Amend CSSB 1292 as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 242.074(b),
Health and Safety Code (committee printing, page 1, lines 35 and
36), strike "investigate the financial soundness of an institution"
and substitute "verify the financial condition of an institution in
order to identify any risk to the institution's ability to deliver
essential services".
      (2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 242.074,
Health and Safety Code (committee printing, page 1, between lines
40 and 41), add Subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) to read as
follows:
      (d)  The department shall adopt rules to implement this
section.  The rules shall include the conditions that constitute a
significant change in an institution's financial condition that are
required to be reported under Subsection (a).
      (e)  The information obtained by the department under this
section is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under
Chapter 552, Government Code.  The department may release the
information to:
            (1)  the institution; or
            (2)  a person other than the institution if the
institution consents in writing to the disclosure.
      (f)  A person who knowingly discloses information in
violation of Subsection (e) commits an offense.  An offense under
this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
      (g)  The provisions in Subsection (e) relating to the
confidentiality of records do not apply to:
            (1)  an institution whose license has been revoked or
suspended; or
            (2)  the use of information in an administrative
proceeding initiated by the department or in a judicial proceeding.
      (3)  Strike SECTION 3 of the bill (committee printing, page
1, line 41), and substitute the following:
      SECTION 3.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this
Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
      (b)  Section 242.074(a), Health and Safety Code, as added by
this Act, takes effect January 1, 2000.
      (c)  The Texas Department of Human Services shall adopt the
rules required under Section 242.074(d), Health and Safety Code, as
added by this Act, not later than December 31, 1999.