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	Amend CSHB 62 by inserting the following new section, 

appropriately numbered, and renumbering the subsequent sections 

accordingly:

	SECTION ____.  Texas Education Agency Rider 78 in Article 

III, SB 1, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005 (the 

General Appropriations Act), as amended by HB 1, Acts of the 79th 

Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2005, is amended to read as 

follows:

	Rider 78.  Textbook Proclamations.  It is the intent of the 

Legislature that the State Board of Education forego the issuance 

of all Proclamations of textbook purchases until such time as the 

Legislature has implemented reforms to the system by which the 

state and school districts procure and purchase textbooks.

	Contingent upon passage and enactment of HB 62 [2], or 

similar legislation relating to public school finance by the 79th 

Legislature, Second [First] Called Session, 2005, it is the intent 

of the Legislature that the State Board of Education rescind 

Proclamation 2004 and conduct activities related to instructional 

materials in accordance with the provisions of HB 62 [2].