Amend HB 2061 by striking all below the enacting clause and
substituting the following:
      SECTION 1.  Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 443.0081 to read as follows:
      Sec. 443.0081.  HISTORICAL REPRESENTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a)  To ensure that the diverse history of Texas is accurately
represented in the Capitol Complex, the historical representation
advisory committee shall provide guidance to the board on the
addition of monuments to the Capitol Complex.
      (b)  The advisory committee consists of the following 12
members:
            (1)  four members appointed by the governor;
            (2)  four members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
and
            (3)  four members appointed by the speaker of the house
of representatives.
      (c)  In making appointments under this section, the governor,
the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives shall attempt to include African American Texans,
Hispanic American Texans, Native American Texans, female Texans,
and Texans exemplifying rural heritage.
      (d)  The governor shall designate the presiding officer of
the committee from among the members of the committee.  The
presiding officer serves a term of two years.
      (e)  A member of the advisory committee serves at the
pleasure of the appointing officer and serves without compensation
or reimbursement of expenses.
      (f)  The advisory committee shall conduct meetings the
committee considers necessary to provide guidance under this
section.  The board shall provide necessary administrative support
to the advisory committee.
      (g)  Subject to the approval of the board, the advisory
committee shall develop its own bylaws under which it shall
operate.
      (h)  Chapter 2110 does not apply to the advisory committee.
      (i)  The advisory committee is subject to the open meetings
law, Chapter 551.
      (j)  The advisory committee is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas
Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that
chapter, the advisory committee is abolished September 1, 2007.
      (k)  The advisory committee shall:
            (1)  collect information relating to each proposed
monument to the Capitol Complex; and
            (2)  in cooperation with the chair of the history
department at Prairie View A&M University, at The University of
Texas at Austin, or at any other land grant university in the
state, as determined by the committee, ensure the:
                  (A)  historical accuracy of any proposed
monument; and
                  (B)  equitable representation of all Texans,
including but not limited to, African slaves, African Americans,
Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, women in Texas history, and
Texans exemplifying military service and rural heritage in
additional monuments to the Capitol Complex.
      (l)  In this section, "monument" has the meaning assigned by
Section 443.015, as added by Chapter 1141, Acts of the 75th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.
      SECTION 2.  Not later than January 1, 2002, the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives shall make appointments to the historical
representation advisory committee under Section 443.0081,
Government Code, as added by this Act.
      SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2001.