Amend SB 1839 (senate engrossment) as follows:
      (1)  Following SECTION 7.01 of the bill (page 23, between
lines 20 and 21), insert the following new SECTION, appropriately
numbered:
      SECTION 7.___.  Subtitle B, Title 4, Health and Safety Code,
is amended by adding Chapter 254 to read as follows:
              CHAPTER 254.  SURVEY PROCESS IN CERTAIN
                    INSTITUTIONS AND FACILITIES
      Sec.  254.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter:
      (1)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Human
Services.
      (2)  "Office" means the Texas Department of Human Services
office of program integrity.
      Sec. 254.002.  REVIEW OF SURVEY PROCESS IN CERTAIN
INSTITUTIONS AND FACILITIES.  (a)  The office shall adopt
procedures to review:
            (1)  citation or penalties assessed for a violation of
a rule or law against an institution or facility licensed under
Chapter 242, 247, or 252, or certified in accordance with Chapter
32, Human Resources Code, considering:
                  (A)  the number of violations by geographic
region;
                  (B)  the patterns of violations in each region;
and
                  (C)  the outcomes following the assessment of a
penalty or citation; and
            (2)  the performance of duties by employees and agents
of the department or another state agency responsible for
licensing, inspecting, surveying, or investigating institutions and
facilities licensed under Chapter 242, 247, or 252, or certified in
accordance with Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, related to:
                  (A)  complaints received by the office; or
                  (B)  any standards ot rules violated by an
employee or agent of a state agency.
      (b)  The department shall annually report to the speaker of
the house of representatives, the lieutenant governor, and the
governor on the findings of the review conducted by the office
under Subsection (a).
      (2)  In SECTION 7.02 of the bill, in the recital (page 23,
line 22, strike "531.056, and 531.057," and substitute "531.057".
      (3)  In SECTION 7.02 of the bill, strike added Section
531.056, Government Code (page 23, line 24, through page 24, line
23).
      (4)  In SECTION 7.04 of the bill (page 30, line 19, strike
"531.056, 531.057" and substitute "531.057".
      (5)  Following SECTION 7.04 of the bill, (page 30, between
lines 20 and 21) insert the following new SECTION, appropriately
numbered:
      SECTION 7.___. Not later than January 1, 2002, the Texas
Board of Human Services shall adopt any rules necessary to
implement chapter 254, Health and Safety Code, as added by this
article.
      (6)  Renumber SECTIONS of Article 7 of the bill accordingly.
      (7)  In SECTION 11.01 of the bill, in Subdivision (6) (page
44, lines 9-10), strike "Section 531.056, Government" and
substitute "Chapter 254 Health and Safety".