Amend SB 3, by inserting the following new section where appropriate and renumber accordingly:
Sec. ______. GENDER DETERMINATION. (a) no later than December 1, 2017, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) shall form a task force of medical experts to study the issue of gender determination in instances when the gender cannot be determined at the time of birth;
(b) no later than June 1, 2018, DSHS shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives on its findings regarding a new process for gender determination, including recommendations for statutory change;
(c) no later than June 1, 2018 the Department of Information Resources and the state auditor's office shall review the process by which vital statistics data is submitted through the Texas Electronic Registrar system and submit recommendations to ensure that proper cyber security precautions are followed;
(d) this subsection shall sunset on July 1, 2018.