Amend SB 1227 on third reading as follows:                                   
	(1)  In the SECTION of the bill adding Section 56.3071, 
Education Code, strike added Subsection (b), Section 56.3071, and 
substitute the following:
	(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a student enrolled in a 
private or independent institution of higher education may not 
receive a TEXAS grant under this subchapter and a tuition 
equalization grant under Subchapter F, Chapter 61, for the same 
semester or other term, regardless of whether the student is 
otherwise eligible for both grants during that semester or term.  A 
student who but for this subsection would be awarded both a TEXAS 
grant and a tuition equalization grant for the same semester or 
other term is entitled to receive only the grant of the greater 
amount. This subsection does not apply to a grant recipient who is 
enrolled in an eligible institution at which 40 percent or more of 
the total number of the institution's students are members of 
ethnic or racial groups that are underrepresented among 
undergraduate students at public or private institutions of higher 
education in this state.
	(1)  In the SECTION of the bill adding Section 61.227, 
Education Code, strike added Subsection (d), Section 61.227, and 
substitute the following:
	(d)  Notwithstanding any other law, a student enrolled in a 
private or independent institution of higher education may not 
receive a tuition equalization grant under this subchapter and a 
TEXAS grant under Subchapter M, Chapter 56, for the same semester or 
other term, regardless of whether the student is otherwise eligible 
for both grants during that semester or term. A student who but for 
this subsection would be awarded both a tuition equalization grant 
and a TEXAS grant for the same semester or other term is entitled to 
receive only the grant of the greater amount. This subsection does 
not apply to a grant recipient who is enrolled in an approved 
institution at which 40 percent or more of the total number of the 
institution's students are members of ethnic or racial groups that 
are underrepresented among undergraduate students at public or 
private institutions of higher education in this state.