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Amend CSHB 2095 as follows:                                                  
	(1)  Insert the following new SECTIONS in the bill (page 10, 
between lines 1 and 2, Senate committee printing):
	SECTION 3.  Article 5.57A(a)(3), Insurance Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
		(3)  "Group" means:                                                    
			(A)  two or more business entities that join 
together with the approval of the Board to purchase individual 
workers' compensation insurance policies covering each business 
entity that is a part of the group; or
			(B)  two or more members of a trade association of 
business entities that join together to purchase individual 
workers' compensation insurance policies covering each 
participating trade association member.
	SECTION 4.  Articles 5.57A(b) and (c), Insurance Code, are 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  On receiving approval of the Board as provided by this 
article, two or more business entities or two or more members of a 
trade association may join together to form a group to purchase 
individual workers' compensation insurance policies covering each 
member of the group.
	(c)  To be eligible to join a group, a business entity must 
be:       
		(1)  engaged in a business pursuit that is the same  as 
or similar to the other business entities participating in the 
group as determined by the Board; or
		(2)  a member of the same trade association as the other 
business entities participating in the group.
	(2)  Renumber existing SECTION 3 of the bill (page 10, line 
2, Senate committee printing) as SECTION 5 of the bill.