H.C.R. No. 290



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, House Bill No. 2425 has been adopted by the house of 
representatives and the senate and is being prepared for 
enrollment; and
	WHEREAS, The bill contains technical errors that should be 
corrected; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED by the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas, That 
the enrolling clerk of the house of representatives be instructed 
to correct House Bill No. 2425 as follows:
		(1)  In Section 19(f), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal 
Procedure, as amended by SECTION 3 of the bill, strike "to the 
credit of the sexual assault program established under Section 
44.0061, Health and Safety Code." and substitute "to the credit of 
the sexual assault program fund established under Section 420.008, 
Government [44.0061, Health and Safety] Code.".
		(2)  In Section 661.152(e), Government Code, as amended 
by Senate Floor Amendment No. 7, strike "subsection, "duty" means" 
and substitute "subsection, "duty day" means".
		(3)  In Section 661.202(b), Government Code, as amended 
by Senate Floor Amendment No. 7, strike "subsection, "duty" means" 
and substitute "subsection, "duty day" means".
		(4)  Strike Section 403.413(b), Government Code, as 
amended by Senate Floor Amendment No. 12, and substitute the 
following:
	(b)  In determining eligible products and [small] 
businesses, the board shall give special preference to products or 
businesses in the areas of semiconductors, nanotechnology,
biotechnology, and biomedicine that have the greatest likelihood of 
commercial success, job creation, and job retention in this state.  
The board shall give further preference to providing financing to 
projects or businesses that are:
		(1)  grantees under the small business innovation 
research program established under 15 U.S.C. Section 638, as 
amended;
		(2)  companies formed in this state to commercialize 
research funded at least in part with state funds;
		(3)  applicants that have acquired other sources of 
financing;              
		(4)  companies formed in this state and receiving 
assistance from designated state small business development 
centers;  or
		(5)  applicants who are residents of this state doing 
business in this state and performing financed activities 
predominantly in this state.

                                                                          McCall




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 290 was adopted by the House on June 
1, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 290 was adopted by the Senate on 
June 2, 2003, by a viva-voce vote.

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                                                      Secretary of the Senate   



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