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Amend CSHB 2 as follows:                                                     
	(1)  In ARTICLE 2 of the bill, add the following 
appropriately lettered PART and reletter subsequent PARTS of 
ARTICLE 2 accordingly:

PART __.  SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS
	SECTION 2__.01.  Section 7.056(e), Education Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), a school campus or 
district may not receive an exemption or waiver under this section 
from:
		(1)  a prohibition on conduct that constitutes a 
criminal offense;          
		(2)  a requirement imposed by federal law or rule, 
including a requirement for special education or bilingual 
education programs; or
		(3)  a requirement, restriction, or prohibition 
relating to:                
			(A)  essential knowledge or skills under Section 
28.002 or minimum graduation requirements under Section 28.025;
			(B)  public school accountability as provided by 
Subchapters B, C, D, and G, Chapter 39;
			(C)  extracurricular activities under Section 
33.081;                      
			(D)  health and safety under Chapter 38;                                     
			(E)  purchasing under Subchapter B, Chapter 44;                              
			(F)  elementary school class size limits, except 
as provided by Section 25.112;
			(G)  removal of a disruptive student from the 
classroom under Subchapter A, Chapter 37;
			(H)  at-risk programs under Subchapter C, Chapter 
29;                      
			(I)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E, 
Chapter 29;              
			(J)  educator rights and benefits under 
Subchapters A, C, D, E, F, G, and I, Chapter 21, or under Subchapter 
A, Chapter 22;
			(K)  special education programs under Subchapter 
A, Chapter 29; [or]
			(L)  bilingual education programs under 
Subchapter B, Chapter 29; or
			(M)  the requirements for the first and last day 
of instruction under Section 25.0811, except as provided by that 
section.
	SECTION 2__.02.  The heading to Section 25.0811, Education 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 25.0811.  FIRST AND LAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION.                       
	SECTION 2__.03.  Section 25.0811(a), Education Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	[(a)]  A school district shall [may not] begin instruction 
for students for a school year on the first Tuesday after Labor Day.  
The school year must end not later than June 7 unless:
		(1)  the district operates a year-round system under 
Section 25.084; or
		(2)  the commissioner grants a waiver to extend the 
school year at a campus as the result of a disaster, flood, extreme 
weather condition, fuel curtailment, or other calamity that caused 
a closure of the campus for a significant period [before the week in 
which August 21 falls.  For purposes of this subsection, Sunday is 
considered the first day of the week].
	SECTION 2__.04.  This part applies beginning with the 
2006-2007 school year. 
	(2)  In SECTION 6.01 of the bill (Committee printing, page 
134, line 10), between "6.01." and "Effective", insert "(a)".
	(3)  In SECTION 6.01 of the bill (Committee printing, page 
134, between lines 21 and 22), insert the following:
	(b)  Effective September 1, 2006, Sections 25.0811(b) and 
(c), Education Code, are repealed.