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	Amend SB 1601 (senate engrossment) as follows:                               

(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Subsection (b), 	Section 51.824, Education Code (page 3, lines 8-12), strike "the 
council shall select students for admission to the program to 
achieve the purpose of this subchapter, with no more than 30 percent 
of the program openings allocated to students from private or 
independent institutions of higher education." and substitute "as 
appropriate to achieve the purpose of this subchapter the council 
shall select for admission to the program eligible sophomore-level 
students who are enrolled in the participating institutions, with 
not more than 15 percent of the total program openings for any year 
to be allocated to eligible sophomore-level students who are 
enrolled at private or independent institutions of higher 
education."
	(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Subdivision (5), 
Subsection (a), Section 51.826, Education Code (page 4, line 6), 
strike "the date designated by the council" and substitute "a date, 
as designated by the council, that occurs".
	(3)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, in amended Subsection (b), 
Section 51.8265, Education Code (page 5, line 4), strike "(b) An 
identified student" and substitute "(b)  If the student is enrolled 
at a general academic teaching institution or a private or 
independent institution of higher education, an [An] identified 
student".