Amend HB 2 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill and cross-references to those SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 531.0732 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0732. PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM REGARDING UNEXPECTED PREGNANCIES. (a) The commission shall develop a public education program regarding the impact and consequences for women and men of unexpected pregnancies.
(b) The public education program developed under Subsection (a) shall include strategies to encourage the biological fathers of children of unexpected pregnancies to support the mothers of those children in order to reduce the occurrence of abortions and the use of abortion facilities in the state.
(c) The commission may consult any state agency, council, or task force in the performance of its duties under this section. On request of the commission, a state agency, council, or task force shall assist the commission with the commission's duties under this section. The commission may establish a task force, composed of members appointed by the executive commissioner, to study the impact and consequences of unexpected pregnancies, to provide recommendations on the public education program, and to implement this section.
(d) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall report its findings and recommendations regarding the implementation of the public education program to the legislature.
(e) The commission must implement this section using existing resources, and may not accept any private donations or contract with any health care provider, facility, or advocacy group to implement this section.
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 531.0733 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0733. STUDY REGARDING EFFECT OF CERTAIN LEGISLATION. (a) The commission shall conduct an ongoing study to gather data regarding:
(1) the effects of HB 2 and SB 1, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2013, or similar legislation of the 83rd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, on licensed abortion facilities, access to abortion services in the state, and the number of abortions performed in the state; and
(2) the administrative penalties that are assessed as a result of the legislation.
(b) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall report the results of the study, its findings, and recommendations to the legislature.
(c) The commission must implement this section using existing resources, and may not accept any private donations or contract with any health care provider, facility, or advocacy group to implement this section.