Amend SB 312 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 19 of the bill, in amended Section 223.012, Transportation Code (page 7, between lines 29 and 30), by inserting the following:
(f)  Rules adopted under this section must require:
(1)  contractual provisions providing for the consideration of sufficient time; and
(2)  the department to consider any events outside a contractor's control before assessing a penalty against the contractor.