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.