Amend CSSB 8 (house committee printing) in SECTION 14 of the bill, in added Section 44.011, Education Code (page 14, between lines 8 and 9), by inserting the following:

(e) The commissioner by rule shall adopt minimum standards concerning school district financial conditions that must exist for declaration of a financial exigency by the board of trustees of the district.

(f) The commissioner may use emergency rulemaking procedures to adopt rules under Subsection (e). This subsection expires September 1, 2013.