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Amend CSHB 2292 by adding the following appropriately 
numbered Section to Article 2 of the bill and renumbering 
subsequent Sections accordingly:
	SECTION _____. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 531.0335 to read as follows:
	Sec. 531.0335. PROHIBITION ON PUNITIVE ACTION FOR FAILURE TO 
IMMUNIZE.  (a) In this section:
		(1) "Person responsible for a child's care, custody, or 
welfare" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.001, Family Code.
		(2) "Punitive action" includes the initiation of an 
investigation of a person responsible for a child's care, custody, 
or welfare for alleged or suspected abuse or neglect of a child.
	(b) The commissioner by rule shall prohibit a health and 
human services agency from taking a punitive action against a 
person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare for 
failure of the person to ensure that the child receives the 
immunization series prescribed by Section 161.004, Health and 
Safety Code.
	(c) This section does not affect a law, including Chapter 31, 
Human Resources Code, that specifically provides a punitive action 
for failure to ensure that a child receives the immunization series 
prescribed by Section 161.004, Health and Safety Code.