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Amend HB 2 as follows:                                                       

	(1)  On page 6, line 17, strike "2006" and substitute "2008".    

	(2)  On page 6, line 18, strike "2007" and substitute "2009".    

	(3)  On page 54, lines 9 and 10, strike "This subsection 

expires January 1, 2009.".

	(4)  On page 66, line 5, strike "42.253" and substitute 

"42.313".

	(5)  On page 67, line 20, strike "board" and substitute 

"commissioner".

	(6)  On page 68 line 17, strike "board" and substitute 

"commissioner".

	(7)  On page 68, line 23, strike "board" and substitute 

"commissioner".

	(8)  On page 89, line 26, between "Chapter" and "12", insert 

"11A or".

	(9)  On page 104, lines 13 and 14, strike "or participation 

in a University Interscholastic League area, regional, or state 

competition under Section 33.0812" and substitute "or 

participation in a University Interscholastic League area, 

regional, or state competition under Section 33.0812".

	(10)  On page 113, line 26, strike "42.253" and subsitute 

"42.313".

	(11)  On page 115, between lines 24 and 25, insert the 

following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber the 

subsequent SECTIONS of Part C, Article 2 of the bill accordingly:

	SECTION 2C.      .  Subchapter A, Chapter 44, Education Code, 

is amended by adding Section 44.011 to read as follows:

	Sec. 44.011.  EXPENDITURES FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL 

ACTIVITIES.  (a)  A school district shall allocoate at least 65 

percent of the district's total revenue to fund direct 

instructional activities in the district.

	(a-1)  Subsection (a) applies beginning with the 2008-2009 

school year.  For the 2005-2006, 2006-2007, and 2007-2008 school 

years, a school district shall allocate the following percentages 

of the district's total revenue to fund direct instructional 

activities in the district:

		(1)  for the 2005-2006 school year, at least 50 percent;               

		(2)  for the 2006-2007 school year, at least 55 percent; 

and         

		(3)  for the 2007-2008 school year, at least 60 percent.               

	(a-2)  Subsection (a-1) and this subsection expire August 1, 

2008.    

	(b)  For purposes of this section, expenditures for direct 

instructional activities:

		(1)  include expenditures directly related to classroom 

instruction for courses in the foundation curriculum described by 

Section 28.002(a)(1) and subject to assessment under Subchapter B, 

Chapter 39; and

		(2)  do not include expenditures directly related to 

programs and services that are provided at the district's 

discretion.

	(c)  The commissioner may adopt rules for purposes of this 

section in a manner consistent with Subsection (b) and Section 

44.0071.

	(12)  On page 136, lines 5 and 6, strike "or whether the 

student should be exempted under Section 39.027(a)(2)" and 

substitute "[or whether the student should be exempted under 

Section 39.027(a)(2)]".

	(13)  On page 141, line 8, strike "shall" and substitute 

"may".

	(14)  On page 176, line 8, strike "three" and substitute 

"more than two".

	(15)  On page 188, lines 12 and 13, strike "or 39.112" and 

substitute "[or 39.112]".

	(16)  On page 191, strike lines 20-27 and substitute the 

following:          

		(2)  a description of the district's actual expenditures 

for each campus and any difference between those campus 

expenditures and the foundation school program allotments received 

for the campus; and

		(3)  any descriptive information required by the 

commissioner.       

	(17)  On page 208, line 7, strike "32.005(c)" and substitute 

"32.005(d)".

	(18)  On page 237, line 16, strike "and".                                      

	(19)  On page 237, line 20, between "this Act" and the 

period, insert the following:

	; and                                                                          

		(3) permitting an educator to fulfill continuing 

education requirements by acquiring conversational skill in a 

language other than English, as required by Section 21.054(c), 

Education Code, as added by this Act

	(20)  Strike page 262, lines 4-16 and renumber the subsequent 

SECTIONS of Article 3 of the bill accordingly.

	(21)  On page 265, between lines 2 and 3, insert the 

following appropriately numbered section:

	SECTION 3.____.  Section 39.183, Education Code, is amended 

to read as follows:

	Sec. 39.183.  REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT.  The agency 

shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the lieutenant governor, 

the speaker of the house of representatives, each member of the 

legislature, the Legislative Budget Board, and the clerks of the 

standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with 

primary jurisdiction over the public school system a regional and 

district level report covering the preceding two school years and 

containing:

		(1)  a summary of school district compliance with the 

student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by 

Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including:

			(A)  the number of campuses and classes at each 

campus granted an exception from Section 25.112; and

			(B)  the performance rating under Subchapter D of 

each campus granted an exception from Section 25.112;

		(2)  a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to 

school districts under Section 7.056 [or 39.112] and a review of the 

effectiveness of each campus or district following deregulation;

		(3)  an evaluation of the performance of the system of 

regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted 

under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided 

under Subchapter B, Chapter 8;

		(4)  an evaluation of accelerated instruction programs 

offered under Section 28.006, including an assessment of the 

quality of such programs and the performance of students enrolled 

in such programs; and

		(5)  the number of classes at each campus that are 

currently being taught by individuals who are not certified in the 

content areas of their respective classes.

	(22)  On page 284, line 7, strike "42.006" and substitute 

"7.007".

	(23)  On page 305, line 13, strike "42.006" and substitute 

"7.007".

	(24)  On page 307, line 20, strike "42.253" and substitute 

"42.306".

	(25)  On page 307, line 21, strike "42.302" and substitute 

"42.252".

	(26)  On page 307, line 22, strike "42.102, 42.103" and 

substitute "42.301, 42.302".

	(27)  On page 307, line 23, strike "42.105" and substitute 

"42.303".

	(28)  On page 307, line 24, strike "42.302" and substitute 

"42.252".

	(29)  On page 308, line 12, strike "Chapter 42" and 

substitute "Section 39.113".

	(30)  On page 323, strike lines 13–27 and substitute the 

following:    

	(b)  Using state funds received by the charter holder for that 

purpose under Section 11A.2011, a charter holder each school year 

shall pay each classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time 

counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and full-time 

school nurse appropriately licensed under Chapter 301, Occupations 

Code, employed by the charter holder an amount at least equal to 

$1,000.

	(31)  On page 326, line 22, strike "42.253" and substitute 

"42.313".

	(32)  On page 328, line 3, strike "42.253" and substitute 

"42.313".

	(33)  On page 407, line 2, strike "504.057" and substitute 

"504.1515 [504.057]".

	(34)  On page 409, line 22, strike "Sections 2 and 4" and 

substitute "Section 4".

	(35)  On page 409, line 23, strike "are" and substitute "is".                  

	(36)  On page 410, line 5, between "22" and the semicolon, 

insert ", as added by SB 1691 and SB 1863, Acts of the 79th 

Legislature, Regular Session, 2005".

	(37)  On page 410, line 9, between "39.024(e)," and "39.073", 

insert "39.027(b), (c), and (f),".

	(38)  On page 410, line 19, strike "21.02(b)" and substitute 

"6.02(g), 6.03(m), 21.02(b)".