Amend the committee amendment to SB 1268 by striking the text
of the amendment (house committee report, page 3, lines 2-15) and
substituting the following:
      Amend SB 1268 as follows:
      (1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section
2166.1258(b), Government Code (house committee report, page 1, line
15), strike "any other <the bonding or>" and substitute "the
bonding or".
      (2) Strike SECTION 2 of the bill (Engrossed version, page 1,
lines 18-23) and substitute the following:
      SECTION 2. Section 2253.021, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:
      (f) A governmental entity may not require a contractor for
any public building or other construction contract to obtain a
surety bond from any specific insurance or surety company, agent,
or broker.
      (g) For the purposes of this section, the General Services
Commission shall establish a program to provide surety technical
assistance services for the benefit of small businesses and
historically underutilized businesses.  The commission may contract
with insurance companies, surety companies, agents, or brokers to
implement this program.