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Floor Packet Page No. 1
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)".