Amend SB 962 (house committee printing) between SECTIONS 2 and 3 of the bill (page 2, between lines 3 and 4), by inserting the following new SECTION, appropriately numbered, and renumbering the subsequent SECTION of the bill accordingly: SECTION ____. Section 46.034, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a school district is entitled to state assistance under this subchapter based on the district's tax rate for the current school year if the district demonstrates to the commissioner's satisfaction that the district meets the criteria under Section 46.006(c-2).