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Amend CSHB 5 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 8, between "members" and the colon, insert "appointed by the governor".
(2) Strike ", appointed by the governor" and substitute "[, appointed by the governor]" in each of the following places it appears:
(A) on page 1:
(i) lines 12 and 13;
(ii) line 15;
(iii) lines 17 and 18; and
(iv) lines 22 and 23; and
(B) on page 2:
(i) line 1;
(ii) line 3;
(iii) line 5;
(iv) lines 7 and 8;
(v) lines 11 and 12;
(vi) line 15;
(vii) line 18; and
(viii) lines 19 and 20.
(3) On page 2, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
(8-a) one county clerk of a county with a population of less than 60,000;
(8-b) one sheriff of a county with a population of less than 60,000;
(4) Strike page 2, lines 21 through 26, and substitute the following:
(13) one hospital administrator employed by a licensed hospital located in a county with a population of less than 60,000 [member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives]; and
(14) one representative from an electric cooperative providing broadband [state senator, appointed by the lieutenant governor].
(5) On page 2, line 27, strike "Section 490H.006(a), Government Code, is" and substitute "Sections 490H.006(a) and (b), Government Code, are".
(6) On page 3, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
(b) The council may research another matter related to broadband [only if a majority of the council approves researching the matter].
(7) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ___. Section 490H.003, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 490H.003. COUNCIL OFFICERS; COMMITTEES [PRESIDING OFFICER]. (a) The governor shall designate from the members of the council a chair and vice chair [the presiding officer] of the council for two-year terms.
(b) The chair and the vice chair each must reside in a county with a population of:
(1) less than 100,000; or
(2) more than 250,000.
(c) When designating a chair or vice chair, the governor shall ensure that:
(1) during a term when the chair resides in a county with a population of more than 250,000, the vice chair resides in a county with a population of less than 100,000;
(2) during a term when the chair resides in a county with a population of less than 100,000, the vice chair resides in a county with a population of more than 250,000;
(3) persons described by Subdivision (1) are immediately succeeded by persons described by Subdivision (2); and
(4) persons described by Subdivision (2) are immediately succeeded by persons described by Subdivision (1).
(d) The chair may appoint subcommittees and technical advisory committees to assist with the duties of the council.
SECTION ___. Section 490H.004, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
(b) The council shall convene at the call of the chair or, if the chair is unable to call a meeting or does not call at least one meeting to meet the requirements of Subsection (a), at the call of the vice chair [presiding officer].
(c) The council shall:
(1) post the agenda for each council meeting on the council's Internet website at least 48 hours before the meeting; and
(2) not later than the 14th day after the date of each meeting, post on the council's Internet website the minutes or recording of the meeting required under Section 551.021.
(d) As an exception to Chapter 551 and other law, the council may meet by use of video conference call. This subsection applies for purposes of constituting a quorum, for purposes of voting, and for any other purpose allowing a member of the council to fully participate in any meeting of the council. A meeting held by use of video conference call:
(1) must be open to the public, which includes a video broadcast of the meeting in real time through the council's Internet website;
(2) must specify in the meeting notice the link to the video broadcast described by Subdivision (1); and
(3) must provide two-way video communication between all council members attending the meeting.