Amend SB 1543 (house committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill as follows:
(1) In added Section 2256.0204(a), Government Code (page 1, line 9), strike "senior secured".
(2) In added Section 2256.0204(a)(1), Government Code (page 1, line 15), after the semicolon, add "or".
(3) In added Section 2256.0204(a), Government Code, strike Subdivisions (2) and (3) (page 1, lines 16-20).
(4) In added Section 2256.0204(a), Government Code (page 1, line 21), strike "(4)" and substitute "(2)".
(5) In added Section 2256.0204, Government Code, strike Subsection (c) (page 2, lines 1-11) and substitute the following:
(c) In addition to authorized investments permitted by this subchapter, an independent school district subject to this section may purchase, sell, and invest its funds and funds under its control in corporate bonds that, at the time of purchase, are rated by a nationally recognized investment rating firm "AA-" or the equivalent and have a stated final maturity that is not later than the third anniversary of the date the corporate bonds were purchased.
(6) In added Section 2256.0204(d)(1), Government Code (page 2, line 17), after the semicolon, add "or".
(7) In added Section 2256.0204(d)(2), Government Code (page 2, line 20), strike "; or" and substitute ".".
(8) In added Section 2256.0204(d), Government Code, strike Subdivision (3) (page 2, lines 21-22).
(9) In added Section 2256.0204(e)(1), Government Code (page 2, line 27), after the semicolon, add "and".
(10) In added Section 2256.0204(e)(2), Government Code (page 3, line 5), strike "; and" and substitute ".".
(11) In added Section 2256.0204(e), Government Code, strike Subdivision (3) (page 3, lines 6-8).
(12) In added Section 2256.0204(f)(1), Government Code (page 3, line 17), strike "AA" and substitute "AA-".
(13) In added Section 2256.0204, Government Code, strike Subsection (g) (page 3, lines 20-21).