Amend SB 322, on third reading, as follows:
      (1)  In Article 1 of the bill, add an appropriately numbered
SECTION to read as follows and renumber existing SECTIONS
accordingly:
      SECTION ___. Section 2306.092, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
      Sec. 2306.092.  DUTIES REGARDING CERTAIN PROGRAMS CREATED
UNDER FEDERAL LAW. The department<, through the community affairs
division, or any other division> shall<:>
            <(1)  maintain communication with local governments and
act as an advocate for local governments at the state and federal
levels;>
            <(2)  assist local governments with advisory and
technical services;>
            <(3)  provide financial aid to local governments and
combinations of local governments for programs that are authorized
to receive assistance;>
            <(4)  provide information about and referrals for state
and federal programs and services that affect local governments;>
            <(5)  administer, conduct, or jointly sponsor
educational and training programs for local government officials;>
            <(6)  conduct research on problems of general concern
to local governments;>
            <(7)  collect, publish, and distribute information
useful to local governments, including information on:>
                  <(A)  local government finances and employment;>
                  <(B)  housing;>
                  <(C)  population characteristics; and>
                  <(D)  land-use patterns;>
            <(8)  encourage cooperation among local governments as
appropriate;>
            <(9)  advise and inform the governor and the
legislature about the affairs of local governments and recommend
necessary action;>
            <(10)  assist the governor in coordinating federal and
state activities affecting local governments;>
            <(11)>  administer, as appropriate:
            (1) <(A)>  state responsibilities for programs created
under the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
Section 2701 et seq.);
            (2) <(B)>  programs assigned to the department under
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Pub.L. No. 97-35);
and
            (3) <(C)>  other federal acts creating economic
opportunity programs assigned to the department<;>
            <(12)  develop a consumer education program to educate
consumers on executory contract transactions for conveyance of real
property used or to be used as the consumer's residence;>
            <(13)  adopt rules that are necessary and proper to
carry out programs and responsibilities assigned by the legislature
or the governor; and>
            <(14)  perform other duties relating to local
government that are assigned by the legislature or the governor>.
      (2)  In Article 1 of the bill, in the SECTION that repeals
sections of Chapter 2306, Government Code, strike "2306.052(d), and
2306.092" and substitute "and 2306.052(d)".