-2006 
school year.  The commissioner may implement the reimbursement 
program only if funds are specifically appropriated by the 
legislature for the program or if the commissioner identifies 
available funds, other than general revenue funds, that may be used 
for the program.
	SECTION ___.  The commissioner of education shall adopt 
rules and establish the classroom supply reimbursement program as 
required by Section 21.413, Education Code, as added by this Act, 
not later than August 1, 2005.
	(2)  Renumber the sections of the bill and correct the 
cross-references on the following pages and lines accordingly:
	(A)  page 3, line 19;                                                          
	(B)  page 4, lines 2 and 15; and                                               
	(C)  page 5, line 8.