Amend CSHB 2783 (House committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  The heading to Chapter 46, Education Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 46.  [ASSISTANCE WITH] INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES AND 
ASSISTANCE WITH PAYMENT OF EXISTING DEBT
	SECTION ____.  Chapter 46, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter D to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER D.  STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES
	Sec. 46.101.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, 
"instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 
46.001.
	Sec. 46.102.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION STANDARDS 
FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES.  (a)  In this section, "energy 
office" means the State Energy Conservation Office.
	(b)  The energy office shall adopt energy efficiency and 
conservation standards for the design, construction, and major 
renovation of instructional facilities that school districts may 
adopt or use to achieve long-term savings in energy and water costs 
through innovative building techniques.
	(c)  The standards adopted under Subsection (b) must match 
high-performance building certification standards that:
		(1)  are developed and revised through a 
consensus-based process or by a municipally owned utility in this 
state;
		(2)  provide minimum requirements for energy use, 
natural resources use, and indoor air quality;
		(3)  require substantiating documentation for 
certification;         
		(4)  employ third-party, post-construction review and 
verification for certification; and
		(5)  the energy office determines are nationally 
recognized in the building industry, such as:
			(A)  the Texas Collaborative for High Performance 
Schools (TX-CHPS) Criteria;
			(B)  the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes 
program;          
			(C)  the Leadership in Energy and Environmental 
Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System; or
			(D)  the Austin Energy Green Building Program.                        
	(d)  The energy office may update the standards adopted under 
this section not more frequently than once every three years.
	(e)  The energy office shall prepare an analysis of the 
typical initial building costs and projected energy and other 
savings associated with the implementation of the standards adopted 
by the energy office under this section.  The office shall publish 
the analysis and make copies available to all school districts in 
this state.
	(f)  The energy office shall adopt rules necessary to 
administer this section.
	Sec. 46.103.  STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS.  The energy office 
shall, to the extent possible, assist school districts to obtain 
state and federal funding for implementing the standards adopted 
under this subchapter.
	SECTION ____.  Not later than July 1, 2010, the State Energy 
Conservation Office shall adopt rules establishing energy 
efficiency, conservation, and indoor air quality standards for the 
design, construction, and renovation of public school 
instructional facilities as required by Section 46.102, Education 
Code, as added by this Act.