Amend CSHB 2 as follows:                                                     
	(1)  On page 39, line 7, after "39.034" insert ", 39.0341".             
	(2)  On page 39, insert the following after line 27:                           
	"Sec. 39.0341.  STUDY OF METHOD OF MEASURING INDIVIDUAL 
STUDENT GROWTH IN ACHIEVEMENT.  (a)  The commissioner shall 
conduct a comprehensive study of methods of measuring individual 
student growth in achievement on assessment instruments.
	(b)  The study shall include a determination of the 
feasibility of implementing a method of measuring individual 
student growth in achievement as described in Section 39.034(a), an 
analysis of the anticipated effectiveness of the method as a 
reliable measure of student achievement and a comparison of methods 
adopted by other states to measure individual student growth in 
achievement on assessment instruments.
	(c)  The commissioner shall report the results of the study 
to the legislature not later than December 1, 2005.  This 
subsection expires January 1, 2006."
	(3)  On page 17, line 20, insert "Subsection (a-1) and" after 
the word "adding".
	(4)  On page 17, lines 32-33, after "39.034" strike ", and 
any other factor considered appropriate by the board".
	(5)  On page 17, strike lines 34-35 and substitute the 
following:            
		"(4)  any other factor considered appropriate by the 
board.          
	(a-1)  The information described under subsection (a)(3) 
shall not be used for purposes of this section prior to 
September 1, 2006, and its use is contingent upon fulfillment of 
all the requirements of Section 39.0341."
	(6)  On page 17, line 54, insert the following after 
"39.030.":       

"This subsection shall not be implemented prior to 
September 1, 2006, and is contingent upon fulfillment of all the 
requirements of Section 39.0341."
	(7)  On page 22, insert the following between lines 36 and 
37:               
	"Sec. 21.655.  IMPLEMENTATION.  This subchapter shall not be 
implemented prior to September 1, 2006, and is contingent upon 
fulfillment of all the requirements of Section 39.0341."
	(8)  On page 39, strike lines 53-55 and substitute the 
following:            
	"SECTION 2C.16.  Section 39.051, Education Code, as amended 
by Chapters 433 and 805, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2003, is reenacted and amended by amending Subsection (b) 
and adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:"
	(9)  On page 40, insert the following between lines 62 and 
63:               
	"(h)  The indicator under Subsection (b)(8) shall not be used 
for purposes of this section prior to September 1, 2006, and its 
use is contingent upon fulfillment of all the requirements of 
Section 39.0341."