Amend HB 2587 on page 2, line 1, by striking Subsection (c) and substituting the following:

(c)  On request by the workers' compensation research and evaluation group, the Texas Workforce Commission, Health and Human Services Commission, the Department of State Health Services, and the Texas Health Care Information Council shall provide information to the group or otherwise assist the group in preparing the report.

(d)  The commissioner of workers' compensation shall submit a report containing the findings of the study required under Subsection (a) of this section to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate standing committees of the legislature not later than December 1, 2016.