Amend CSHB 2 in Part B, Article 2, of the bill (committee printing, page 30, between lines 62 and 63), by adding the following appropriately numbered section and renumbering the subsequent sections of Part B, Article 2, accordingly: SECTION 2B.__. Subchapter A, Chapter 44, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 44.011 to read as follows: Sec. 44.011. EXPENDITURES FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES. (a) A school district shall allocate at least 65 percent of the district's total revenue to fund direct instructional activities in the district. (a-1) Subsection (a) applies beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. For the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 school years, a school district shall allocate the following percentages of the district's total revenue to fund direct instructional activities in the district: (1) for the 2006-2007 school year, at least 50 percent; (2) for the 2007-2008 school year, at least 55 percent; and (3) for the 2008-2009 school year, at least 60 percent. (a-2) Subsection (a-1) and this subsection expire August 1, 2009. (b) For purposes of this section, expenditures for direct instructional activities: (1) include expenditures directly related to classroom instruction for courses in the foundation curriculum described by Section 28.002(a)(1) and subject to assessment under Subchapter B, Chapter 39; and (2) do not include expenditures directly related to programs and services that are provided at the district's discretion. (c) The commissioner may adopt rules for purposes of this section in a manner consistent with Subsection (b) and Section 44.0071. WENTWORTH MADLA