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Amend CSHB 3 by striking page 3, lines 15-25, and 

substituting the following:

		(1)  "Available state revenue" means state revenue from 

the general revenue fund, available school fund, state textbook 

fund, foundation school fund, or any other fund created by the 79th 

Legislature specifically for the support of public education, other 

than federal funds or revenue that, under a provision of the Texas 

Constitution, may be used only for a particular purpose.

		(2)  "Increase in available state revenue" means the 

amount by which the estimate made by the comptroller in advance of a 

regular session of the legislature under Section 49a(a), Article 

III, Texas Constitution, of available state revenue for the 

succeeding state fiscal biennium exceeds the estimate made by the 

comptroller as required by Section 403.0131 of available state 

revenue for the current state fiscal biennium.