Amend HB 4275 (Senate committee report) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 2306.6710(b), Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  If an application satisfies the threshold criteria, the 
department shall score and rank the application using a point 
system that:
		(1)  prioritizes in descending order criteria 
regarding:                    
			(A)  financial feasibility of the development 
based on the supporting financial data required in the application 
that will include a project underwriting pro forma from the 
permanent or construction lender;
			(B)  quantifiable community participation with 
respect to the development, evaluated on the basis of written 
statements from any neighborhood organizations on record with the 
state or county in which the development is to be located and whose 
boundaries contain the proposed development site;
			(C)  the income levels of tenants of the 
development;                      
			(D)  the size and quality of the units;                                      
			(E)  the commitment of development funding by 
local political subdivisions;
			(F)  [the level of community support for the 
application, evaluated on the basis of written statements from the 
state representative or the state senator that represents the 
district containing the proposed development site;
			[(G)]  the rent levels of the units;                        
			(G) [(H)]  the cost of the development by square 
foot;
			(H) [(I)]  the services to be provided to tenants 
of the development; and
			(I) [(J)]  whether, at the time the complete 
application is submitted or at any time within the two-year period 
preceding the date of submission, the proposed development site is 
located in an area declared to be a disaster under Section 418.014;
		(2)  uses criteria imposing penalties on applicants or 
affiliates who have requested extensions of department deadlines 
relating to developments supported by housing tax credit 
allocations made in the application round preceding the current 
round or a developer or principal of the applicant that has been 
removed by the lender, equity provider, or limited partners for its 
failure to perform its obligations under the loan documents or 
limited partnership agreement; and 
		(3)  encourages applicants to provide free notary 
public service to the residents of the developments for which the 
allocation of housing tax credits is requested.
	SECTION ____.  Sections 2306.6710(f) and 2306.6718(b), 
Government Code, are repealed.