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Amend CSHB 1795 as follows:
On page ____, add SECTION ____ to read as follows:
During the initial implementation of Chapter 1551, Insurance
Code, as amended by this Act, and not withstanding other
requirements set forth in Chapter 1551, an Advisory Council shall
be created for the purpose of overseeing the design of the State
Health Savings Account Program consisting of seven members
including a non-voting ex-officio member, being the Executive
Director of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
The Governor of Texas shall designate a Chair to the Advisory
Council in conjunction with appointing 3 members: Representative
from the public sector, Representative from the private sector, and
an Actuary, preferably having experience in the area of health
savings accounts; the Lieutenant Governor of Texas shall appoint 2
members from the Texas Senate; and the Speaker of the Texas House of
Representatives shall appoint 2 members from the Texas House of
Representatives.