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.