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Amend CSHB 3646 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                      
	(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to 
ARTICLE 1 of the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS in ARTICLE 1 
accordingly:
	SECTION 1.___.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 44, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 44.908 to read as follows:
	Sec. 44.908.  USE OF CAMPUS DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.  (a)  In 
this section, "campus discretionary funds" means money raised at a 
public school campus through vending machines or other sources 
specifically associated with the campus.
	(b)  Campus discretionary funds may be used only to:                    
		(1)  directly benefit the general welfare and 
educational development and morale of students enrolled at the 
campus; or
		(2)  provide professional development for campus 
educators, including teachers, administrators, counselors, and 
librarians, that:
			(A)  deepens and broadens knowledge of content;                       
			(B)  provides a strong foundation in the pedagogy 
of particular disciplines;
			(C)  provides knowledge about the teaching and 
learning processes;  
			(D)  is based on and reflects the best available 
research;          
			(E)  is aligned with the standards and curriculum 
used in the school district;
			(F)  contributes to measurable improvement in 
student achievement;  
			(G)  deepens and broadens knowledge and 
understanding of strategies needed to promote college and career 
readiness; and
			(H)  provides opportunities to build proficiency 
in data-driven decision-making.
	(c)  Subject to Subsection (b), the board of trustees of the 
district has authority over the specific use of campus 
discretionary funds.
	(d)  Subsection (b) does not apply to campus discretionary 
funds that are deposited into a school district's general fund.
	(2)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to 
ARTICLE 3 of the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of ARTICLE 3 
accordingly:
	SECTION 3.___.  Section 44.908, Education Code, as added by 
this Act, applies to any expenditure of campus discretionary funds 
that occurs on or after September 1, 2009, regardless of the date on 
which the funds were raised.