Amend Floor Amendment No. 64 to CSHB 7 by adding an additional 
SECTION as follows:
	SECTION ____.  Section 489.213, Government Code, as added by 
S.B. 275 of the 78th Regular Session is amended by amending 
Subsections (b) and (e) and adding Subsection (h) to read as 
follows:
	(b)  In determining eligible products and [small] 
businesses, the bank shall give special preference to products or 
businesses in the areas of semiconductors, nanotechnology,
biotechnology, and biomedicine that have the greatest likelihood of 
commercial success, job creation, and job retention in this state.  
The bank shall give further preference to providing financing to 
projects or businesses that are:
		(1)  grantees under the small business innovation 
research program established under 15 U.S.C. Section 638, as 
amended;
		(2)  companies formed in this state to commercialize 
research funded at least in part with state funds;
		(3)  applicants that have acquired other sources of 
financing;              
		(4)  companies formed in this state and receiving 
assistance from designated state small business development 
centers; or
		(5)  applicants who are residents of this state doing 
business in this state and performing financed activities 
predominantly in this state.
	(e)  The board may appoint an advisory committee of experts 
in the areas of semiconductors, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and 
biomedicine to review projects and businesses seeking financing 
from the bank.
	(h)  Any business in this state may be eligible for funding 
through the small business incubator fund if it is determined to 
have a substantial likelihood of developing and expanding the 
opportunities for small businesses in the semiconductor, nanotech, 
biotech, or biomedicine industries in Texas.