Amend CSHB 1711 (house committee printing) as follows:                       
	(1)  On page 4 of the bill, between lines 15 and 16, insert 
the following:   
	Sec. 501.098.  REENTRY TASK FORCE.  (a)  The department by 
rule shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
following entities to establish a reentry task force in the office 
of the governor:
		(1)  the  Texas Youth Commission;                                      
		(2)  the Texas Workforce Commission;                                   
		(3)  the Department of Public Safety;                                  
		(4)  the Texas Department of Housing and Community 
Affairs;          
		(5)  the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with 
Medical or Mental Impairments;
		(6)  the Health and Human Services Commission;                         
		(7)  the Texas Judicial Council;  and                                  
		(8)  an organization selected by the department that 
advocates for or provides reentry or reintegration services to 
offenders following their release or discharge from a correctional 
facility.
	(b)  The reentry task force established under Subsection (a) 
may:     
		(1)  identify gaps in services for offenders following 
their release or discharge to rural or urban communities in the 
areas of employment, housing, substance abuse treatment, medical 
care, and any other areas in which the offenders need special 
services;  and
		(2)  coordinate with providers of existing local 
reentry and reintegration programs, including programs operated by 
a municipality or county, to make recommendations regarding the 
provision of comprehensive services to offenders following their 
release or discharge to rural or urban communities.
	(2)  On page 4, line 16, strike "501.098" and substitute 
"501.099".
	(3)  On page 5, line 4, strike "501.099" and substitute 
"501.100".
	(4)  On page 5, line 8, strike "501.098" and substitute 
"501.099".
	(5)  On page 5, line 16, between "(a)" and "Not later than", 
insert the following:
	As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, 
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall enter into a 
memorandum of understanding as required by Section 501.098, 
Government Code, as added by this Act.
	(b)                                                                            
	(6)  On page 5, line 18, strike "501.098" and substitute 
"501.099".          
	(7)  On page 5, line 20, strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".