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Amend CSSB 643 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in amended Section 261.404(a), Family Code (page 2, lines 12 and 13), strike ", to the extent
provided by this section,".
(2) In SECTION 4 of the bill, strike amended Sections
261.404(c), (d), (e), and (f), Family Code (page 3, line 11, through
page 4, line 23), substitute the following, and reletter subsequent
subsections accordingly:
(c) If a report under this section relates to a child with
mental retardation receiving services in a state supported living
center or the ICF-MR component of the Rio Grande State Center, the
department shall, within one hour of receiving the report, notify
the facility in which the child is receiving services of the
allegations in the report.
(d) If during the course of the department's investigation
of reported abuse, neglect, or exploitation a caseworker of the
department or the caseworker's supervisor has cause to believe that
a child with mental retardation described by Subsection (c) has
been abused, neglected, or exploited by another person in a manner
that constitutes a criminal offense under any law, including
Section 22.04, Penal Code, the caseworker shall immediately notify
the commission's office of inspector general and promptly provide
the commission's office of inspector general with a copy of the
department's investigation report.
(3) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in added Section
555.057(b)(2), Health and Safety Code (page 36, line 27), strike
"unusual incident" and substitute "alleged criminal offense".
(4) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in added Section
555.059(a)(5), Health and Safety Code (page 38, lines 19 and 20),
strike "an unusual incident to the inspector general" and
substitute "a criminal offense, other than an allegation of abuse,
neglect, or exploitation of a resident or client, to the inspector
general".
(5) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in added Section
555.059(a)(13), Health and Safety Code (page 40, line 11), strike
"from the inspector general or".
(6) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in the heading to added
Subchapter D, Chapter 555, Health and Safety Code (page 41, line
19), strike "INVESTIGATIONS" and substitute "DUTIES".
(7) In SECTION 19 of the bill, strike added Section 555.101,
Health and Safety Code (page 41, line 20, through page 45, line 11),
and substitute the following:
Sec. 555.101. ASSISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITH
CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS. The inspector general shall employ and
commission peace officers for the purpose of assisting a state or
local law enforcement agency in the investigation of an alleged
criminal offense involving a resident or client of a center. A
peace officer employed and commissioned by the inspector general is
a peace officer for purposes of Article 2.12, Code of Criminal
Procedure.
(8) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in added Section 555.102(a),
Health and Safety Code (page 45, line 13), between "conducted" and
"under this subchapter", insert "with the assistance of the
inspector general".
(9) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in added Section
555.102(b)(1), Health and Safety Code (page 45, lines 18 and 19),
strike "by the inspector general in conducting the investigation"
and substitute "during an investigation for which the inspector
general provided assistance".
(10) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in added Section 555.102(d),
Health and Safety Code (page 46, line 23), strike "conducted by the
inspector general".
(11) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in added Section
555.103(b)(1), Health and Safety Code (page 47, line 7), strike
"by" and substitute "with the assistance of".
(12) In SECTION 25 of the bill, strike added Section
48.1522(b), Human Resources Code (page 51, line 16, through page
52, line 4), and substitute the following:
(b) If during the course of the department's investigation
of reported abuse, neglect, or exploitation a caseworker of the
department or the caseworker's supervisor has cause to believe that
a disabled person who is a resident or client of a state supported
living center or the ICF-MR component of the Rio Grande State Center
has been abused, neglected, or exploited by another person in a
manner that constitutes a criminal offense under any law, including
Section 22.04, Penal Code, the caseworker shall immediately notify
the commission's office of inspector general and promptly provide
the commission's office of inspector general with a copy of the
department's investigation report.
(13) In SECTION 27 of the bill, in amended Section
48.252(b), Human Resources Code (page 53, lines 2 and 3), strike ",
to the extent provided by this section, shall".
(14) In SECTION 27 of the bill, strike added Sections
48.252(c), (d), and (e), Human Resources Code (page 53, line 11,
through page 54, line 6), and reletter subsequent subsections
accordingly.
(15) In SECTION 30 of the bill, strike added Section
48.256(c), Human Resources Code (page 56, lines 21 through 26).
(16) In SECTION 34 of the bill, in added Section 161.077(a),
Human Resources Code (page 59, line 13), strike "and the
commission's office of inspector general".
(17) In SECTION 34 of the bill, in added Section 161.077(b),
Human Resources Code (page 59, lines 26 and 27), strike "and the
commission's office of inspector general".