Amend CSSB 353 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
      (1)  On page 1, line 20 (in proposed Section 51.831(l)),
strike "public".
      (2)  On page 1, strike lines 39 and 40 (proposed Section
51.832(6)) and substitute the following subdivisions:
            "(6)  "Eligible private or independent engineering
institution" means a private or independent institution of higher
education that offers a baccalaureate degree program in electrical
engineering that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology.
            (7)  "General academic teaching institution" has the
meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
            (8)  "Private or independent institution of higher
education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.".
      (3)  On page 1, line 47 (in proposed Section 51.833(a)(1)),
strike "eligible institutions" and substitute "eligible engineering
institutions, eligible computer science institutions".
      (4)  On page 2, strike lines 49 and 50 (in proposed Section
51.837(a)) and substitute "as described by Subsection (c) on a
competitive, peer-review basis to eligible engineering
institutions, eligible computer science institutions, and eligible
private or independent engineering institutions meeting the
requirements of Subsection (d) to:".
      (5)  On page 3, between lines 13 and 14 (at the end of
proposed Section 51.837), insert the following subsections:
      (c)  The coordinating board may award a grant under this
section only to fund a new project or activity or the expansion or
enhancement of an existing project or activity.  The coordinating
board may not award a grant under this section to replace current
funding for an existing project or activity.
      (d)  To receive a grant awarded under this section, an
eligible private or independent engineering institution must match
the amount of the grant with an equal amount of contributions made
by that institution for the project or activity for which the grant
is awarded.
      (6)  On page 3, lines 25 and 26 (in proposed Section
51.839(a)), strike "engineering or computer science".
      (7)  On page 3, between lines 40 and 41 (in proposed Section
51.840), insert the following new subsection:
      (b)  An evaluation under this section must include an
evaluation of the level of participation in the grant program by
eligible private or independent engineering institutions.
      (8)  On page 3, lines 41 through 48, redesignate current
Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of proposed Section 51.840 as
Subsections (c), (d), and (e).