Amend CSHB 2493 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) Strike page 1, line 5, through page 8, line 25, and add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 472.001, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 472.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to:
(1) the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy;
(2) the Texas Board of Professional Engineers; [and]
(3) the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners; and
(4) the State Securities Board.
SECTION ____. Section 472.110(d), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) An agency shall remit all administrative penalties collected by the agency to the comptroller for deposit in the general revenue fund. This subsection does not apply to the State Securities Board.
SECTION ____. The Securities Act (Article 581-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is amended by adding Sections 44, 45, and 46 to read as follows:
Sec. 44. SELF-DIRECTED AND SEMI-INDEPENDENT STATUS. The State Securities Board has self-directed and semi-independent status as provided under Chapter 472, Government Code.
Sec. 45. REPORT TO BOARD. Periodically, the Commissioner shall submit to the members of the Board, as directed by the Board members, a report of the receipts and expenditures of the agency.
Sec. 46. REFUND OF REGISTRATION FEE. If the Commissioner or Board determines that all or part of a registration fee should be refunded, the refund shall be made by warrant on the state treasury from the fund into which the registration fee was deposited.
(2) On page 8, line 26, strike "D, G, K, and O" and substitute "D, G, and K".
(3) Strike page 9, line 27, through page 10, line 10.
(4) On page 11, line 22, strike "J and N" and substitute "J, M, and N".
(5) On page 11, lines 25-27, strike "Section 45, The Securities Act (Article 581-45, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as added by this Act," and substitute "Chapter 472, Government Code,".
(6) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.