Amend CSHB 2 (89R 31606) as follows:

(1)  In the recital to SECTION 1.07 of the bill, adding Section 48.158 (page 10, line 1), strike "Section 48.158" and substitute "Sections 48.158 and 48.1581".

(2)  In added Section 48.158(b)(1)(A), Education Code (page 10, line 17), strike "$5,000" and substitute "$4,000".

(3)  In added Section 48.158(b)(1)(B), Education Code (page 10, line 19), strike "$10,000" and substitute "$8,000".

(4)  In added Section 48.158(b)(2)(B), Education Code (page 10, line 25), strike "$5,500" and substitute "$5,000".

(5)  In SECTION 1.07 of the bill, immediately following added Section 48.158, Education Code (page 12, between lines 8 and 9), insert the following:

(H)  a bus driver;

(6)  In SECTION 1.11(b) of the bill (page 13, lines 15 and 16), strike "and 48.257(b-1), Education Code, as added by this article" and substitute ", 48.1581, and 48.257(b-1), Education Code, as added by this article, and Section 822.201(b), Government Code, as amended by this article".

(7)  In SECTION 1.11(c) of the bill (page 13, lines 17 and 18), strike "Section 48.112, Education Code, as amended by this article, takes" and substitute "Sections 48.112(c) and (d), Education Code, as amended by this article, take".

(8)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 1 of the bill:

SECTION 1.__.  Section 822.201(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  "Salary and wages" as used in Subsection (a) means:

(1)  normal periodic payments of money for service the right to which accrues on a regular basis in proportion to the service performed;

(2)  amounts by which the member's salary is reduced under a salary reduction agreement authorized by Chapter 610;

(3)  amounts that would otherwise qualify as salary and wages under Subdivision (1) but are not received directly by the member pursuant to a good faith, voluntary written salary reduction agreement in order to finance payments to a deferred compensation or tax sheltered annuity program specifically authorized by state law or to finance benefit options under a cafeteria plan qualifying under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if:

(A)  the program or benefit options are made available to all employees of the employer; and

(B)  the benefit options in the cafeteria plan are limited to one or more options that provide deferred compensation, group health and disability insurance, group term life insurance, dependent care assistance programs, or group legal services plans;

(4)  performance pay awarded to an employee by a school district as part of a total compensation plan approved by the board of trustees of the district and meeting the requirements of Subsection (e);

(5)  the benefit replacement pay a person earns under Subchapter H, Chapter 659, except as provided by Subsection (c);

(6)  stipends paid to teachers in accordance with former Section 21.410, 21.411, 21.412, or 21.413, Education Code;

(7)  amounts by which the member's salary is reduced or that are deducted from the member's salary as authorized by Subchapter J, Chapter 659;

(8)  a merit salary increase made under Section 51.962, Education Code;

(9)  amounts received under the relevant parts of the educator excellence awards program under Subchapter O, Chapter 21, Education Code, or a mentoring program under Section 21.458, Education Code, that authorize compensation for service;

(10)  salary amounts designated as health care supplementation by an employee under Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Education Code;

(11)  to the extent required by Sections 3401(h) and 414(u)(12), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, differential wage payments received by an individual from an employer on or after January 1, 2009, while the individual is performing qualified military service as defined by Section 414(u), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

(12)  increased compensation paid to an employee [a teacher] by an employer [a school district] using funds received by the employer [district] under:

(A)  the teacher incentive allotment under Section 48.112, Education Code;

(C)  the support staff retention allotment under Section 48.1581, Education Code.

(9)  Strike SECTION 2.10 of the bill, adding Section 21.0456, Education Code (page 23, lines 16 through 27).

(10)  In SECTION 2.18 of the bill, strike added Section 21.908, Education Code (page 39, lines 6 through 22), and substitute the following:

(11)  Strike SECTION 2.21 of the bill (page 45, lines 7 through 12), and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:

SECTION 2.__.  (a)  The following provisions of the Education Code are repealed:

(1)  Section 21.051(a); and

(2)  Subchapter Q, Chapter 21.

(b)  Effective September 1, 2026, Section 48.114, Education Code, is repealed.

(c)  Section 825.4092(f), Government Code, is repealed.

