R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State 1-2 of Texas, 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That House Rule 1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to 1-5 resolve the differences on S.B. 1311 to consider and take action on 1-6 the following matters: 1-7 1. House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (3), are suspended to 1-8 permit the committee to add new SECTIONS 2(a) and (b) of the bill 1-9 to read as follows: 1-10 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-11 (b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall make 1-12 grants under the Texas-Washington, D.C., Intern Scholarship Program 1-13 beginning when the coordinating board determines sufficient funds 1-14 are available to provide a reasonable number of grants, but not 1-15 earlier than the 2000 spring semester. 1-16 Explanation: This change is necessary to provide that the 1-17 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may not begin awarding 1-18 scholarships before the 2000 spring semester and to change the 1-19 effective date of the Act to September 1, 1999. Cuellar _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1307 was adopted by the House on May 31, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House