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	Amend CSHB 109 as follows:                                                   
	(1) On page 2, line 16, strike "Subsection (b-1)" and 
substitute "Subsections (b-1) and (b-2)".
	(2) On page 3, between lines 20 and 21, insert:                                
	(b-2) For the purpose of calculating family income, the 
commission may not consider the income of a child's stepparent 
unless coverage is available to the child through group health 
benefits plan coverage available through the stepparent's 
employer.
	(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the 
bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____. If before implementing any provision of this 
Act a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a 
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, 
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or 
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the 
waiver or authorization is granted.