Amend CSHB 2826 as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 22, strike "33.41" and insert "6.30".

(2)  On page 1, line 22, insert "Article 103.0031, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure" between the comma and "or".

(3)  On page 3, line 11, delete "governing body of the".

(4)  Delete lines 25 through 27 on page 3 and replace them with the following:

"the reasons the legal services cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the political subdivision;"

(5)  On page 4, line 9, delete the colon and replace with "the matters listed in Subsection (a)(1)."

(6)  Delete lines 10 through 15 on page 4.

(7)  On page 4, at the end of line 23, insert "and".

(8)  On page 5, line 3, delete "; and" and insert ".".

(9)  Delete lines 4 through 7 on page 5.

(10)  Delete lines 21 and 22 on page 5 and renumber the following paragraphs accordingly.

(11)  On page 5, line 25, insert "and".

(12)  On page 5, line 27, delete "; and" and insert ".".

(13)  Delete lines 1 and 2 on page 6.

(14)  On page 9, line 12, insert:

"A contract that is submitted to and approved by the attorney general under Section 2254.1038 cannot later be declared void under this section."