Amend CSHB 1006 as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Sections
31.012(c)(1) and (2), Human Resources Code (Committee printing,
page 1, lines 30-35), and substitute the following:
            (1)  is 60 years of age or older;
            (2)  is the caretaker of a child or adult who is ill or
has a physical or mental disability and who requires the
caretaker's presence;
      (2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 31.012(e),
Human Resources Code (Committee printing, page 1, line 62), after
the period, insert the following:
In addition to any other criteria established by the department,
the criteria for good cause noncompliance must provide for:
            (1)  an exception from work or employment activities
under this section for a person who:
                  (A)  is temporarily ill or incapacitated;
                  (B)  is one parent in a two-parent family and the
other parent is incarcerated;
                  (C)  is required to appear in court;
                  (D)  has a temporary medical condition related to
pregnancy, if the condition arises after certification of the
person for financial assistance;
                  (E)  demonstrates to the department that
transportation is unavailable or that arrangements for
transportation have failed;
                  (F)  demonstrates to the department that child
care is unavailable or that arrangements for child care have
failed;
                  (G)  lacks other necessary support services and
the department considers participation to be impossible without
those services;
                  (H)  receives an employment referral that results
in an offer of  employment that pays less than the minimum wage,
except for work-related, on-the-job training activities identified
by the department;
                  (I)  demonstrates to the department that the only
work or employment activity available to the person:
                       (i)  requires a round-trip commuting time of
more than two hours to and from the person's residence; or
                       (ii)  cannot be reached by walking, and
transportation is unavailable; or
                  (J)  has a family crisis or other family
circumstance, including family violence, that precludes
participation; and
            (2)  a partial exception under which a caretaker of a
child under the age of six who is not exempt under Subsection (c)
and who personally provides care for that child is not required to
work or participate in employment activities for more than 20 hours
a week, provided that the caretaker is not:
                  (A)  a custodial parent who has not completed
high school or its equivalent; or
                  (B)  a member of a two-parent household in which
one parent is able to care for the child.