Amend CSSB 1579 (Senate committee printing) in ARTICLE 12 of the bill as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 12.01 of the article, in added Section 403.105(b-1), Government Code (page 13, lines 10 through 11), strike "The legislature may appropriate money in the fund, including the available earnings" and substitute "Notwithstanding the limitations and requirements of Section 403.1068, the legislature may appropriate money in the fund, including the corpus and available earnings".

(2)  In SECTION 12.02 of the article, in added Section 403.1055(b-1), Government Code (page 13, lines 23 through 24), strike "The legislature may appropriate money in the fund, including the available earnings" and substitute "Notwithstanding the limitations and requirements of Section 403.1068, the legislature may appropriate money in the fund, including the corpus and available earnings".

(3)  In SECTION 12.03 of the article, in added Section 403.106(b-1), Government Code (page 13, lines 36 through 37), strike "The legislature may appropriate money in the fund, including the available earnings" and substitute "Notwithstanding the limitations and requirements of Section 403.1068, the legislature may appropriate money in the fund, including the corpus and available earnings".