Amend CSSB 11 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) Strike page 26, line 25, through page 27, line 16, and substitute the following:
Sec. 264.160. COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF TRANSFER OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR. (a) The department shall conduct a cost benefit analysis of transferring case management services to a single source continuum contractor under this subchapter. The analysis must include:
(1) the actual cost to the department of providing case management services, including any indirect expenses related to the performance of case management services, and any assumptions and documentation that support the actual cost determination;
(2) recommendations for improving the performance of case management services by the department;
(3) an assessment of the costs for a single source continuum contractor to provide case management services under contract with the department and the cost to the department of monitoring the contractor's performance;
(4) an assessment of the capability of a single source continuum contractor to provide case management services at a level comparable to the case management services provided by the department;
(5) a comparison of the cost of establishing caseload standards for case management services for the department and for a single source continuum contractor;
(6) an estimate of the costs of returning the performance of case management services from the single source continuum contractor to the commission or department if necessary, including a reasonable proposed schedule for any actions necessary to return the performance of case management services to the commission or department; and
(7) a comparison of the salary, health care benefits, retirement, and workers' compensation insurance for caseworkers employed by a single source continuum contractor and by the department.
(b) Not later than January 15, 2019, the department shall report the findings and recommendations of the cost benefit analysis conducted under this section to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, and the House Human Services Committee.
(c) If the department recommends the transfer of case management services to a single source continuum contractor based on the analysis conducted under Subsection (a), the legislature shall consider the recommendations and vote on whether to approve the recommendations.
(d) The department may not transfer case management services to a single source continuum contractor before the legislature approves the department's recommendations under Subsection (c).
(e) This section expires September 1, 2021.
(2) On page 36, line 10, strike ", a timeline for the transfer of case management services, and" and substitute "and[,]".