Amend HB 1839, on third reading, as follows:
      (1)  On page 4, lines 5-7, strike "income earned from
investment of the higher education fund in the preceding state
fiscal year as certified by the comptroller", and substitute
"portion of the total return on all investment assets of the higher
education fund in the preceding state fiscal year equal to the
percentage of the total return on all investment assets of the
permanent fund for tobacco education and enforcement that
constitutes available earnings as determined by the comptroller
under Section 403.1068, Government Code, in that year".
      (2)  On page 4, lines 23-25, strike "income earned from
investment of the higher education fund in the preceding state
fiscal year as certified by the comptroller", and substitute
"amount provided by Subsection (a)(1) or Subsection (c), as
applicable to that state fiscal year".
      (3)  On page 5, lines 17, strike "income from the".
      (4)  On page 5, lines 19-20, strike "the amount of income
earned and gains realized from the investment" and substitute "the
total return".
      (5)  On page 6, lines 1-3, strike "in order to ensure that
Texas and its workforce remain at the forefront of scientific and
technological innovation".
      (6)  On page 7, line 23, between "62.025" and "in", insert
"or Section 62.054".
      (7)  On page 7, line 25, between "62.025" and "and", insert
"or Section 62.054".