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Amend SB 4 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in the heading to added Section 2271.003, Government Code (page 2, line 18), strike "EXCEPTION" and substitute "EXCEPTIONS".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 2271.003(a), Government Code (page 2, line 19), strike "Subsection (b)" and substitute "Subsections (b) and (c)".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added Section 2271.003(b), Government Code (page 2, between lines 26 and 27), insert the following:
(c) This section does not apply to a taxpayer resource transaction entered into by a governmental entity for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of the governmental entity's residents, including a transaction necessary for the provision of cancer screening and prevention.
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 2271.003(a), Government Code, between "of an abortion provider" and the underlined period, by inserting ", unless failure to enter into the taxpayer resource transaction or contract would result in the elimination of
(a) testing provided by the governmental entity for human immunodeficiency virus infection;
(b) sexually transmitted disease prevention programs and services, including screening and treatment, provided by the governmental entity;
(c) teen pregnancy prevention education services for at-risk youth provided by the governmental entity; or
(d) providing long-acting reversible contraception, including implants and intrauterine devices.