Amend SB 374 as follows:
      (1) After SECTION 1.01 of the bill (House Committee Printing,
page 3, between lines 1 and 2), insert a new SECTION 1.02 to the
bill to read as follows and renumber the subsequent sections of
Article 1 of the bill appropriately:
      SECTION 1.02.  Chapter 22, Human Resources Code, is amended
by adding Section 22.011, to read as follows:
      Sec. 22.011.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, except in Section
22.032, "long-term care services" means the provision of personal
care and assistance related to health and social services given
episodically or over a sustained period to assist individuals of
all ages and their families to achieve the highest level of
functioning possible, regardless of the setting in which the
assistance is given.
      (2) In the recital to SECTION 1.03 of the bill (House
Committee Printing, page 5, line 23), strike "22.035" and
substitute "22.036".
      (3) In SECTION 1.03 of the bill (House Committee Printing,
page 6, line 3), in redesignated Section 22.035, Human Resources
Code, strike "22.035" and substitute "22.036".
      (4) In SECTION 1.06 of the bill, in added Section 101.0012,
Human Resources Code (House Committee Printing, page 11, between
lines 12 and 13), insert a new subsection (d) to read as follows:
      (d) In this section, "independent living philosophy" means
control over one's life based on the choice of acceptable options
that minimize reliance on others in making a decision or in
performing every day activities.  The term includes:
            (1) managing one's affairs;
            (2) participating in day to day life in the community;
            (3) fulfilling a range of social roles; and
            (4) making decisions that lead to self-determination
and the minimization of physical and psychological dependence upon
others.
      (5) In SECTION 2.06 of the bill, in added Section 21.0033,
Human Resources Code (House Committee Printing, page 29, between
lines 12 and 13), insert a new Subsection (d) to read as follows:
      (d) In this section, "independent living philosophy" means
control over one's life based on the choice of acceptable options
that minimize reliance on others in making a decision or in
performing everyday activities.  The term includes:
            (1) managing one's affairs;
            (2) participating in day to day life in the community;
            (3) fulfilling a range of social roles; and
            (4) making decisions that lead to self-determination
and the minimization  of physical and psychological dependence upon
others.