Amend HB 2157, Committee Printing, as follows:                               
	(1) On page 1, line 5, strike "Section 56.003 (b), Government 
Code, is" and substitute "Sections 56.003 (b) and (f), Government 
Code, are".
	(2) On page 1, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:                  
	(f) The court of criminal appeals shall grant legal funds to 
statewide professional associations of prosecuting attorneys, 
criminal defense attorneys who regularly represent indigent 
defendants in criminal matters, and justices of the peace, and 
other entities.  The association's or entity's [whose] purposes 
must include providing continuing legal education, technical 
assistance, and other support programs.