(12)  In SECTION 2.24(a) of the bill (page 46, line 1), strike "2025" and substitute "2026".

(13)  In SECTION 2.24(b) of the bill (page 46, line 2), between "section" and the comma, insert "and as otherwise provided by this Act,".

(14)  In the recital to SECTION 3.07 of the bill, adding Sections 21.416 and 21.418, Education Code (page 53, line 3), strike "Sections 21.416 and 21.418" and substitute "Section 21.418".

(15)  In SECTION 3.07 of the bill, strike added Section 21.416, Education Code (page 53, line 4, through page 54, line 15).

(16)  In the recital to SECTION 3.08 of the bill, adding Sections 21.466, 21.467, and 21.468, Education Code (page 54, line 24), strike "Sections 21.466, 21.467, and 21.468" and substitute "Sections 21.466 and 21.468".

(17)  In added Section 21.466(a)(1), Education Code (page 55, line 5), strike "opportunities, and staff retention", and substitute "and mentorship opportunities, and staff retention, including by identifying opportunities to reduce noninstructional duties for teachers".

(18)  In added Section 21.466(a)(2), Education Code (page 55, line 9), between "programs" and the underlined semicolon, insert ", including by developing partnerships with educator preparation programs".

(19)  In SECTION 3.08 of the bill, strike added Section 21.467, Education Code (page 55, line 17, through page 56, line 7).

(20)  In SECTION 4.12 of the bill, in amended Section 29.008(c), Education Code (page 75, line 16), strike "state" and substitute "local, state,".

(21)  In the recital to SECTION 4.24 of the bill, amending Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code (page 90, line 16), strike "Sections 29.024 and" and substitute "Section".

(22)  In SECTION 4.24 of the bill, strike added Section 29.024, Education Code (page 90, line 17, through page 92, line 4).

(23)  In the recital to SECTION 4.27 of the bill, amending Section 29.042, Education Code (page 93, line 1), strike "Subsection (e)" and substitute "Subsections (e) and (f)".

(24)  In SECTION 4.27 of the bill, amending Section 29.042, Education Code, as follows:

(A)  In Subsection (a) (page 93, lines 9 and 10), strike "and Section 48.306(f)".

(B)  In Subsection (a) (page 93, lines 11 and 12), strike "in the amount provided under Section 48.306 [of not more than $1,500]" and substitute "of not more than $1,500".

(C)  In Subsection (a) (page 93, lines 16 and 17), strike "award grants in the order in which the applications were received and".

(D)  Immediately following added Subsection (e) (page 94, between lines 2 and 3), insert the following:

(f)  A regional education service center designated to administer the program under this subchapter for a school year is entitled to receive not more than four percent of the amount appropriated for purposes of making grants under this subchapter for that school year for the costs of administering the program.

(25)  In SECTION 4.28 of the bill, in amended Section 29.045, Education Code (page 94, line 6), strike "The [Subject to available funding the]" and substitute "Subject to available funding the".

(26)  In SECTION 4.55 of the bill, in added Section 48.1022(b), Education Code (page 129, line 15), strike "$350" and substitute "$250".

(27)  In SECTION 4.59 of the bill, adding Section 48.159, Education Code, as follows:

(A)  In added Subsection (a) (page 132, line 16), strike "(a)".

(B)  Strike added Subsection (b) (page 132, line 20, through page 133, line 4).

(28)  In the recital to SECTION 4.62 of the bill, amending Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code (page 133, line 26), strike ", 48.306,".

(29)  In SECTION 4.62 of the bill, strike added Section 48.306, Education Code (page 135, line 10, through page 136, line 5).

(30)  In SECTION 5.15 of the bill, in amended Section 29.1543, Education Code, as follows:

(A)  Between "REPORTS." and "The" (page 166, line 16), insert "(a)".

(B)  In Subdivision (7)(C) (page 167, line 27), strike "and" and substitute "[and]".

(C)  In Subdivision (8) (page 168, line 3), strike "disadvantaged." and substitute the following:

disadvantaged; and

(H)  the type of screening equipment used for the screening.

