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.