Amend HB 2 (Senate committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered new SECTION after existing 
SECTION 1 of the bill and renumbering the other existing SECTION of 
the bill accordingly:
	SECTION _____.  In addition to the amounts appropriated by 
Section 1 of this Act, if on August 1, 2008, the amount of franchise 
tax revenue received during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 
2008, as of August 1 exceeds $5,884,262,000, then an amount equal to 
the amount by which franchise tax revenue received as of August 1 
exceeds $5,884,262,000, but not to exceed the lesser of the amount 
of unappropriated general revenue available for certification on 
that date or $1.25 billion, is appropriated out of the general 
revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal year 
ending August 31, 2008, under the Foundation School Program for the 
purpose of funding school district property tax rate reductions for 
the 2008 tax year in accordance with Section 42.2516, Education 
Code. Any unexpended balance of that amount is appropriated to the 
Texas Education Agency for that purpose for the state fiscal year 
ending August 31, 2009.