Amend CSHB 1690 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
(4) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(5) "State employee" means an individual, other than a state officer, who is employed by:
(A) a state agency;
(B) the Supreme Court of Texas, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, a court of appeals, or the Texas Judicial Council; or
(C) either house of the legislature or a legislative agency, council, or committee, including the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Legislative Council, the State Auditor's Office, and the Legislative Reference Library.
(6) "State officer" means an elected officer, an appointed officer, a salaried appointed officer, an appointed officer of a major state agency, or the executive head of a state agency.
(2) On page 1, line 22, strike "305,".
(3) On page 1, line 23, between "2004" and ";", insert "committed by a state officer or a state employee in connection with the powers and duties of the state office or state employment or by a candidate for state office".
(4) On page 2, strike lines 10-12 and substitute the following:
(a) Unless another state agency is designated as having primary responsibility for an investigation of a complaint alleging an offense against public administration, an investigation of a formal or informal complaint alleging an offense against public administration under this subchapter shall be conducted by an officer of the Texas Rangers. If a state agency other than the Texas Rangers has primary responsibility for an investigation of a complaint alleging an offense against public administration, the Texas Rangers shall provide assistance if assistance is requested by that state agency.
(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent the state auditor from conducting an investigation under Chapter 321, including an investigation of a formal or informal complaint alleging an offense against public administration.
(5) On page 2, line 13, strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".
(6) On page 2, line 24, strike "41.353(b)" and substitute "41.353(c)".
(7) On page 3, at the end of line 6, insert the following:
A prosecutor may be selected under this section only with the prosecutor's consent to the appointment.
(8) On page 4, line 11, strike "resides" and substitute "resided at the time the offense was committed".
(9) On page 5, line 2, strike "41.353(b)" and substitute "41.353(c)".