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Amend CSHB 2292 in Article 1 of the bill by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION _____.  WORK PLAN FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
AGENCIES.  (a)  The Health and Human Services Commission, the 
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, and each health 
and human services agency created under this article shall 
implement the powers, duties, functions, programs, and activities 
assigned to the agency under this article in accordance with a work 
plan designed by the commission to ensure that the transfer and 
provision of health and human services in this state are 
accomplished in a careful and deliberative manner.
	(b)  A work plan designed by the commission under this 
section must include the following phases:
		(1)  a planning phase, during which the agency will 
focus on and stabilize the organization of the agency's powers, 
duties, functions, programs, and activities, and which must 
include:
			(A)  initiation of recommendations made by the 
health and human services transition council;
			(B)  creation of interagency and intra-agency 
steering committees;         
			(C)  development of global visions, goals, and 
organizational strategies;  and
			(D)  development of communications and risk 
management plans;              
		(2)  an integration phase, during which the agency will 
identify opportunities and problems and design customized 
solutions for those problems, and which must include:
			(A)  identification of key issues for the agency 
relating to the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System,  
waivers needed from federal agencies, costs, or legal requirements 
for other agency activities;
			(B)  planning for daily operations;                                          
			(C)  validation of fiscal and program synergies;                             
			(D)  definition and building of a program 
management office;  and          
			(E)  development of performance measures, related 
tracking measures and tools, and risk mitigation initiatives;
		(3)  an optimization phase, during which the agency 
will complete and expand on the initial health and human services 
transitions, and which must include:
			(A)  optimization of initial implementation 
initiatives;                   
			(B)  use of enterprise teaming operations;                                   
			(C)  building infrastructures to support and 
facilitate changes in the delivery of health and human services;  
and
			(D)  identification and use of beneficial assets 
management and facilities approaches;  and
		(4)  a transformation phase, during which the agency 
will continue implementing initial and additional changes to the 
delivery of health and human services, and which must include:
			(A)  implementation of  changes in agency 
management activities;           
			(B)  continuation of risk assessments;  and                                  
			(C)  conducting a transformation review of the 
changes to the delivery of health and human services.