Amend SB 495 as follows:
Strike Section 6 of the bill on page 14, lines 13-25, and
page 15, lines 1-16, and substitute the following:
SECTION 6. Section 660.024, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 660.024. ADVANCE APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL. (a) The chief administrator of a state agency must give
advance written approval for any travel <Travel> related to
official state business for which a reimbursement for travel
expenses is claimed or for which an advance for travel expenses to
be incurred is sought <must have the advance written approval of
the governor>. A copy of the written approval shall be submitted
with the travel voucher to the comptroller in accordance with
Section 660.027.
(b) Subsection (a) applies to a travel expense only if it is
incurred while traveling to, in, or from a destination that is not
in <does not apply to travel>:
(1) the United States <in this state>; <or>
(2) a possession of the United States;
(3) <to, in, and from another state,> Mexico;<,> or
(4) Canada.
(c) The chief administrator of a state agency may designate
an employee of the agency to provide the approval required by this
section. <The governor may give blanket authority for travel by:>
<(1) personnel of the International Trade Development
Division of the Texas Department of Commerce; and>
<(2) law enforcement personnel of the Department of
Public Safety.>