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.