Amend CSSB 2361 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 7 (b) (1) of the bill (page 2, line 59), between "System" and "the", insert "and the University of Houston System, as applicable,".

(2)  In SECTION 7 (b) (1) of the bill (page 2, line 63), immediately following the semicolon, insert "and".

(3)  In SECTION 7 (b) (2) of the bill (page 2, line 69), strike "; and" and substitute a period.

(4)  In SECTION 7 (b) (3) of the bill (page 3, lines 1-8), strike the text.

(5)  In SECTION 22 of the bill (page 7, lines 57 and 58), strike the text and substitute the following:

SECTION 22.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

(b)  Section 7 (b) (1) of this Act takes effect immediately if this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, the entirety of this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.