Amend CSSB 8 as follows: (1) In SECTION 2C.07 of the bill, in proposed Section 44.011, Education Code, in the first sentence of Subsection (a), between "revenue" and "to", insert ", excluding revenue received from federal funds and expended on activities associated with teacher-student instruction as described by Subsection (b)(2)(B),". (2) In SECTION 2C.07 of the bill, in proposed Section 44.011, Education Code, strike Subsection (b) and substitute the following: (b) For purposes of this section, whether an expenditure is an expenditure for direct instructional activities: (1) shall be determined in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States Department of Education; and (2) must also include: (A) expenditures for any instructional or related service for a student with a disability, counseling services determined by appropriate school personnel to be necessary for instructional success, truant officers, speech pathology and audiology services, curriculum and instruction development, staff training, instruction-related technology, nurses, and library services; and (B) operating expenses associated with teacher-student instruction in accordance with Accounting functions 11 - Instruction, 12 - Instructional Resources and Media Services, 13 - Curriculum Development and Instructional Staff Development, and 31 - Guidance, Counseling, and Evaluation Services, as described in the Financial Accountability System Resource Guide published by the Texas Education Agency.