By: Moncrief S.R. No. 955 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 75th 1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That Senate Rule 12.03 be 1-3 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the 1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate 1-5 Bill No. 1311 to consider and take action on the following matters: 1-6 1. Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (3) are suspended to permit the 1-7 committee to add new SECTIONS 2(a) and (b) of the bill to read as 1-8 follows: 1-9 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-10 (b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall make 1-11 grants under the Texas-Washington, D.C., Intern Scholarship Program 1-12 beginning when the coordinating board determines sufficient funds 1-13 are available to provide a reasonable number of grants, but not 1-14 earlier than the 2000 spring semester. 1-15 Explanation: This change is necessary to provide that the 1-16 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may not begin awarding 1-17 scholarships before the 2000 spring semester and to change the 1-18 effective date of the Act to September 1, 1999. 1-19 ______________________________________ 1-20 President of the Senate 1-21 I hereby certify that the above 1-22 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 1-23 on May 31, 1997, by the following 1-24 vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. 1-25 ______________________________________ 1-26 Secretary of the Senate