Amend SB 1173 by inserting the following appropriately 
numbered SECTIONS and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill 
appropriately:
	SECTION ___.  Section 1551.205, Insurance Code, as effective 
June 1, 2003, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 1551.205.  LIMITATIONS.  The board of trustees may not 
contract for or provide a coverage plan that:
		(1)  excludes or limits coverage or services for 
acquired immune deficiency syndrome, as defined by the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health 
Service, or human immunodeficiency virus infection; [or]
		(2)  provides coverage for serious mental illness that 
is less extensive than the coverage provided for any physical 
illness; or
		(3)  provides coverage for prescription drugs to assist 
in stopping smoking at a lower benefit level than is provided for 
other prescription drugs.
	SECTION ___.  Section 1551.205(3), Insurance Code, as added 
by this Act applies only to coverage contracted for or provided by 
the board of trustees established under Chapter 815, Government 
Code, to administer the Employees Retirement System of Texas on or 
after September 1, 2004.  Coverage contracted for or provided by the 
board of trustees before September 1, 2004, is governed by the law 
in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and 
that law is continued in effect for that purpose.