Amend HB 2026 on third reading (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  Strike SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Sections 56.101(2) and (7), Education Code (page 1, lines 26 through 32), and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:

SECTION ____.  Section 56.101(7), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(7)  "Rural county" means a county in this state with a population of less than 150,000 [100,000].

(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, amending Section 56.103(d), Education Code, strike Subdivision (5) (page 1, lines 49 through 56) and substitute the following:

(5)  establishing preferential treatment in the selection process for applicants who are residents of this state; and

(3)  Strike SECTION 3 of the bill, amending Section 56.104, Education Code (page 1, line 59 through page 2, line 15).