By:  Shapiro, Duncan, Ogden                                       S.B. No. 38 





A BILL TO BE ENTITLED



AN ACT



relating to appropriations for textbooks.                                     

	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        

	SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature that 

textbooks for the 2005-06 school year be delivered timely to 

classrooms for the start of school.  Recognizing that many schools 

begin classes in early or mid-August, time is of the essence in 

ensuring teachers and students have the resources they need to 

comply with state laws that require schools to teach the state's 

required curriculum.  Notwithstanding H.B. No. 1, Acts of the 79th 

Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2005, or any other law, the Texas 

Education Agency shall expedite the process for timely delivery of 

such textbooks to classrooms upon passage of this Act, and funding 

in that bill for textbooks is not contingent upon passage of any 

other legislation.

	SECTION 2.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the 

provisions in H.B. No. 1, Acts of the 79th Legislature, 1st Called 

Session, 2005, relating to funding for the provision of textbooks 

refer to an appropriation of $295 million for Proclamation 2002 

textbooks for the 2005-06 school year.

	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 

Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 

legislative session.