Amend CSSB 311 by striking SECTION 4.18 of the bill (House
Committee Printing, page 49, lines 10-20) and substituting the
following:
      SECTION 4.18. Section 2170.004, Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
      Sec. 2170.004.  CONTRACTS WITH ENTITIES OTHER THAN STATE
AGENCIES. The department <commission> may contract for use of the
consolidated telecommunications system with:
            (1)  each house of the legislature;
            (2)  a legislative agency;
            (3)  an agency that is not a state agency as defined by
Section 2151.002; <and>
            (4)  a political subdivision, including a county,
municipality, or district; and
            (5)  a private institution of higher education
accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, as defined by
Section 61.003, Education Code, that:
                  (A)  engages in distance learning, as defined by
Section 57.021, Utilities Code; and
                  (B)  receives federal funds for distance learning
initiatives.