Amend CSHB 1754 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill as follows:
(1) In added Section 79.001(3), Government Code (page 1, line 27), strike "agency" and substitute "permanent standing committee of the council".
(2) In added Section 79.002, Government Code (page 1, lines 60 through 61), strike ". The commission is an agency in the judicial branch of this state" and substitute "as a permanent standing committee of the council".
(3) Strike added Section 79.003, Government Code (page 2, lines 1 through 4).
(4) In added Section 79.011(b), Government Code (page 2, line 10), strike "79.038" and substitute "79.033(b)".
(5) Strike added Section 79.033, Government Code (page 3, lines 58 through 61), and substitute the following:
Sec. 79.033. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT; SUPPORT; BUDGET. (a) The commission is administratively attached to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
(b) The office of court administration shall provide administrative support services, including human resources, budgetary, accounting, purchasing, payroll, information technology, and legal support services, to the commission as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(c) The commission, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Legislative Budget Board, shall prepare, approve, and submit a legislative appropriations request that is separate from the legislative appropriations request for the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and is used to develop the commission's budget structure. The commission shall maintain the legislative appropriations request and budget structure separately from those of the office of court administration.
(6) Strike added Section 79.038, Government Code (page 6, lines 32 through 35).