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Amend Amendment No. 55 by Coleman on page 104 by striking the text of the amendment and substituting the following:
Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered rider under the Article II appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission:
____.  Funds for Family Drug Courts. In addition to the other amounts appropriated by this Act to the Health and Human Services Commission, the amount of $6,000,000 is appropriated out of the General Revenue Fund to the Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2019, for the purpose of assisting counties in establishing a family drug court for the prevention of, intervention in, or treatment of substance abuse by guardians of children 18 years of age or younger who are at risk of entering or are in the child protection system. Additionally, this funding should be used to help pay for services needed by the families served by the family drug courts.
(2)  Reduce the amounts appropriated from GR Match for Medicaid Account No. 758, by the amount of $3,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, and by the amount of $3,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2021.
(3)  Adjust total and methods of financing accordingly.