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Amend CSHB 3540 in Article 5 of the bill (committee printing,
page 18, between lines 8 and 9), by inserting the following new
section, appropriately numbered, and renumbering the subsequent
sections of Article 5 accordingly:
SECTION 5. . Section 46.008, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 46.008. STANDARDS. (a) The commissioner shall
establish standards for adequacy of school facilities. The
standards must include requirements related to space, educational
adequacy, and construction quality. All new facilities constructed
after September 1, 1998, must meet the standards to be eligible to
be financed with state or local tax funds.
(b) To be eligible to be financed with state or local tax
funds, all industrialized buildings, as defined by Section
1202.003, Occupations Code, that are purchased or leased after
September 1, 2005, for use as school facilities must be inspected as
provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 1202, Occupations Code, to ensure
compliance with the mandatory building codes or approved designs,
plans, and specifications. The cost of the inspections shall be
paid by the manufacturers or builders of the industrialized
buildings as follows. The Texas Commission of Licensing and
Regulation shall set the amount of registration fees for the
manufacturers or builders of industrialized buildings under
Chapter 1202 Occupations Code, and the amount of inspection fees
under this section, in an amount sufficient to pay for the direct
and indirect costs of inspections under this section.