Amend HB 826 as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 5, strike Section 2260.105(a), Government
Code (Senate Committee Report page 6, lines 67-69), and substitute
a new Section 2260.105(a), Government Code, to read as follows:
      (a)  The unit of state government shall pay the amount of the
claim or part of the claim if:
            (1)  the administrative law judge finds, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that under the laws of this state
the claim or part of the claim is valid; and
            (2)  the total amount of damages, after taking into
account any counterclaim, is less than $250,000.
      (2)  In SECTION 5 of the bill (Senate Committee Report page
7, between lines 9 and 10), insert a new Section 2260.1055,
Government Code, to read as follows:
      Sec. 2260.1055.  REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO LEGISLATURE.
(a)  If, after a hearing, the administrative law judge determines
that a claim involves damages of $250,000 or more, the
administrative law judge shall issue a written report containing
the administrative law judge's findings and recommendations to the
legislature.
      (b)  The administrative law judge may recommend that the
legislature:
            (1)  appropriate money to pay the claim or part of the
claim if the administrative law judge finds, by a preponderance of
the evidence, that under the laws of this state the claim or part
of the claim is valid; or
            (2)  not appropriate money to pay the claim and that
consent to suit under Chapter 107, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, be denied.