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	Amend SB 9 on third reading by adding the following 
appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering 
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
	SECTION ____. (a)  In this section, "task force" means the 
task force established under this section to establish a strategy 
for reducing child abuse and neglect and improving child welfare.
	(b)  The task force consists of 15 members appointed as 
follows:             
		(1)  five members appointed by the governor;                                  
		(2)  five members appointed by the lieutenant governor; 
and                 
		(3)  five members appointed by the speaker of the house 
of representatives. 
	(c)  Members of the task force must be individuals who are 
actively involved in the fields of the prevention of child abuse and 
neglect and child welfare.  The appointment of members must reflect 
the geographic diversity of the state.
	(d)  A member of the task force may not be appointed to, or be 
an employee of, a state agency.
	(e)  A member of the task force is not entitled to 
compensation for service on the task force but is entitled to 
reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, 
Government Code, and the General Appropriations Act.
	(f)  The task force shall elect a presiding officer by a 
majority vote of the membership of the task force.
	(h)  The task force shall meet at the call of the presiding 
officer.         
	(i)  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the 
task force.        
	(j)  The task force shall establish a strategy for reducing 
child abuse and neglect and for improving child welfare in this 
state.  In establishing that strategy, the task force shall:
		(1)  gather information concerning child safety, child 
abuse and neglect, and child welfare throughout the state;
		(2)  review the exemptions from criminal liability 
provided under the Penal Code to a mother who injures her unborn 
child by using a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, 
Health and Safety Code, other than a controlled substance legally 
obtained by prescription, during her pregnancy and examine the 
effect that repealing the exemptions will have on reducing the 
number of babies who are born addicted to a controlled substance;
		(3)  receive reports and testimony from individuals, 
state and local agencies, community-based organizations, and other 
public and private organizations;
		(4)  create goals for state policy that would improve 
child safety, prevent child abuse and neglect, and improve child 
welfare; and
		(5)  submit a strategic plan to accomplish those goals.                       
	(k)  The strategic plan submitted under Subsection (j) of 
this section may include proposals for specific statutory changes, 
the creation of new programs, and methods to foster cooperation 
among state agencies and between the state and local government.
	(l)  The task force shall consult with employees of the 
Department of Family and Protective Services, the Department of 
State Health Services, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 
as necessary to accomplish the task force's responsibilities under 
this section.
	(m)  The task force may cooperate as necessary with any other 
appropriate state agency.
	(n)  The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the 
house of representatives shall appoint the members of the task 
force not later than October 1, 2007.
	(o)  Not later than August 1, 2009, the task force shall 
submit the strategic plan required by Subsection (j) of this 
section to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the 
house of representatives.
	(p)  The task force is abolished and this section expires 
September 1, 2009.