Amend SB 1369 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the 
bill appropriately:
	SECTION ____.  Section 264.601(2), Family Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
		(2)  "Volunteer advocate program" means a 
volunteer-based, nonprofit program that:
			(A)  provides advocacy services to abused or 
neglected children with the goal of obtaining a permanent placement 
for a child that is in the child's best interest; and
			(B)  complies with recognized standards for 
volunteer advocate programs.
	SECTION ____.  Section 264.602, Family Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as 
follows:
	(a)  The statewide organization with which the attorney 
general contracts under Section 264.603 shall contract for services 
with eligible volunteer advocate programs to provide advocacy 
services to abused or neglected children [expand the existing 
services of the programs].
	(f)  Expenses incurred by a volunteer advocate program to 
promote public awareness of the need for volunteer advocates or to 
explain the work performed by volunteer advocates that are paid 
with money from the attorney general volunteer advocate program 
account under Section 504.611, Transportation Code, are not 
considered administrative expenses for the purpose of Section 
264.603(b).
	SECTION ____.  Section 264.603(a), Family Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  The attorney general shall contract with one statewide 
organization of individuals or groups of individuals who have 
expertise in the dynamics of child abuse and neglect and experience 
in operating volunteer advocate programs to provide training, 
technical assistance, and evaluation services for the benefit of 
local volunteer advocate programs.  The contract shall:
		(1)  include [require] measurable goals and objectives 
relating to the number of:
			(A)  volunteer advocates in the program; and                          
			(B)  children receiving services from the 
program; and              
		(2)  follow practices designed to ensure compliance 
with standards referenced in the contract [for expanding local 
volunteer child advocate programs to areas of the state in which 
those programs do not exist].
	SECTION ____.  Section 264.604(a), Family Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  A person is eligible for a contract under Section 
264.602 only if the person is a public or private nonprofit entity 
that operates a volunteer advocate program that:
		(1)  uses individuals appointed as volunteer advocates 
or guardians ad litem by the court to provide for the needs of 
abused or neglected children;
		(2)  has provided court-appointed advocacy services 
for at least six months [two years];
		(3)  provides court-appointed advocacy services for at 
least 10 children each month; and
		(4)  has demonstrated that the program has local 
judicial support.          
	SECTION ____.  Sections 264.607(b) and (c), Family Code, are 
repealed.