Amend CSSB 568 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, in amended Section 42.04425, Human Resources Code (page 2, lines 31-38), strike added Subsection (d).

(2)  In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 42.049(c-1), Human Resources Code (page 3, lines 2-4), strike the third sentence of that subsection.

(3)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, in added Section 42.050(c-1), Human Resources Code (page 3, lines 37-39), strike the second sentence of that subsection.

(4)  In SECTION 6 of the bill, in added Section 42.052(f-3), Human Resources Code (page 4, lines 17-19), strike the second sentence of that subsection.

(5)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 42.063(b-2), Human Resources Code (page 4, lines 65-69), strike the second sentence of that subsection.

(6)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, strike amended Section 42.063(g), Human Resources Code (page 5, lines 7-9) and substitute the following:

(g)  The commission [department] shall implement this section using existing appropriations.

(7)  In SECTION 8 of the bill, in amended Section 42.072(c), Human Resources Code (page 5, lines 41-44), strike the second sentence of that subsection.

(8)  In SECTION 9 of the bill, in the recital (page 6, line 32), strike "(e-1), (e-2), and (e-3)" and substitute "(e-1) and (e-2)".

(9)  In SECTION 9 of the bill, in added Section 42.078(e-1), Human Resources Code (page 7, line 6), strike "and except as provided by Subsection (e-3)".

(10)  In SECTION 9 of the bill, in amended Section 42.078, Human Resources Code (page 7, lines 33-35), strike added Subsection (e-3).

(11)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  The Health and Human Services Commission is required to implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission may, but is not required to, implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that purpose.