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	Amend SB 903 as follows:                                                     

(1)  In the recital to SECTION 5 of the bill (page 3, line 	15), strike "Section 751.006(g), Government Code, is" and 
substitute "Sections 751.006(a) and (g), Government Code, are".
	(2)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, immediately before amended 
Subsection (g), Section 751.006, Government Code (page 3, between 
lines 16 and 17), insert the following:
	(a)  The director may employ staff necessary to carry out the 
director's powers and duties under this chapter.  Except as 
provided by Section 751.004, regarding the appointment of the 
director, the board shall approve the hiring of all employees for 
the office.  The director or the director's designee shall provide 
to office employees, as often as necessary, information regarding 
their qualification for employment under this chapter and their 
responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of 
conduct for state employees.