Floor Packet Page No. 82                                                    

	
Amend CSSB 1 as follows:                                                     

(1)  In Article III of the bill, in Rider 43 of the 	appropriation to the Texas Education Agency (page III-13), add the 
following appropriately numbered subsection to the rider:
	(__)  Out of the amounts identified above, the Commissioner 
shall allocate $500,000 in the 2006-07 biennium to support the 
purchase of materials and equipment for new science labs in high 
schools and for professional development for high school science 
teachers.  The Commissioner shall distribute the funds in a manner 
that best prepares school districts for the requirement of a fourth 
science credit in the Recommended High School and the Distinguished 
Achievement programs.
	(2)  In Article XI of the bill, in the supplemental 
appropriations to the Texas Education Agency (page XI-13), strike 
the Rider 43 amendment.