Amend CSHB 1798 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 6, line 13, strike "(a)".
(2) On page 6, strike lines 24 and 25.
(3) Strike page 6, line 26 through page 7, line 8, and substitute the following:
Sec. 12.0141. VALIDITY OF PETITION. (a) For a petition under Section 12.014(1) to be valid, the petition must:
(1) include the following, or a substantially similar, statement on each page of the petition that precedes the space reserved for signatures: "This petition is to request that a local control commission be appointed for the purpose of proposing a local control plan under which (name of school district) will operate if the plan is approved at an election of voters of the district. The local control commission will be composed of 15 residents of the district."; and
(2) designate one or more persons as lead petitioner.
(b) Each person who is designated as a lead petitioner must be qualified to seek election or appointment to the board of trustees of the school district.
(4) On page 7, line 11, strike "12.014(a)(2)" and substitute "12.014(2)".
(5) On page 7, line 17, strike "12.014(a)(1)" and substitute "12.014(1)".
(6) On page 7, lines 22 and 23, strike ", provided that the petition designates one or more persons as lead petitioner".
(7) On page 8, lines 15 and 16, strike "and the petition designates one or more persons as lead petitioner,".
(8) Strike page 8, line 26 through page 9, line 2.