Amend CSSB 1569 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 12.138 to read as follows:
Sec. 12.138. ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body or a member of the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school or an employee or contractor of an open-enrollment charter school may not use state or local funds or other resources of the school to electioneer for or against any candidate, measure, or political party.
SECTION ____. The heading to Section 255.003, Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 255.003. UNLAWFUL USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISING AND CERTAIN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
(2) In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike added Section 255.003(a-1), Election Code (page 1, lines 54-57), and substitute the following:
(a-1) An officer, employee, or contractor of an independent school district or open-enrollment charter school may not use or authorize the use of public funds or resources to:
(1) distribute a communication in any form advocating for or opposing any candidate, measure, or political party; or
(2) facilitate any activity by a student or other person for advocacy communications to an elected officer or employee of an elected officer for or against a matter for which the officer may vote or take an official action.
(3) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 255.003(a-2)(1)(A), Election Code (page 2, line 3), strike "(a-1)" and substitute "(a-1)(1)".
(4) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 255.003(a-2)(1)(A), Election Code (page 2, line 6), between "district" and the underlined semicolon, insert "or open-enrollment charter school".
(5) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 255.003(a-2)(1)(B), Election Code (page 2, line 8), between "contractor" and "to", insert "of an independent school district or open-enrollment charter school".
(6) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 255.003(a-2)(1)(B), Election Code (page 2, line 10), strike "(a-1)" and substitute "(a-1)(1)".
(7) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 255.003(a-2)(2), Election Code (page 2, line 12), between "district" and "property", insert "or open-enrollment charter school".
(8) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 255.003(a-2)(2), Election Code (page 2, line 16), strike "(a-1)" and substitute "(a-1)(1)".