Amend CSHB 3 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1)  On page 1, line 11, strike "The" and substitute "Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the".
(2)  On page 1, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
(b-1)  The board of trustees of a school district all or part of which is located in an area declared a disaster area by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, may hold an election to seek voter approval to adopt a maintenance and operations tax rate during the two-year period following the date of the declaration without conducting an efficiency audit otherwise required under this section.