Amend the Swinford Amendment No. 47 to CSSB 1952 as follows:                 
	(1)  On page 3, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:                 
	SECTION 5B.05.  FUNDS TRANSFER.  The Texas Department of 
Criminal Justice shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 
with the select committee on prison privatization to provide the 
committee with not less than $250,000 from the department's budget 
for the biennium ending August 31, 2005.  The select committee shall 
use funds received from the department under this section to hire 
technical assistance that is professional and unbiased and that 
will assist the committee in performing its duties under this 
Article.  The department and the committee shall enter into the 
memorandum of understanding not later than October 1, 2003.  The 
memorandum must specify that the funds will be transferred to the 
select committee according to a schedule established by the 
committee.
	(2)  On page 3, line 12, strike "5B.05" and substitute 
"5B.06".