Amend CSHB 20 (house committee report) on page 6, between lines 24 and 25, by inserting the following:

(b-1)  In making appointments under Subsection (b) of this section, the speaker and the lieutenant governor shall consider members that reflect diverse constituencies with respect to:

(1)  geographic areas in the state;

(2)  gender; and

(3)  ethnicity.