Amend CSHB 109 by striking SECTION 3 of the bill and
substituting:
SECTION 3. Section 62.101(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission shall establish income eligibility
levels consistent with Title XXI, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
Section 1397aa et seq.), as amended, and any other applicable law or
regulations, and subject to the availability of appropriated money,
so that a child who is younger than 19 years of age and whose net
[gross] family income is at or below 200 percent of the federal
poverty level is eligible for health benefits coverage under the
program. [In addition, the commission may establish eligibility
standards regarding the amount and types of allowable assets for a
family whose gross family income is above 150 percent of the federal
poverty level.]