Amend CSHB 2826 as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 10, strike "(a) and (b)" and insert "(a), (b), and (c)".

(2)  On page 1, insert the following between lines 20 and 21:

(c)  This subchapter does not apply to a contract:

(1)  with a state agency to collect an obligation under Section 2107.003(b), (c), or (c-1); [or]

(2)  for legal services entered into by an institution of higher education under Section 153.006, Education Code; or

(3)  for legal services provided to a school district under Subchapter M, Chapter 403.