Amend CSSB 1031 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                      

(1)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 	39.023(c-3)(1), Education Code (page 3, line 59), immediately 
following the semicolon, insert "and".
	(2)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 39.023(c-3), 
Education Code (page 3, lines 60 through 67), strike added 
Subdivisions (2) and (3) and substitute the following:
		(2)  the spring administration of end-of-course 
assessment instruments under Subsection (c) to occur in each school 
district not earlier than the first full week in May, except that 
the spring administration of the end-of-course assessment 
instruments in English I, English II, and English III must be 
permitted to occur at an earlier date.

	(3)  Between SECTIONS 12 and 13 of the bill (page 8, between 
lines 6 and 7), insert the following appropriately numbered 
SECTION:
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Sections 39.035 and 39.0351 to read as follows:
	Sec. 39.035.  LIMITATION ON FIELD TESTING OF ASSESSMENT 
INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the agency may conduct 
field testing of questions for any assessment instrument 
administered under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), (d), or (l) that is 
separate from the administration of the assessment instrument not 
more frequently than every other school year.
	(b)  Subsection (a) does not limit field testing necessary to 
develop new assessment instruments required under state or federal 
law.
	(c)  Before the beginning of each school year, the agency 
shall notify each school district regarding the required 
participation of the district in field testing activities during 
that school year.
	Sec. 39.0351.  FIELD TESTING STUDY.  (a)  The agency shall 
conduct a study of the sample size and sample procedures used in 
field testing of questions for assessment instruments administered 
under Section 39.023.
	(b)  The study required by Subsection (a) must also examine 
the feasibility of conducting field testing that is separate from 
the administration of an assessment instrument in the fall of the 
school year.
	(c)  Not later than December 1, 2008, the agency shall submit 
a report regarding the results of the study to the legislature.
	(d)  This section expires January 1, 2009.                              
	(4)  Between SECTIONS 17 and 18 of the bill (page 9, between 
lines 57 and 58), insert the following appropriately numbered 
SECTION:
	SECTION ___.  Section 39.035, Education Code, as added by 
this Act, applies beginning with the 2008-2009 school year.
	(5)  Renumber existing SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.