Amend SB 1557 on third reading by adding the following 
SECTIONS to the bill, appropriately numbered, and renumbering the 
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 573.012, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by adding Subsections (j) and (k) to read as follows:
	(j)  A judge or magistrate may authorize, in the following 
order of priority, the transportation of a person apprehended under 
this section to the appropriate mental health facility by:
		(1)  a relative or other responsible person who has a 
proper interest in the person's welfare and who receives no 
remuneration, except for actual and necessary expenses;
		(2)  the facility administrator of the appropriate 
mental health facility, unless the administrator notifies the judge 
or magistrate that facility personnel are not available to 
transport the patient;
		(3)  a representative of the local mental health 
authority, who shall be reimbursed by the county;
		(4)  a special officer for mental health assignment 
certified under Section 1701.404, Occupations Code, who shall be 
reimbursed by the Department of State Health Services from money 
appropriated for that purpose, or if money is not appropriated for 
that purpose, as provided by Section 571.018;
		(5)  an emergency medical services provider, as defined 
by Section 773.003; or
		(6)  the sheriff, constable, or any on-duty peace 
officer if no person is available under Subdivision (1), (2), (3), 
(4), or (5) who shall be reimbursed by the Department of State 
Health Services from money appropriated for that purpose, or if 
money is not appropriated for that purpose, as provided by Section 
571.018.
	(k)  A person who under Subsection (j) is authorized by the 
court to transport a person to a mental health facility may contract 
with a person that is listed as a qualified transportation service 
provider by the commissioners court of the county in which the court 
is located to provide the transportation authorized by the court.
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Health and Safety 
Code, is amended by adding Section 573.013 to read as follows:
	Sec. 573.013.  LIST OF QUALIFIED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE 
PROVIDERS.  The commissioners court of a county by order shall:
		(1)  establish and maintain a list of qualified 
transportation service providers with whom a person may contract in 
accordance with Section 573.012;
		(2)  prescribe uniform standards that a person must 
meet to be listed as a qualified transportation service provider;
		(3)  establish an application procedure for a person to 
be included on the list, including an appropriate application fee 
to be deposited in the county general fund;
		(4)  require officers and employees of the county to 
contract with persons on the list, on a rotating basis, when the 
officer or employee is authorized to provide transportation under 
Section 573.012(j)(6); and
		(5)  ensure that the list is made available to any 
person authorized to provide transportation under Section 573.012.