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Amend CSHB 9 (committee printing) on page 7, between lines 15
and 16, by inserting the following:
Sec. 169.0045. SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM. (a) An employer
in control of a place of employment subject to this chapter may
offer to employees a smoking cessation program to assist employees
who smoke.
(b) An employer that offers a program under this section is
entitled to a credit against taxes owed by the employer under
Chapter 171, Tax Code, in accordance with rules adopted by the
comptroller. The amount of the credit is equal to the cost of the
program.
(c) To qualify for the credit under Subsection (b), the
program must offer assistance to an employee through at least two
attempts to quit smoking and may be offered directly by the employer
or through contract with another provider.