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Amend CSHB 41 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the 
bill accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter D, Chapter 161, Human Resources 
Code, is amended by adding Section 161.075 to read as follows:
	Sec. 161.075.  IMMUNITY FOR AREA AGENCIES ON AGING AND 
AGENCY EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS.  (a) In this section:
		(1)  "Area agency on aging" means an agency described 
by 42 U.S.C. Section 3002(17) and through which the department 
ensures the implementation of services and volunteer opportunities 
for older persons in this state as provided by Section 
161.071(5)(A).
		(2)  "Texas nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit 
corporation:   
			(A)  that is organized under the Texas Non-Profit 
Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil 
Statutes); and
			(B)  the funding of which is managed by an 
organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an 
exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of that code.
		(3)  "Volunteer" means a person who:                                   
			(A)  renders services for or on behalf of an area 
agency on aging under the supervision of an area agency on aging 
employee;  and
			(B)  does not receive compensation that exceeds 
the authorized expenses the person incurs in performing those 
services.
	(b)  An area agency on aging that conducts an election on 
behalf of a Texas nonprofit organization is not civilly or 
criminally liable for any act or omission, including an act or 
omission relating to verifying the qualifications of candidates and 
determining and reporting election results, that relates to a duty 
or responsibility with respect to conducting the election if the 
agency acted in good faith and within the scope of the agency's 
authority.
	(c)  An area agency on aging employee or volunteer who 
performs an act related to the conduct of an election described by 
Subsection (b) is not civilly or criminally liable for the act or 
any omission that relates to a duty or responsibility with respect 
to conducting the election if the person acted in good faith and 
within the scope of the person's authority.
	SECTION ___.  The change in law made by this Act with respect 
to the civil liability of an area agency on aging or an employee or 
volunteer of the agency applies only to a cause of action that 
accrues on or after the effective date of this Act.  A cause of 
action that accrued before the effective date of this Act is 
governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective 
date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that 
purpose.
	SECTION ___.  The change in law made by this Act with respect 
to the criminal liability of an area agency on aging or an employee 
or volunteer of the agency applies only to an offense committed on 
or after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this 
section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this 
Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date. An 
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered 
by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former 
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION ___.  Section 161.075, Human Resources Code, as 
added by this Act, is an exercise of authority under Section 66(c), 
Article III, Texas Constitution, and takes effect only if this Act 
receives a vote of three-fifths of all the members elected to each 
house, as provided by Subsection (e) of that section.