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Floor Packet Page No. 136                                                   

	
Amend CSHB 2 by adding the following appropriately lettered 
part to Article 1 of the bill and relettering the subsequent parts 
accordingly:

PART ___. SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
	SECTION 1__.__.  Subchapter B, Chapter 606, Government Code, 
is amended by adding Section 606.0261 to read as follows:
	Sec. 606.0261.  PAYMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTRIBUTIONS.  
(a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the state shall pay 50 percent of 
the total costs incurred by a school district in making 
contributions for social security coverage for the district's 
employees.
	(b)  Payment of state assistance under this section is 
limited to:    
		(1)  school districts that covered district employees 
under the social security program before January 1, 2005; and
		(2)  contributions made on behalf of employees in a 
class of employees the district covered under the social security 
program before January 1, 2005.
	(c)  Using funds appropriated for the purpose, the 
commissioner of education shall distribute money to which school 
districts are entitled under this section in accordance with rules 
adopted by the commissioner.
	SECTION 1__.__.  This part takes effect September 1, 2005.