Amend HB 1743 as follows:                                                    
	(1)  On page 7, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:                  
	(d)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or 
district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent 
jurisdiction with that  consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an 
offense under this section.
	(2)  Insert the following appropriately numbered sections 
and renumber subsequent sections accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Section 31.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding 
Subsection (j) to read as follows:
	(j)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or 
district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent 
jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an 
offense under this section that involves the state Medicaid 
program.
	SECTION ___.  Section 32.45, Penal Code, is amended by adding 
Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or 
district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent 
jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an 
offense under this section that involves the state Medicaid 
program.
	SECTION ___.  Section 32.46, Penal Code, is amended by adding 
Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or 
district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent 
jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an 
offense under this section that involves the state Medicaid 
program.
	SECTION ___.  Section 37.10, Penal Code, is amended by adding 
Subsection (i) to read as follows:
	(i)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or 
district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent 
jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an 
offense under this section that involves the state Medicaid 
program.