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	Amend CSSB 6 as follows:                                                     

(1)  In ARTICLE 1 of the bill (House committee printing, page 	82, between lines 19 and 20), add the following appropriately 
numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of ARTICLE 1 
accordingly:
	SECTION 1.__.  Subchapter B, Chapter 42, Human Resources 
Code, is amended by adding Section 42.025 to read as follows:
	Sec. 42.025.  STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON LICENSING.  (a)  
The executive commissioner shall establish a State Advisory 
Committee on Licensing.
	(b)  The advisory committee shall be composed of members from 
the public and private sectors, including:
		(1)  representatives of each type of licensed 
residential child-care facility;
		(2)  a department employee who performs functions 
relating to licensing; and
		(3)  a representative of the community.                                
	(c)  The department shall provide staff necessary for the 
advisory committee.
	(d)  The advisory committee shall meet at least annually.               
	(e)  The advisory committee shall receive and review the 
annual report required under Section 42.023 and make 
recommendations to the department with respect to:
		(1)  improving consistency in the enforcement of 
licensing requirements;
		(2)  the provision of advanced training;                               
		(3)  the revision of licensing standards; and                          
		(4)  technical assistance necessary to improve the 
quality of care based on the information reported regarding 
violations of licensing standards.
	(f)  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the 
committee.  
	(g)  This section expires and the advisory committee is 
abolished September 1, 2009.
	(2)  In SECTION 1.70(a) of the bill, in the introductory 
language (House committee printing, page 83, line 9), between 
"(g-1)," and "(h-1)", insert "(g-2),".
	(3)  In Section 1.70(a) of the bill, strike added Section 
42.042(g-1), Human Resources Code (House committee printing, page 
83, lines 14-21), and substitute the following:
	(g-1)  In promulgating minimum standards under this section, 
the department shall assign a tested weighted value for each 
standard that correlates to that standard's potential impact on the 
health and safety of children.
	(g-2)  In developing a methodology to classify and assign 
weighted values to designate the risk associated with each minimum 
standard under Subsection (g-1), the department shall consult with 
the State Advisory Committee on Licensing established under Section 
42.025.  This subsection expires September 1, 2009.