Amend CSHB 1248 as follows:
      (1)  On page 8, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following
section, appropriately numbered, and renumber the subsequent
sections accordingly:
      SECTION ____.  Chapter 478, Acts of the 45th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1937 (Article 249a, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes), is amended by adding Section 7A to read as follows:
      Sec. 7A.  (a)  The Board shall deposit $10 of each
certificate of registration renewal fee collected under Section
12(c) of this Act to the credit of the scholarship fund for
architectural examination applicants.  The scholarship fund for
architectural examination applicants is an account in the general
revenue fund that may be appropriated only to the Board to:
            (1)  provide scholarships to persons applying under
Section 6(b) of this Act for examination; and
            (2)  pay the Board's associated administrative costs.
      (b)  Interest earned on the scholarship fund for
architectural examination applicants shall be credited to the fund.
      (c)  The Board may not use more than 15 percent of the amount
appropriated to the Board under Subsection (a)  of this section to
pay the Board's administrative costs.
      (d)  The amount of each scholarship is the lesser of $500 or
the fee prescribed by the Board for the examination.
      (e)  The legislature finds that a public purpose of the state
is served by the scholarships awarded under this section by:
            (1)  promoting the professional needs of the state;
            (2)  increasing the number of highly trained and
educated registered architects available to serve the residents of
the state;
            (3)  improving the state's business environment and
encouraging economic development; and
            (4)  identifying, recognizing, and supporting
outstanding applicants who plan to pursue careers in architecture.
      (f)  The Board shall establish and administer scholarships in
a manner that the Board determines best serves the public purpose
of the scholarships.  In determining what best promotes the public
purpose, the Board shall consider at a minimum the financial need
of each person applying for a scholarship under this section.
      (g)  The Board shall adopt rules as necessary for the
administration of this section.
      (2)  On page 11, line 3, between "costs" and the period,
insert "plus $10".