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.