Amend CSHB 4837 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 8, strike "of" and substitute "who served not less than 180 days on active duty in".

(2)  On page 1, line 9, between "forces" and the underlined period, insert "and were honorably discharged".

(3)  On page 1, line 9, between "forces." and "The", insert "(b)" and reletter the subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly.

(3)  On page 1, line 13, strike "veteran status" and substitute "eligibility".

(4)  On page 1, lines 15-16, strike "whose veteran status is verified" and substitute "who is a veteran described by Subsection (a)".

(5)  On page 2, line 3, between "veterans" and the underlined period, insert "described by Subsection (a)".