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Amend CSHB 1168 (Senate committee version) by striking all 
the text below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
	SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:                                         
		(1)  "Department" means the Department of Aging and 
Disability Services.    
		(2)  "Disabled person" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 48.002, Human Resources Code.
		(3)  "Elderly person" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 48.002, Human Resources Code.
		(4)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive 
commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
		(5)  "Boarding house" means an establishment that:                            
			(A)  provides services, including community 
meals, light housework, meal preparation, transportation, grocery 
shopping, money management, or laundry services to three or more 
elderly persons or disabled persons residing in the boarding house 
who are unrelated to the owner or proprietor of the establishment;
			(B)  is not:                                                                 
				(i)  required to be licensed under Chapter 
142, 242, 246, 247, or 252, Health and Safety Code; or
				(ii)  exempt from licensing under Section 
142.003(a)(19) or 247.004(4), Health and Safety Code; and
			(C)  is not a:                                                               
				(i)  child-care facility as defined by 
Section 42.002, Human Resources Code;
				(ii)  family violence center as defined by 
Section 51.002, Human Resources Code;
				(iii)  hotel as defined by Section 156.001, 
Tax Code;                     
				(iv)  retirement community;                                                 
				(v)  monastery or convent; or                                               
				(vi)  sorority or fraternity house or other 
dormitory affiliated with an institution of higher education.
	SECTION 2.  PILOT PROGRAM. (a)  Subject to the appropriation 
of funds for the express purpose of implementing the pilot program 
described by this section, the executive commissioner by rule shall 
develop and implement a pilot program in a county or municipality 
described by Subsection (c) of this section in which the 
department:
		(1)  requires boarding houses to be licensed;                                 
		(2)  inspects boarding houses; and                                            
		(3)  enforces rules and regulations for licensed 
boarding houses.           
	(b)  In implementing the pilot program, the executive 
commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations for boarding houses 
that include:
		(1)  minimum standards to ensure the health and safety 
of residents of boarding houses, including fire safety 
requirements;
		(2)  required disclosures by boarding houses;                                 
		(3)  reporting requirements regarding resident deaths, 
injuries, or accidents; and
		(4)  administrative penalties for a boarding house of 
not less than $100 or more than $1,000 for each violation by a 
boarding house of a rule adopted or order issued under the pilot 
program.
	(c)  Subject to the appropriation of funds for the express 
purpose of implementing the pilot program described by this 
section, not later than August 1, 2008, the executive commissioner 
shall implement the pilot program in a county or municipality that 
has adopted an order or ordinance regulating the operation of 
boarding houses.
	SECTION 3.  REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2009, the 
Health and Human Services Commission shall submit a report to the 
governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of 
representatives, and the presiding officer of each house and senate 
standing committee having jurisdiction over adult protective 
services.  The report must include:
		(1)  if the pilot program has been developed and 
implemented:               
			(A)  the number of:                                                          
				(i)  boarding houses licensed through the 
pilot program;                  
				(ii)  violations by boarding houses of rules 
adopted under the pilot program; and
				(iii)  investigations of boarding houses 
licensed under the pilot program related to alleged abuse, neglect, 
or exploitation of a resident;
			(B)  a description of any penalties against a 
boarding house licensed under the pilot program resulting from a 
department investigation; and
			(C)  a recommendation regarding the advisability 
of expanding the pilot program statewide; or
		(2)  if the pilot program has not been developed and 
implemented, a study and recommendations regarding the most 
effective method for regulating boarding houses, including 
recommendations on whether clarifying the authority of and granting 
additional authority to counties and municipalities to establish 
health and safety standards for boarding houses is recommended.
	SECTION 4.  EXPIRATION.  This Act expires September 1, 2011.                   
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.