Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) by striking SECTION 21 of the bill (page 28, line 13) and substituting the following appropriately numbered SECTION:

SECTION ____.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, this Act takes effect January 1, 2018.

(b)  This Act takes effect only if the comptroller of public accounts, on or before December 1, 2017, certifies that the legislature has provided state funding for an efficient system of free public schools for the 2018-2019 school year in an amount that constitutes at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating that system.

(c)  Not later than December 1, 2017, the comptroller shall determine whether the legislature has provided the funding described by Subsection (b) of this section, and, if the comptroller determines that the legislature has done so, shall certify that determination as provided by Subsection (b).

(d)  This subsection and Subsections (b) and (c) of this section take effect on the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session at which this Act is enacted.