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Amend HB 4372 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 141.0051, Health and Safety Code (page 1, lines 23 through 29), and substitute the following:
Sec. 141.0051. LICENSE; CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN CONVICTIONS. In making a determination on issuance, renewal, or revocation of a youth camp operator's license, the department shall consider whether the youth camp employs an individual who was convicted of an act of sexual abuse, as defined by Section 21.02, Penal Code.
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 141.0085(b), Health and Safety Code (page 1, lines 35 through 45), and substitute the following:
(b) If a law enforcement agency notifies a youth camp operator of the investigation or conviction of an individual who is employed by the camp for an act of sexual abuse, as defined by Section 21.02, Penal Code, that occurred at the camp, the operator shall:
(1) immediately notify the department of the investigation or conviction; and
(2) retain all records related to the investigation or conviction until the department notifies the camp that the record retention is no longer required.
(3) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 141.0111, Health and Safety Code (page 1, lines 48 through 61), and substitute the following:
Sec. 141.0111. REQUIRED INFORMATION ABOUT ABUSE REPORTING. A youth camp operator shall develop and maintain a written policy regarding the method for reporting to the department suspected abuse occurring at the camp. The operator on request of any person shall provide a copy of the policy to the person.
(4) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 141.0112(b), Health and Safety Code (page 2, lines 6 through 10), and substitute the following:
(b) A youth camp operator shall include on the camp's publicly accessible Internet website a clearly marked link to the youth camp program web page on the department's Internet website.
(5) Strike SECTION 3 of the bill (page 2, lines 11 through 14) and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.