Amend CSSB 8 in Article 2 of the bill by inserting the 

following new part, appropriately lettered, and relettering the 

subsequent parts of Article 2 accordingly:



PART __.  SAFETY OF LAP BELTS IN SCHOOL BUSES

	SECTION 2 __.__.  Chapter 34, Education Code, is amended by 

adding Section 34.012 to read as follows:

	Sec. 34.012.  FUNDING FOR SAFETY OF LAP BELTS.  (a)  A 

person may offer to donate safety or lap belts or money for the 

purchase of safety or lap belts for a school district's school 

buses.

	(b)  The board of trustees of a school district shall 

consider any offer made by a person under Subsection (a).  The board 

of trustees may accept or decline the offer after adequate 

consideration.

	(c)  The board of trustees may acknowledge a person who 

donates safety or lap belts or money for the purchase of safety or 

lap belts for a school bus under this section by displaying a small, 

discreet sign on the side or back of the bus recognizing the person 

who made the donation.  The sign may not serve as an advertisement 

for the person who made the donation.