(31)  In SECTION 5.21 of the bill, strike added Section 31.0754, Education Code (page 173, lines 1 through 14), and substitute the following:

(32)  In SECTION 5.31(a) of the bill, providing transition language for ARTICLE 5 (page 181, lines 10 and 11), strike "28.0065, and 28.02111" and substitute "and 28.0065".

(33)  In SECTION 5.31 of the bill, providing transition language for ARTICLE 5 (page 181, between lines 12 and 13), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections of the section accordingly:

(  )  Section 28.02111, Education Code, as added by this article, applies beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

(34)  In SECTION 5.32(a) of the bill, providing transition language for ARTICLE 5 (page 181, line 18), strike "48.122, and 48.317" and substitute "and 48.122".

(35)  In SECTION 5.32 of the bill, providing transition language for ARTICLE 5 (page 181, between lines 19 and 20), insert the following appropriately lettered subsections and reletter subsequent subsections of the section accordingly:

(  )  Section 48.317, Education Code, as added by this article, takes effect September 1, 2026.

(  )  Section 29.1543(b), Education Code, as added by this article, takes effect September 1, 2027.

(36)  In SECTION 6.02 of the bill, in added Section 7.0405, Education Code, as follows:

(A)  In Subsection (a)(2) (page 183, lines 17 and 18), strike Paragraph (B) and reletter subsequent paragraphs of that subdivision accordingly.

(B)  In Subsection (a)(2)(C) (page 183, line 19), between "(C)" and "employment", insert "for each cohort for which data is available,".

(C)  Immediately following Subsection (a) (page 183, between lines 23 and 24), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:

(37)  In SECTION 6.03 of the bill, in amended Section 11.186(b)(3), Education Code (page 185, lines 6 and 7), strike "as defined by the agency" and substitute "aligned with the long-range master plan for higher education established under Section 61.051 and the performance tier funding for public junior colleges for credentials of value under Section 130A.101".

(38)  Strike SECTION 6.07 of the bill, adding Section 29.9016, Education Code (page 189, line 17, through page 190, line 8).

(39)  In SECTION 6.09 of the bill, in amended Section 33.007(b)(1), Education Code (page 191, line 21), strike "career readiness and workforce training opportunities" and substitute the following:

(40)  In SECTION 6.09 of the bill, in added Section 33.007(b)(12), Education Code (page 193), strike lines 5 and 6 and substitute the following:

(41)  In SECTION 6.09 of the bill, in added Section 33.007(b)(13), Education Code (page 193, line 12), between "7.0405(a)" and the period, insert "or available on the My Texas Future Internet website".

(42)  In SECTION 6.09 of the bill, in added Section 33.007(d), Education Code (page 193, line 13), between "agency" and "shall", insert "or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board".

(43)  In SECTION 6.09 of the bill, in added Section 33.007(d), Education Code (page 193, line 15), between "7.0405(a)" and the underlined period, insert "or available on the My Texas Future Internet website".

(44)  In SECTION 6.09 of the bill, in added Section 33.007(d), Education Code (page 193, at the end of line 19), insert "The agency or the coordinating board may make the training available through the Texas OnCourse Internet website.".

(45)  In the recital to SECTION 6.16 of the bill, amending Section 48.106, Education Code (page 203, line 23), strike "Subsections (a-2) and (a-3)" and substitute "Subsection (a-2)".

(46)  In SECTION 6.16 of the bill, amending Section 48.106, Education Code, strike amended Subsection (a-1) (page 203, line 25 through page 204, line 7) and substitute the following:

(a-1)  In addition to the amounts under Subsection (a), [for each student in average daily attendance,] a district is entitled to $150 [$50] for each [of the following in which the] student in average daily attendance who [is enrolled]:

(1)  is enrolled in a campus designated as a P-TECH school under Section 29.556; or

(2)  completes a course of study offered under the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program under Subchapter N, Chapter 29, or the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program under Section 29.912, regardless of whether the student is enrolled in the district that provides the course of study [a campus that is a member of the New Tech Network and that focuses on project-based learning and work-based education].

(47)  In SECTION 6.16 of the bill, strike added Section 48.106(a-3), Education Code (page 204, lines 14 through 21).

(48)  In SECTION 6.22 of the bill, in amended Section 48.156(b), Education Code (page 208, line 11), strike "$15" and substitute "$20".

