Amend CSHB 626 (house committee printing) as follows:                        
	(1)  On page 1, line 7, strike "Section 26.014" and 
substitute "Sections 26.014 and 26.015".
	(2)  On page 4, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:                   
	Sec. 26.015.  AGREEMENT REGARDING RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
PARENT, STUDENT, AND CLASSROOM TEACHER.  (a)  This section applies 
only to a school district that:
		(1)  has a student enrollment of not more than 35,000;                 
		(2)  is located in a county that has a population of at 
least 3.4 million; and
		(3)  borders one or more school districts, each of 
which has a student enrollment of at least 40,000.
	(b)  A school district to which this section applies shall 
adopt a written agreement form for each grade level that specifies 
the responsibilities of a student's parent or guardian as well as 
the respective responsibilities of the student and each of the 
student's classroom teachers.  The parent or guardian, the student, 
and a school district designee shall sign the appropriate agreement 
at the beginning of each school year.
	(c)  A student in prekindergarten, kindergarten, grade one, 
grade two, or grade three is not required to sign the agreement 
described by this section.  A school district may exempt other 
students from the requirement to sign the agreement described by 
this section.
	(d)  A school district to which this section applies shall 
determine the manner in which the agreement will be enforced.
	(e)  Not later than September 1, 2011, a school district to 
which this section applies shall prepare and deliver to the 
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, 
and the presiding officer of each legislative standing committee 
with primary jurisdiction over primary and secondary education a 
report regarding the successes and opportunities created by the use 
of the written agreement.
	(f)  To the extent this section conflicts with Section 
26.014, this section prevails.
	(g)  This section expires June 1, 2013.                                 
	(3)  On page 4, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following 
appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of 
the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 26.015, Education Code, as added by 
this Act, applies beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.