Amend CSSJR 49, in SECTION 1, by striking proposed Section 
17(b), Article XVI, Texas Constitution (committee printing, page 1, 
lines 19-28), and substituting the following:
	(b)  Following the expiration of a term of an appointive 
office that is filled by appointment by the Governor and subject to 
the advice and consent of the Senate, the period for which the 
officer shall continue to perform the duties of office under 
Subsection (a) of this section ends when and if, during a regular or 
special session of the legislature, the Senate by a vote of 
two-thirds of the members present adopts a resolution declaring an 
end to the officer's service.  A person whose service ends under 
this subsection may not be appointed by the Governor before the next 
regular session following the adoption of the resolution to fill a 
vacancy in:
		(1)  the office for which service is ended under this 
subsection; or 
		(2)  if the office for which service is ended under this 
subsection is a position on a board, commission, or similar state 
entity composed of multiple members, any other membership position 
on that board, commission, or entity.