Amend SB 19 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 1575.202(a), Insurance Code, as effective September 1, 2017, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  Each state fiscal year, the state shall contribute to the fund an amount equal to 1.6 [1.25] percent of the salary of each active employee.