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).