Strike Section 8 and replace with SECTION 8:
SECTION 8: Section 2054.253, Government Code, as added by
Chapter 342, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001,
is amended by amending Subsection (a) to read as follows:
(a) The authority consists of the comptroller, who serves ex
officio, or the designee of the comptroller, and a board member who
serves at the pleasure of the governor, and 15 members appointed by
the governor, as follows:
[a representative of each of the following state officers or
agencies appointed by the state officer or the governing body of the
agency: [(A) the comptroller; and [(B) the department];
(2)(1) three representatives of local governments
appointed by the governor, including one representative from a
junior college district;
(3)(2) three representatives of businesses that are
regulated by a state agency or local government, appointed by the
governor, including one representative from a rural area;
(4)(3) four representatives of state agencies,
including an institution of higher education other than a junior
college district, appointed by the governor, including one
representative from a rural area; and
(5)(4) five [three] public members appointed by the
governor, including one representative from a rural area.
Strike Section 11 and replace as follows:
SECTION 11. Section 2054.255, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2054.255. PRESIDING OFFICER. The Governor shall
designateThe member of the authority representing the department
is the presiding officer of the authority to serve at the pleasure
of the Governor.