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Amend CSHB 3 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, lines 9-10, strike "management and efficiency" and substitute "management, efficiency, and utilization of resources".
(2) On page 1, line 14, between "purpose" and the underlined period, insert ", and, subject to Subsection (g), may not hold the election without complying with this section".
(3) On page 1, line 18, strike the underlined colon.
(4) On page 1, strike lines 19-20.
(5) On page 1, line 21, strike "(2) not later than three" and substitute "not later than four".
(6) On page 1, line 22, strike "holds" and substitute "proposes to hold".
(7) Strike page 1, line 24, through page 2, line 11, and substitute the following:
(e) The board of trustees of a school district may select for purposes of Subsection (d) the auditor that conducts the district's annual audit under Section 44.008 and may include the efficiency audit as part of the district's annual audit.
(f) The Legislative Budget Board shall establish guidelines identifying the scope and areas of investigation of an efficiency audit, including identification of resources being used effectively and efficiently and identification of cost savings or reallocations. The Legislative Budget Board may consult with the agency to identify areas in which school districts have a demonstrated history of effectively utilizing resources to improve student achievement and achieve cost savings. The auditor selected by the board of trustees of a school district must follow the guidelines established by the Legislative Budget Board under this subsection.
(8) On page 2, strike lines 19-22 and substitute the following:
(h) Except as provided by Subsection (g), before an election at which a school district seeks voter approval to adopt a tax rate the board of trustees of the school district must hold an open meeting to discuss the results of the efficiency audit conducted under this section. Not later than 30 days before the date of the election, the results of an efficiency audit conducted under this section must be posted on the school district's Internet website.
(9) On page 2, line 25, strike "If a school district fails to timely".
(10) Strike page 2, line 26, through page 3, line 3.
(11) On page 229, lines 18-19, strike "(b) and (c)" and substitute "(b), (c), and (d)".
(12) On page 229, strike lines 20-26 and substitute the following:
(b) Section 11.184, Education Code, as added by this Act, takes effect January 1, 2020.
(c) Section 48.1041, Education Code, as added by this Act, takes effect immediately if this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for Section 48.1041, Education Code, as added by this Act, to have immediate effect, that section takes effect September 1, 2019.
(13) On page 229, line 27, strike "(c)" and substitute "(d)".