Amend HB 2542 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                        
	(1)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike amended Subdivisions 
(2) and (3), Subsection (b), Section 487.021, Government Code (page 
1, lines 36 through 47), and substitute the following:
		(2)  three public members appointed by the [lieutenant] 
governor from a list of nominees submitted by the lieutenant 
governor; [and]
		(3)  three public members appointed by the governor 
from a list of nominees submitted by the speaker of the house of 
representatives; and
	(2)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike added Subsection (b-1), 
Section 487.021, Government Code (page 1, lines 50 and 51), and 
substitute the following:
	(b-1)  The individuals nominated by the lieutenant governor 
and the speaker of the house of representatives must reside in a 
rural city or county and be interested in rural issues.  In making 
an appointment under Subsection (b)(2) or (3), the governor may 
reject one or more of the nominees on a list submitted by the 
lieutenant governor or the speaker of the house of representatives 
and request a new list of different nominees.