Amend HB 405 (house committee printing) as follows:                          

(1)  On page 1, line 9, strike ", as defined by Section 	829.001" and substitute "who holds a certificate issued under 
Section 829.006".
	(2)  On page 1, line 10, between "Code," and "who possesses", 
insert "and".
	(3)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to 
the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 829.003(a), Health and Safety Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The department shall prescribe the standards and 
curriculum for basic and continuing education animal control 
courses.  The curriculum for both the basic and continuing 
education courses must include the following topics:
		(1)  state laws governing animal control and protection 
and animal cruelty; 
		(2)  animal health and disease recognition, control, 
and prevention;        
		(3)  the humane care and treatment of animals;                                
		(4)  standards for care and control of animals in an 
animal shelter;        
		(5)  standards and procedures for the transportation of 
animals;            
		(6)  principles and procedures for capturing and 
handling stray domestic animals and wildlife, including principles 
and procedures to be followed with respect to an instrument used 
specifically for deterring the bite of an animal;
		(7)  first aid for injured animals;                                           
		(8)  the documentation of animal cruelty evidence and 
courtroom procedures; 
		(9)  animal shelter operations and administration;                            
		(10)  spaying and neutering, microchipping, and 
adoption;                   
		(11)  communications and public relations;                                    
		(12)  state and federal laws for possession of 
controlled substances and other medications; and
		(13)  any other topics pertinent to animal control and 
animal shelter personnel.
	SECTION ____.  Section 829.003(a), Health and Safety Code, 
as amended by this Act, applies to the curriculum required for basic 
and continuing education animal control courses offered under 
Section 829.004, Health and Safety Code, on or after January 1, 
2010.