Amend HB 4 (house committee printing) as follows:
In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 264.7551 (b) (page 3, line 27 and page 4, lines 1-3) and substitute the following:
(b) An offense under this section is:
(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the amount of any monetary assistance that is disbursed to or for which the person would have been eligible under a caregiver assistance agreement the person entered into or attempted to enter into as a result of the conduct is less than $100;
(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of any monetary assistance that is disbursed to or for which the person would have been eligible under a caregiver assistance agreement the person entered into or attempted to enter into as a result of the conduct is $100 or more but less than $750;
(3) a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of any monetary assistance that is disbursed to or for which the person would have been eligible under a caregiver assistance agreement the person entered into or attempted to enter into as a result of the conduct is $750 or more but less than $2,500;
(4) a state jail felony if the amount of any monetary assistance that is disbursed to or for which the person would have been eligible under a caregiver assistance agreement the person entered into or attempted to enter into as a result of the conduct is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000;
(5) a felony of the third degree if:
(A) the amount of any monetary assistance that is disbursed to or for which the person would have been eligible under a caregiver assistance agreement the person entered into or attempted to enter into as a result of the conduct is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000; or
(B) the amount of any monetary assistance that is disbursed to or for which the person would have been eligible under a caregiver assistance agreement the person entered into or attempted to enter into as a result of the conduct is less than $30,000 and it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has previously been convicted under this section;
(6) a felony of the second degree if the amount of any monetary assistance that is disbursed to or for which the person would have been eligible under a caregiver assistance agreement the person entered into or attempted to enter into as a result of the conduct is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or
(7) a felony of the first degree if the amount of any monetary assistance that is disbursed to or for which the person would have been eligible under a caregiver assistance agreement the person entered into or attempted to enter into as a result of the conduct is $300,000 or more.