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Amend CSSB 869 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 38.0151(a), Education Code (page 1, line 39), following the period, add "The guidelines and any recommendation to update the guidelines regarding medical treatment or therapy must be scientifically valid.".
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 38.0152(c)(1), Education Code (page 2, lines 52-57), and substitute the following:
(1) not more than one representative from:
(A) the department; and
(B) the Texas Nurses Association;
(3) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 38.0152(c)(8), Education Code (page 3, line 5), strike "and".
(4) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 38.0152(c)(9), Education Code (page 3, lines 6-10), and substitute the following:
(9) at least four physicians board certified in allergy and immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology; and
(10) at least one physician board certified in general pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics who is a member of a statewide pediatric organization.
(5) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 38.0152(f), Education Code (page 3, lines 19-24), and substitute the following:
(f) Any recommendations on updating the current guidelines regarding medical treatment or therapies must be submitted by the physicians directly to the commissioner, provided that those recommendations may only be submitted to the commissioner if approved by a majority of the physicians serving on the committee.