Amend CSSB 1 in Article V of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Criminal Justice, in Rider 61, Provide Incarcerated Offenders With Useful Information (page V-26), by adding the following immediately after the last sentence:

Additionally, out of funds appropriated above, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) shall establish and provide education programs to educate employees and incarcerated offenders at TDCJ correctional facilities about hepatitis. In establishing the program for offenders, the department shall design a program that deals with issues related to hepatitis that are relevant to offenders both while confined and on release. TDCJ may consult with the Department of State Health Services in establishing the education programs.