Amend CSHB 498 (Senate committee printing) by striking all 
below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
	SECTION 1.  (a)  An advisory panel is established to assist 
the Task Force on Indigent Defense established under Subchapter D, 
Chapter 71, Government Code, in conducting a study and preparing a 
report regarding the prevention of wrongful convictions as provided 
by this section.
	(b)  The advisory panel is composed of the following members:                  
		(1)  the director of the Task Force on Indigent 
Defense;                    
		(2)  the chair of the criminal justice committee of the 
senate or a member of the senate designated by the chair;
		(3)  the chair of the jurisprudence committee of the 
senate or a member of the senate designated by the chair;
		(4)  the chair of the criminal jurisprudence committee 
of the house of representatives or a member of the house of 
representatives designated by the chair;
		(5)  the chair of the corrections committee of the 
house of representatives or a member of the house of 
representatives designated by the chair;
		(6)  the executive director of the Texas Criminal 
Defense Lawyers Association or a representative designated by the 
executive director;
		(7)  the president of the Texas District and County 
Attorneys Association or a representative designated by the 
president;
		(8)  the presiding judge of the court of criminal 
appeals or a representative who is designated by the presiding 
judge and who is a judge of the court of criminal appeals;
		(9)  one representative of a public law school in this 
state, chosen by the deans of the public law schools in this state;  
and
		(10)  one employee of the office of the governor, 
appointed by the governor.
	(c)  The director of the Task Force on Indigent Defense is 
the presiding officer of the advisory panel. The advisory panel 
shall meet at the call of the presiding officer but not less than 
three times in person and as needed by telephone conference call.
	(d)  The Task Force on Indigent Defense, with the advice and 
assistance of the advisory panel, shall conduct a study regarding:
		(1)  the causes of wrongful convictions;                                      
		(2)  procedures and programs that may be implemented to 
prevent future wrongful convictions;
		(3)  the effects of state law on wrongful convictions, 
as determined based on state statutes regarding eyewitness 
identification procedures, the recording of custodial 
interrogations, postconviction DNA testing, and writs of habeas 
corpus based on relevant scientific evidence; and
		(4)  whether the creation of an innocence commission to 
investigate wrongful convictions would be appropriate.
	(e)  The Task Force on Indigent Defense may request that an 
entity in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch of state 
government or a political subdivision provide to the advisory panel 
information related to the advisory panel's duties under this 
section.  On the request of the Task Force on Indigent Defense under 
this subsection, an entity may provide information to the advisory 
panel unless the entity is otherwise prohibited from disclosing the 
information.
	(f)  Not later than January 1, 2011, the Task Force on 
Indigent Defense shall prepare a report regarding the results of 
the study conducted under this section and submit the report, after 
consulting with the advisory panel, to the governor, the lieutenant 
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the 
standing committees of each house of the legislature with a 
representative serving on the advisory panel.
	(g)  This section expires October 1, 2011.                                     
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.