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.