Amend Committee Amendment No. 2 to SB 371, by striking the
amendment it its entirety and substituting the following:
      (1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately after proposed
Section 501.148, Government Code, to read as follows:
      Sec. 501.149. REVIEW OF RURAL HOSPITAL CONTRACTS. The
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Texas Tech
Health Sciences Center, in conjunction with the committee, shall
develop and implement a comprehensive plan for review of the use of
rural hospital contracts for inmate care. The plan must include
measures designed to reduce inmate transportation costs, including
transportation-related security costs, health care costs and help
preserve the local health care delivery infrastructure.
      Sec. 501.1491. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The Correctional
Managed Health Care Committee shall report to the 77th Legislature,
the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, and the State Auditor's Office
regarding the use of rural hospital contracts in providing inmate
health care services and the impact on inmate transportation,
health care costs, maintenance of local health care infrastructure
and medical personnel retention. The report must include
recommendations concerning the best use of contracts with rural
hospitals. This section expires September 1, 2001.
      (2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, (page 11, line 1 to page 12,
line 16, senate engrossment), renumber proposed Sections 501.149,
501.150 and 501.151, Government Code as Sections 501.150, 501.151,
and 501.152, Government Code respectively.
      (3)  Add a new SECTION 5 to the bill to read as follows and
renumber the subsequent sections of the bill accordingly.
      SECTION 5. The University of Texas Medical Branch at
Galveston and the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, in conjunction
with the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, shall develop
the comprehensive plan and begin the review required by Section
501.149, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than
January 1, 2000.