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Amend CSHB 3588 by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to 
read as follows and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION __.  (a) Subchapter H, Chapter 545, Transportation 
Code, is amended by adding Section 545.3571 to read as follows:
	Sec. 545.3571. DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL CROSSING ZONES AND 
SCHOOL CROSSWALKS AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL 
DEVICES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), not later than 
the 30th day before the date the construction of a new public 
elementary or secondary school is scheduled to be completed or the 
date students are scheduled to begin attending a newly constructed 
public elementary or secondary school, whichever is earlier, the 
Texas Department of Transportation or the appropriate local 
authority, as applicable, shall designate each necessary school 
crossing zone and school crosswalk for the school and install the 
appropriate official traffic control devices for each designated 
school crossing zone.
	(b) If the Texas Department of Transportation or the 
appropriate local authority does not receive timely notice required 
by Section 11.168, Education Code, the department or local 
authority must comply with Subsection (a) of this section not later 
than the 30th day after receiving notice that the construction of a 
new public elementary or secondary school is or is about to 
completed or that students are or are scheduled to begin attending a 
newly constructed public elementary or secondary school.
	(b) Section 545.3571, Transportation Code, as added by 
Subsection (a) of this section, applies to:
		(1) construction of a new public elementary or 
secondary school scheduled to be completed on or after October 31, 
2003; or
		(2) a newly constructed public elementary or secondary 
school to which students are scheduled to begin attending on or 
after October 31, 2003.
	SECTION __. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 11.168 to read as follows:
	Sec. 11.168. NOTICE CONCERNING NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SCHOOL.  Not 
later than the 60th day before the date construction of a new 
elementary or secondary school is scheduled to be completed or 
students are scheduled to begin attending a newly constructed 
elementary or secondary school, whichever is earlier, the board of 
trustees of the independent school district in which the new school 
is located shall provide notice of that scheduled date to the Texas 
Department of Transportation or the county, municipality, or other 
local entity that is responsible under Section 545.3571, 
Transportation Code, for designating crossing zones and school 
crosswalks for the school and installing official traffic control 
devices for the designated school crossing zones.