Amend CSHB 3 (house committee report) as follows: On page ____, between lines ____ and ____, add new SECTION ____ of the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately: SECTION ____. Section 25.0811, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), to accommodate state and national assessment calendars and federal reporting requirements for assessment data, a school district that is subject to assessment and accountability standards under Chapter 39 may begin instruction, including instruction to prepare for college readiness standards, for students for a school year not before the third Monday in August, provided that the district ends instruction for students for a school year by June 1, unless the district operates a year-round system under Section 25.084.