Amend SB 353 as follows:
(1) Between Sections 10 and 11 of the bill (house committee
printing, page 9, between lines 14 and 15), insert the following
appropriately numbered section:
SECTION ___. Section 431.042, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 431.042. OFFICERS. <(a)> An officer of the Texas
National Guard is appointed and commissioned by the governor. To
be qualified for appointment a person must be <a United States and
Texas citizen and must be> qualified under United States law and
regulations. The officer shall take and subscribe the official
oath.
<(b) An officer is entitled to hold the position until the
officer reaches 64 years of age, unless earlier discharged or
retired because of:>
<(1) resignation;>
<(2) administrative regulation;>
<(3) individual application;>
<(4) disability; or>
<(5) cause determined by a court-martial or efficiency
board legally convened for that purpose.>
(2) Renumber sections of the bill accordingly.