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Amend CSHB 15 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 6, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
Sec. 171.056. PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT INFORMATION. (a) If, after being provided with a sonogram and the information required under this subchapter, the pregnant woman chooses not to have an abortion, the physician or an agent of the physician shall provide the pregnant woman with a publication developed by the Title IV-D agency that provides information about paternity establishment and child support, including:
(1) the steps necessary for unmarried parents to establish legal paternity;
(2) the benefits of paternity establishment for children;
(3) the steps necessary to obtain a child support order;
(4) the benefits of establishing a legal parenting order; and
(5) financial and legal responsibilities of parenting.
(2) Renumber sections of Subchapter C, 171, Health and Safety Code, as added by the bill, and any cross-references appropriately.
(3) Insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The Title IV-D agency shall publish the information required by Section 171.056, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than the 60th day after the effective date of this Act.