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Floor Packet Page No. 238                                                   



	

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.