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Amend CSSB 12 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                        
	(1)  In Section 1.07 of the bill, in added Subchapter D, 
Chapter 2262, Government Code (page 5, between lines 8 and 9), 
insert added Section 2262.157 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2262.157.  HIRING PREFERENCE PROVISION FOR CERTAIN 
LARGE CONTRACTS.  If a state agency determines that a proposed 
contract or proposed contract amendment would outsource existing 
services or functions performed by the agency that have a value of 
$10,000,000 or more, or that would lead to the loss of 100 or more 
existing state employee positions, the contract or contract 
amendment must contain a provision that requires the contractor to 
give preference in hiring to former employees of a state agency:
		(1)  whose employment is terminated because of the 
contract or contract amendment; and
		(2)  who satisfy the contractor's hiring criteria for 
that position. 
	(2)  In Section 1.14(b) of the bill (page 6, lines 22-23), 
strike "and 2262.155" and substitute "2262.155, and 2262.157".