Amend CSSB 326 as follows: (1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure, (Senate Committee Printing, Page 1, between lines 56 and 57), add the following: (c) The court must, not later than 10 days before the date on which the trial of the offense under Section 19.03, Penal Code, commences, make the finding described by Subsection (b) or announce that the court will not make the finding. Art. 46B.06. APPOINTMENT OF DISINTERESTED EXPERTS. On the request of either party or on the court's own motion, the court shall appoint disinterested experts experienced and qualified in the field of diagnosing mental retardation to examine the defendant and determine whether the defendant is a person with mental retardation. The court may order the defendant to submit to an examination by experts appointed under this article. Art. 46B.07. INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL. (a) The defendant and the state are entitled to appeal an order of a court making a finding described by Article 46B.05(b) or the court's decision not to make a finding under that article. (b) The court of criminal appeals shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of the appeals process established by this article. (c) An appeal under this article is a direct appeal to the court of criminal appeals, and the court of criminal appeals, as provided by court rule, shall give priority to the review of an appeal under this article over other cases before the court. (2) Strike SECTION 2 of the bill and substitute the following: SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999 and applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs before the effective date. (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.