(49)  In SECTION 6.29 of the bill, providing transition language for ARTICLE 6 (page 211, line 11), strike "Sections 28.0095(c-1) and 29.9016" and substitute "Section 28.0095(c-1)".

(50)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to ARTICLE 6 of the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the article accordingly:

SECTION 6.__. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 29.9017 to read as follows:

SECTION 6.____.  Section 48.003(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  A student is entitled to the benefits of the Foundation School Program if, on September 1 of the school year, the student:

(1)  is 5 years of age or older and under 21 years of age and:

(A)  has not graduated from high school; or

(2)  [, or] is at least 21 years of age and under 26 years of age and has been admitted by a school district to complete the requirements for a high school diploma; or

(3) [(2)]  is at least 18 years of age and under 50 years of age and is enrolled in an adult education program provided under the adult high school charter school program under Subchapter G, Chapter 12.

(51)  In SECTION 7.02 of the bill, in amended Section 12.106(d), Education Code (page 215, line 20), strike "0.07" and substitute "0.06".

(52)  Strike SECTION 7.10 of the bill, amending Section 48.115(a), Education Code (page 223, lines 18 through 27), and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:

SECTION 7.__.  Section 48.115, Education Code, is transferred to Subchapter D, Chapter 48, Education Code, redesignated as Section 48.160, Education Code, and amended to read as follows:

Sec. 48.160  [48.115].  SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the sum of the following amounts or a greater amount provided by appropriation:

(1)  $20 [$10] for each student in average daily attendance, plus $1 for each student in average daily attendance per every $50 by which the district's maximum basic allotment under Section 48.051 exceeds $6,160, prorated as necessary; and

(2)  $33,540 [$15,000] per campus.

(a-1)  A school district campus that provides only virtual instruction or utilizes only facilities not subject to the district's control is not included for purposes of determining a school district's allotment under Subsection (a).

(b)  Funds allocated under this section must be used to improve school safety and security, including costs associated with:

(1)  securing school facilities in accordance with the requirements of Section 37.351, including:

(A)  improvements to school infrastructure;

(B)  the use or installation of perimeter security fencing conducive to a public school learning environment or physical barriers, which may not include razor wire;

(C)  exterior door and window safety and security upgrades, including exterior door numbering and locking systems and security film that provides resistance to a forced entry; and

(D)  the purchase and maintenance of:

(i)  security cameras and, if the district has already installed security cameras, other security equipment, including video surveillance as provided by Section 29.022; and

(ii)  technology, including communications systems or devices, such as silent panic alert devices, two-way radios, or wireless Internet booster equipment, that facilitates communication and information sharing between students, school personnel, and first responders in an emergency;

(2)  providing security for the district, including:

(A)  employing school district peace officers, private security officers, and school marshals; and

(B)  collaborating with local law enforcement agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the district;

(3)  school safety and security measures, including:

(A)  active shooter and emergency response training;

(B)  prevention and treatment programs relating to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and

(C)  the prevention, identification, and management of emergencies and threats, using evidence-based, effective prevention practices and including:

(i)  providing licensed counselors, social workers, chaplains, and individuals trained in restorative discipline and restorative justice practices;

(ii)  providing mental health personnel and support, including chaplains;

(iii)  providing behavioral health services, including services provided by chaplains;

(iv)  establishing threat reporting systems; and

(v)  developing and implementing programs focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant instruction, and providing mental health support, including support provided by chaplains;

(4)  providing programs related to suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, including programs provided by chaplains; and

(5)  employing a school safety director and other personnel to manage and monitor school safety initiatives and the implementation of school safety requirements for the district.

(b-1)  The agency may designate certain technologies that a school district, in using funds allocated under this section, may purchase only from a vendor approved by the agency.

(b-2)  If the agency, in coordination with the Texas School Safety Center, determines that entering into a statewide contract with a vendor for the provision of a technology designated under Subsection (b-1) would result in cost savings to school districts, the agency may, after receiving approval from the Legislative Budget Board and office of the governor, enter into a contract with a vendor to provide the technology to each district that uses funds allocated under this section to purchase that technology.

