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Amend SB 467 as follows:                                                     
	(1)  Insert a new SECTION 13 in the bill (page 12, between 
lines 19 and 20, senate engrossment printing) to read as follows:
	SECTION 13.  Article 3.77, Insurance Code, is amended by 
adding Section 17 to read as follows:
	Sec. 17.  STUDY ON EXPANSION OF POOL COVERAGE.  (a)  The 
department shall study how to expand eligibility in the pool to 
include a person who:
		(1)  does not receive health insurance coverage through 
the person's employer; and
		(2)  is unable to obtain health insurance coverage on 
the open market.
	(b)  The study must consider ways to accomplish the expansion 
of eligibility while minimizing cost shifting from employers to the 
pool.
	(c)  The department shall report the results of the study to 
the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of 
representatives, and the members of the 79th Legislature not later 
than January 15, 2005.
	(d)  This section expires July 1, 2005.                                 
	(2)  Renumber the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill 
appropriately.