Amend HB 4 (on third reading) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 39.052, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:

(h)  Notwithstanding any other law, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the commissioner may not revoke the accreditation of a school district or order closure of the district based on the district's performance on achievement indicators described by Section 39.053. This subsection expires September 1, 2028.

SECTION ____.  Subchapter A, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39A.0021 to read as follows:

Sec. 39A.0021.  INTERVENTIONS AND SANCTIONS FOR 2025-2026, 2026-2027, AND 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEARS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 39A.001 or any other law, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the commissioner may not take any action otherwise authorized under this chapter, including imposing any interventions or sanctions on or against a school district or open-enrollment charter school, based on a finding by the commissioner that the district or school failed to satisfy, during the applicable school year, any academic performance standards under Section 39.053 or 39.054.