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Amend HB 284 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill as follows:
(1) In the heading for added Section 322.0515, Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 25), between "BELT" and the underlined period, insert "; EXCEPTION".
(2) In added Section 322.0515, Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 25), strike "Notwithstanding" and substitute "(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and notwithstanding".
(3) Immediately after added Section 322.0515, Health and Safety Code (page 1, between lines 34 and 35), insert the following:
(b) A facility that advertises as a restraint-free facility is not required to comply with Subsection (a) if the facility:
(1) provides to current and prospective residents a written disclosure stating the facility is restraint-free and is not required to comply with a request under Subsection (a); and
(2) makes all reasonable efforts to accommodate the concerns of a resident who requests a seat belt under Subsection (a).