1.  Amend SECTION 1 of HB  2961 as follows:
      (a)  In page 1, line 16, insert "ex-officio" between "one"
and "member".
      (b)  In page 1, line 17, insert the following after
"members.":
      "The ex-officio member appointed by the Texas Tech University
board of regents shall have all powers of a member of the board,
except that the member may not vote.  The ex-officio member shall
attend executive sessions of the board, shall have access to all
documents reviewed or considered by the board or its staff, and
shall have any and all other powers of a member of the board with
the exception of voting."