(c)  A school district may use funds allocated under this section for equipment or software that is used for a school safety and security purpose and an instructional purpose, provided that the instructional use does not compromise the safety and security purpose of the equipment or software.

(c-1)  The agency, or if designated by the agency, the Texas School Safety Center, shall establish and publish a directory of approved vendors of school safety technology and equipment a school district may select from when using funds allocated under this section. If a school district uses funds allocated under this section to purchase technology or equipment from a vendor that is not included in the directory, the district must solicit bids from at least three vendors before completing the purchase.

(d)  The commissioner shall annually publish a report regarding funds allocated under this section including the programs, personnel, and resources purchased by districts using funds under this section and other purposes for which the funds were used.

(e)  Notwithstanding any other law, a school district may use funds allocated under this section to provide training to a person authorized by the district to carry a firearm on a district campus.

(53)  In SECTION 7.15 of the bill, in added Section 48.284(c), Education Code (page 227, line 24), strike "one-third" and substitute "80 percent".

(54)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to ARTICLE 7 of the bill:

SECTION 7.____.  Section 28.0211, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-15) and (a-16) to read as follows:

SECTION 7.____.  Section 37.0021(d), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d)  Subject to Subsection (j), the commissioner by rule shall adopt procedures for the use of restraint and time-out by a school district employee or volunteer or an independent contractor of a district in the case of a student with a disability receiving special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29. A procedure adopted under this subsection must:

(1)  be consistent with:

(A)  professionally accepted practices and standards of student discipline and techniques for behavior management; and

(B)  relevant health and safety standards;

(2)  establish crisis prevention and intervention training requirements for school district personnel, including:

(ii)  training on strategies for establishing and maintaining positive relationships among students, including conflict resolution, required under Section 21.451(d)(3)(B) [identify any discipline management practice or behavior management technique that requires a district employee or volunteer or an independent contractor of a district to be trained before using that practice or technique]; and

(3)  require a school district to:

(A)  provide written notification to the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to the student for each use of restraint that includes:

(i)  the name of the student;

(ii)  the name of the district employee or volunteer or independent contractor of the district who administered the restraint;

(iii)  the date of the restraint;

(iv)  the time that the restraint started and ended;

(v)  the location of the restraint;

(vi)  the nature of the restraint;

(vii)  a description of the activity in which the student was engaged immediately preceding the use of the restraint;

(viii)  the behavior of the student that prompted the restraint;

(ix)  any efforts made to de-escalate the situation and any alternatives to restraint that were attempted;

(x)  if the student has a behavior improvement plan or a behavioral intervention plan, whether the plan may need to be revised as a result of the behavior that led to the restraint; and

(xi)  if the student does not have a behavior improvement plan or a behavioral intervention plan, information on the procedure for the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to the student to request an admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting to discuss the possibility of conducting a functional behavioral assessment of the student and developing a plan for the student;

(B)  include in a student's special education eligibility school records:

(i)  a copy of the written notification provided to the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to the student under Paragraph (A);

(ii)  information on the method by which the written notification was sent to the parent or person; and

(iii)  the contact information for the parent or person to whom the district sent the notification; and

(C)  if the student has a behavior improvement plan or behavioral intervention plan, document each use of time-out prompted by a behavior of the student specified in the student's plan, including a description of the behavior that prompted the time-out.

SECTION 7.____.  Section 37.108(b-1), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b-1)  In a school district's safety and security audit required under Subsection (b), the district must certify that the district used the funds provided to the district through the school safety allotment under Section 48.160 [48.115] only for the purposes provided by that section.

SECTION 7.____.  Section 37.117(c), Education Code, as added by Chapter 1 (S.B. 838), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows:

(c)  To comply with this section, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may:

(1)  use funds provided to the district or school through the school safety allotment under Section 48.160 [48.115] or other available funds; and

(2)  use the district's or school's customary procurement process.

SECTION 7.____.  Section 37.354(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  The commissioner may authorize a school district to use money provided to the district for the purpose of improving school safety and security, including the school safety allotment under Section 48.160 [48.115] or any other funding or grant money available to the district for that purpose, to comply with the requirements of this subchapter.

SECTION 7.____.  Subchapter D, Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 48.161 to read as follows:

(55)  Renumber all SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.