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Amend HB 2 by adding the following appropriately lettered 

part to Article 2 of the bill and relettering the subsequent parts 

accordingly:

PART __. CLASSROOM SERVICE BY MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
SECTION 2__.__. Subchapter Z, Chapter 22, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 22.902 to read as follows: Sec. 22.902. CLASSROOM SERVICE BY MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. (a) Each member of the legislature shall provide at least eight hours of service in a public school classroom during each two-year period that begins on January 1 of an odd-numbered year. (b) A member of the legislature may comply with this section by: (1) serving as a substitute teacher; (2) acting as a mentor or tutor to a student; (3) making presentations to students on topics chosen by the member that are relevant to the curriculum; or (4) acting in another manner that enhances the education received by students and involves the member's presence in the classroom. SECTION 2__.__. Notwithstanding Section 22.902, Education Code, as added by this Act, a member of the 79th Legislature is not required to provide more than four hours of classroom service as described by that section during the two-year period beginning January 1, 2005.