Amend CSSB 213 on page 13, after line 19, to read as follows:
SECTION 10. Section 501.147, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 501.147. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT; AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a) In conjunction with the contracting entities the department shall:
(1) establish a managed health care provider network of physicians and hospitals to provide health care to persons confined by the department; and
(2) evaluate and recommend to the board sites for new medical facilities that appropriately support the managed health care provider network.