Amend CSSB 601 (house committee printing) as follows:
            (1)  In Article 4.51, Insurance Code, as added by
SECTION 1 of the bill, following Subdivision (13) (page 6, between
lines 22 and 23), insert the following:
      (14)  "Strategic investment area" means an area of this state
that qualifies as a strategic investment area under Subchapter O,
Chapter 171, Tax Code, or, after the expiration of that subchapter,
an area that qualified as a strategic investment area under that
subchapter immediately before its expiration.
      (15)  "Strategic investment business" means a qualified
business that has its principal business operations located in one
or more strategic investment areas and intends to maintain business
operations in the strategic investment areas after receipt of the
investment by the certified capital company.
      (2)  In Article 4.56, Insurance Code, as added by SECTION 1
of the bill, at the end of Subsection (b) (page 9, line 24), insert
the following: "At least 30 percent of the amount of qualified
investments required by Subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this article
must be placed in a strategic investment business."
      (3)  In Article 4.57, Insurance Code, as added by SECTION 1
of the bill, in Subsection (a) (page 11, line 24), strike "or an
early stage business" and substitute ", an early stage business, or
a strategic investment business".
            (4)  In Article 4.57, Insurance Code, as added by
SECTION 1 of the bill, in Subsection (b) (page 12, line 1), strike
"or an early stage business" and substitute ", an early stage
business, or a strategic investment business".
            (5)  In Article 4.57, Insurance Code, as added by
SECTION 1 of the bill, in Subsection (c) (page 12, line 10), strike
"or an early stage business" and substitute ", an early stage
business, or a strategic investment business".