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Amend CSSB 308 (committee printing) by adding the following
appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. Subchapter B, Chapter
531, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 531.093 to read
as follows:
Sec. 531.093. UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES AND SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED DISEASES: OUTREACH CAMPAIGN AND SERVICES PROVIDED.
(a) To the extent funds are available, the commission shall
conduct a marketing and outreach campaign to reduce the number of
unintended pregnancies and lower the rates of sexually transmitted
diseases. The commission shall use community-based organizations
under contract to the commission for other purposes to disseminate
the information and, when possible, to provide assistance with
completing applications and identifying proper documentation for
program eligibility. The marketing and outreach campaign may
include print and broadcast media, Internet websites, and a
toll-free telephone number.
(b) The commission, the Legislative Budget Board, or the
governor, in providing adequate and sufficient funding for the
campaign as required by Subsection (a), may not take any action to
decrease the level of programs and services designed to reduce the
number of unintended pregnancies and lower the rates of sexually
transmitted diseases to below the level of programs and services
provided on September 1, 2007.