Amend SB 1633 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 551.003, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (15-a) to read as follows:

(15-a) "Direct supervision" means supervision by a pharmacist who directs the activities of a pharmacist-intern, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy technician trainee to a sufficient degree to ensure the activities are performed accurately, safely, and without risk of harm to patients, as specified by board rule.

SECTION ____.  Section 554.053(a), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  The board shall establish rules for the use and the duties of a pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee employed by [in] a pharmacy licensed by the board. A pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee shall be responsible to and must be directly supervised by a pharmacist.