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Amend HB 2819 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                        
	(1)  In Section 1 of the bill, in the title to added Section 
2054.453, Government Code (page 1, line 34), strike "FEDERAL 
STANDARDS" and substitute "FEDERAL STANDARDS AND LAWS".
	(2)  In Section 1 of the bill, in added Section 2054.453, 
Government Code (page 1, between lines 42 and 43), insert a new 
Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  This subchapter does not require the state to comply 
with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 
12101 et seq.) to the extent it is not required by federal law.
	(3)  In Section 1 of the bill, in added Section 2054.454(a), 
Government Code (page 1, line 43), strike "Each" and substitute "If 
required by the department, each".
	(4)  In Section 1 of the bill, in added Section 2054.456(a), 
Government Code, after the period (page 1, line 61), insert:

Subject to Section 2054.460, the agency shall take reasonable steps 
to ensure that a disabled employee has reasonable access to perform 
the employee's duties.
	(5)  In Section 1 of the bill, strike added Section 
2054.456(b), Government Code (page 1, line 62 through page 2, line 
3), and substitute:
	(b)  This section does not require a state agency to install 
specific accessibility-related software or attach an assistive 
technology device at a workstation of a state employee.
	(6)  In Section 1 of the bill, strike added Section 
2054.460(a), Government Code (page 2, lines 32-44), and substitute:
	(a)  If compliance with a provision of this subchapter 
imposes a significant difficulty or expense on a state agency, the 
agency is not required to comply with that provision, but the agency 
may provide individuals with disabilities an alternate method of 
access under Subsection (b).
	(7)  In Section 1 of the bill, in added Section 2054.460(b)), 
Government Code (page 2, line 46), strike "shall" and substitute 
"may".
	(8)  In Section 1 of the bill, strike added Section 
2054.460(d), Government Code (page 2, lines 57-63), and substitute:
	(d)  The department shall adopt rules to implement this 
section.      
	(e)  The executive director of the state agency shall make 
the final decision on whether this section applies.  The decision 
may not be appealed.

	(9)  In Section 1 of the bill, in added Subchapter M, Chapter 
2054, Government Code (page 3, between lines 19 and 20), add a new 
Section 2054.465 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.465.  NO CAUSE OF ACTION CREATED.  This subchapter 
does not create a cause of action.