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	Amend Amendment No. 60 by Rodriguez to CSHB 3 (page 31 of the 

amendment packet) by striking the text of the amendment and 

substituting the following:

	Amend CSHB 3 as follows:                                                       

	(1)  On page 22, line 22, strike "and".                                 

	(2)  On page 22, line 25, strike the underlined period and 

substitute the following:



; and                                                                  

		(3)  the actual out of pocket expenses of the attorney, 

not to exceed $500 per case, of providing pro bono legal services to 

a person, but only if the attorney maintains records of the pro bono 

services for auditing purposes in accordance with the manner in 

which those services are reported to the State Bar of Texas.

	(3)  On page 26, between lines 19 and 20, insert the 

following:              

		(4-a)  "Pro bono services" means the direct provision of 

legal services to the poor, without an expectation of compensation.

		(4-b)  "Out of pocket expenses" means, for purposes of 

Subsection (g-3)(3), expenses incurred by the attorney in relation 

to a case, including:

			(A)  postage expenses;                                                

			(B)  telephone calls;                                                 

			(C)  faxes; and                                                       

			(D)  paper and other office supplies.