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	Amend HB 1705 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTION to Article 2 of the bill and renumbering subsequent 
SECTIONS in Article 2 of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter I, Chapter 39, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 39.205 to read as follows:
	Sec. 39.205.  SOFTWARE STANDARDS.  (a)  The Department of 
Information Resources, in cooperation with the commissioner, shall 
adopt performance and interoperability standards for software used 
by school districts for financial accounting or attendance 
reporting.
	(b)  Standards adopted under this section must ensure that 
the software will enable a school district to share and report 
information in a timely manner for purposes of financial 
management, operational decision-making, and transparency of 
district operations to the public.
	(c)  The Department of Information Resources:                           
		(1)  shall include compliance with standards adopted 
under this section as a requirement in any solicitation for 
software anticipated to be used for a purpose described by 
Subsection (a);
		(2)  shall require a vendor awarded a contract in 
response to a solicitation described by Subdivision (1) to certify 
that the software complies with the standards adopted under this 
section; and
		(3)  may negotiate state contract pricing for software 
that complies with the standards adopted under this section.