Amend CSSB 1156 in SECTION 6 of the bill by adding the
following appropriately numbered Subsections to the SECTION and by
renumbering subsequent Subsections of the SECTION accordingly:
      ( )  Section 301.104, Labor Code, is amended to read as
follows:
      Sec. 301.104.  ELIGIBILITY. A person is eligible for the
refund for wages paid or incurred by the person, during each
calendar year for which the refund is claimed, only if:
            (1)  the wages paid or incurred by the person are for
services of an employee who is:
                  (A)  a resident of this state; and
                  (B)  a recipient of:
                        (i)  financial assistance and services in
accordance with Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; or
                        (ii)  medical assistance in accordance with
Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;
            (2)  the person satisfies the certification
requirements under Section 301.105; and
            (3)  the person provides and pays for the benefit of
the employee a part of the cost of coverage under:
                  (A)  a health plan provided by a health
maintenance organization established under the Texas Health
Maintenance Organization Act (Chapter 20A, Vernon's Texas Insurance
Code);
                  (B)  a health benefit plan approved by the
commissioner of insurance; <or>
                  (C)  a self-funded or self-insured employee
welfare benefit plan that provides health benefits and is
established in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); or
                  (D)  a medical savings account authorized under
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (26
U.S.C. Section 220).
      ( )  Section 301.105, Labor Code, is amended to read as
follows:
      Sec. 301.105.  CERTIFICATION.  A  person is not eligible for
the refund for wages paid or incurred by the person unless the
person has received a written certification from the commission
that the employee is a recipient of financial assistance and
services or medical assistance on or before the day the employee
begins employment with the person.
      ( )   A person may claim a refund under Section 301.104,
Labor Code, as amended by this Act, only for wages paid or incurred
on or after the effective date of this Act.