Amend CSSB 940 (Senate committee printing) as follows: (1) On page 1, line 23, in proposed Section 51.821 insert the following, and renumber subsequent subsections accordingly: (3) "Private or independent institution of higher education" means an institution as defined by Section 61.003(15) that grants baccalaureate degrees and offers a program in premedical education. (2) On page 2, line 30, in proposed Section 51.824(a)(9), Education Code, between "institution" and "as", insert "or private or independent institution of higher education". (3) On page 2, strike lines 33 through 39 (proposed Section 51.824(b), Education Code) and substitute the following: (b) From each general academic teaching institution, the council annually shall select for admission to the program at least two eligible undergraduate students who are enrolled as freshmen at that institution. The council shall allocate 10 percent of the total program openings on a rotation basis to private or independent institutions of higher educaton. The council shall allocate the remaining program openings to general academic teaching institutions in proportion to the average size of each institution's entering freshman class during the four-year period preceding the allocation. (4) On page 2, line 68, in proposed Section 51.826(1), Education Code, between "institution" and "not", insert "or a private or independent institution of higher education". (5) On page 3, line 6, in proposed Section 51.826(3), Education Code, between "institution" and the semi-colon (;), insert "or a private or independent institution of higher education". (6) On page 3, line 9, in proposed Section 51.826(4), Education Code, between "institution" and the semi-colon (;), insert "or a private or independent institution of higher education". (7) On page 3, line 26, in proposed Section 51.827(a)(1)(A), Education Code, between "institution" and the semi-colon (;), insert "or the private or independent institution of higher education". (8) On page 4, line 15, in proposed Section 51.829(a)(5), Education Code, between "institutions" and "as", insert "or private or independent institutions of higher education". (9) On page 4, line 19, in proposed Section 51.829(a)(6), Education Code, between "institutions" and "as", insert "or private or independent institutions of higher education". (10) On page 4, after the proposed Section 51.830, Education Code, insert a new Section 51.831 to read as follows, and renumber subsequent sections accordingly: Sec. 51.831. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Each private or independent institution of higher education must enter into an agreement with the council under which the institution agrees to: (1) provide academic counseling to a participating student enrolled at that institution; (2) as soon as praticable, implement or expand appropriate degree programs as necessary to provide participating students with sufficient preparation for enrollment in participating medical schools; (3) select a faculty director to assist in implementing the program at the istitution and in implementing or expanding the institution's degree programs as necessary under Subdivision (2); and (4) provide a scholarship to a participating student in the amount required for a participating student attending a general academic teaching institution, but not to exceed the amount of tuition and fees that the student is charged. (11) On page 5, line 9 of proposed Section 51.833(3), Education Code, between "institution" and "or" insert a comma (,) and the following words "a private or independent institution of higher education".