Amend SB 1582 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, lines 21-22, strike ", or other law".

(2)  Strike SECTIONS 6 and 7 of the bill (page 4, line 20 through page 5, line 22).

(3)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:

SECTION ____.  Section 607.054, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 607.054.  TUBERCULOSIS OR OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. (a) A firefighter or emergency medical technician who suffers from tuberculosis, or any other disease or illness of the lungs or respiratory tract that has a statistically positive correlation with service as a firefighter or emergency medical technician, that results in death or total or partial disability is presumed to have contracted the disease or illness during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter or emergency medical technician.

(4)  Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.