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Amend CSSB 200 (Senate committee printing) in SECTION 1.03(a) of the bill, in added Section 531.0051, Government Code, as follows:
(1)  Immediately following added Section 531.0051(c), Government Code (page 7, between lines 62 and 63), insert the following:
(c-1)  To the extent the executive commissioner appoints members to the council under Subsection (c)(3), the executive commissioner shall make every effort to ensure that those appointments result in a council membership that includes:
(1)  a balanced representation of a broad range of health and human services industry and consumer interests; and
(2)  representation from broad geographic regions of this state.
(2)  Strike added Section 531.0051(e), Government Code (page 7, lines 65 and 66), and substitute the following:
(e)  Members of the council appointed under Subsection (c)(3):
(1)  are subject to the restrictions applicable to service on the council provided by Section 531.006(a-1); and
(2)  serve at the pleasure of the executive commissioner.