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	Amend CSHB 3 (House Committee Report) by adding the following 
appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering 
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 12.013, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(3)(P), a home-rule 
school district is not subject to provisions of this title relating 
to public school accountability under Subchapters B, C, D, and G, 
Chapter 39, or to rules adopted under those provisions if:
		(1)  the district submits to the commissioner an 
alternative accountability plan developed by the district that:
			(A)  includes use of assessment instruments 
developed or adopted by the district to measure individual student 
progress; and
			(B)  provides for accountability indicators that 
are consistent with the goals identified in the district's charter; 
and
		(2)  the alternative accountability plan is approved by 
the commissioner.
	SECTION ____.  Section 12.016, Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	Sec. 12.016.  CONTENT.  Each home-rule school district 
charter must:         
		(1)  describe the educational program to be offered;                          
		(2)  provide that continuation of the home-rule school 
district charter is contingent on:
			(A)  acceptable student performance on assessment 
instruments adopted under Subchapter B, Chapter 39, or alternative 
assessment instruments approved for that purpose under Section 
12.013(c); and
			(B)  compliance with other applicable 
accountability provisions under Chapter 39 or an alternative 
accountability plan approved under Section 12.013(c);
		(3)  specify any basis, in addition to a basis 
specified by this subchapter, on which the charter may be placed on 
probation or revoked;
		(4)  describe the governing structure of the district 
and campuses;         
		(5)  specify any procedure or requirement, in addition 
to those under Chapter 38, that the district will follow to ensure 
the health and safety of students and employees;
		(6)  describe the process by which the district will 
adopt an annual budget, including a description of the use of 
program-weight funds;
		(7)  describe the manner in which an annual audit of 
financial and programmatic operations of the district is to be 
conducted, including the manner in which the district will provide 
information necessary for the district to participate in the Public 
Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to the extent 
required by this subchapter; and
		(8)  include any other provision the charter commission 
considers necessary.
	SECTION ____.  Section 12.056, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(2)(I), a campus or 
program for which a charter is granted under this subchapter is not 
subject to provisions of this title relating to public school 
accountability under Subchapters B, C, D, and G, Chapter 39, or to 
rules adopted under those provisions if:
		(1)  the campus or program submits to the commissioner 
an alternative accountability plan developed by the campus or 
program that:
			(A)  includes use of assessment instruments 
developed or adopted by the campus or program to measure individual 
student progress; and
			(B)  provides for accountability indicators that 
are consistent with the goals identified in the charter of the 
campus or program; and
		(2)  the alternative accountability plan is approved by 
the commissioner.
	SECTION ____.  Section 12.059, Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	Sec. 12.059.  CONTENT.  Each charter granted under this 
subchapter must:     
		(1)  describe the educational program to be offered, 
which may be a general or specialized program;
		(2)  provide that continuation of the charter is 
contingent on satisfactory student performance under Subchapter B, 
Chapter 39, or under an alternative accountability plan approved 
under Section 12.056(c) and on compliance with other applicable 
accountability provisions under Chapter 39 or the alternative 
accountability plan;
		(3)  specify any basis, in addition to a basis 
specified by this subchapter, on which the charter may be placed on 
probation or revoked;
		(4)  prohibit discrimination in admission on the basis 
of national origin, ethnicity, race, religion, or disability;
		(5)  describe the governing structure of the campus or 
program;             
		(6)  specify any procedure or requirement, in addition 
to those under Chapter 38, that the campus or program will follow to 
ensure the health and safety of students and employees; and
		(7)  describe the manner in which an annual audit of 
financial and programmatic operations of the campus or program is 
to be conducted, including the manner in which the campus or program 
will provide information necessary for the school district in which 
it is located to participate, as required by this code or by State 
Board of Education rule, in the Public Education Information 
Management System (PEIMS).