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Amend HB 2 on page 76, between lines 21 and 22, by inserting 

the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering 

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

	SECTION 2A.__.  Sections 21.405(a) and (c), Education Code, 

are amended to read as follows:

	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), each classroom 

teacher, full-time school nurse, or full-time librarian is entitled 

to at least a 30-minute lunch period free from all duties and 

responsibilities connected with the instruction and supervision of 

students.  Each school district may set flexible or rotating 

schedules for each classroom teacher, full-time school nurse, or 

full-time librarian in the district for the implementation of the 

duty-free lunch period.

	(c)  If necessary because of a personnel shortage, extreme 

economic conditions, or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance, 

a school district may require a classroom teacher, nurse, or 

librarian entitled to a duty-free lunch to supervise students 

during lunch.  A classroom teacher, nurse, or librarian may not be 

required to supervise students under this subsection more than one 

day in any school week.  The commissioner by rule shall prescribe 

guidelines for determining what constitutes a personnel shortage, 

extreme economic conditions, or an unavoidable or unforeseen 

circumstance for purposes of this subsection.