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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).