Amend SB 1303 as follows:                                                    
	(1)  Strike SECTION 1 of the bill and number the subsequent 
sections appropriately.
	(2)  Strike SECTION 3 of the bill and replace with a new 
SECTION 3 to read as follows:
	SECTION 3.  Section 152.032, Local Government Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to 
read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and 
(d), the amount of the compensation and allowances of a county 
auditor may not exceed the amount of the compensation and 
allowances received from all sources by the highest paid elected 
county officer, other than a judge of a statutory county court, 
whose salary and allowances are set by the commissioners court.
	(d)  Except as provided by subsection (b), the amount of the 
compensation and allowances of a county auditor may be set in an 
amount that exceeds the limit established in subsection (a) if the 
compensation and allowances are approved by the commissioners court 
of the county.