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Amend CSSB 1 as follows:
(1) In Article II of the bill, page II-56, make the following change:
[35.
Prohibition on Abortions.
(a)
It is the intent of the legislature that no funds shall be used to pay the direct or indirect costs (including marketing, overhead, rent, phones, and utilities) of abortion procedures provided by contractors of the Health and Human Services Commission.
(b)
It is also the intent of the legislature that no funds appropriated for Medicaid Family Planning, Healthy Texas Women Program, or the Family Planning Program shall be distributed to individuals or entities that perform elective abortion procedures or that contract with or provide funds to individuals or entities for the performance of elective abortion procedures.
(c)
The commission shall include in its financial audit a review of the use of appropriated funds to ensure compliance with this section.]
(2) In Article II of the bill, page II-56, make the following change:
[36.
Funding for Family Planning Instruction. None of the funds appropriated above may be used to implement human sexuality instruction or family planning instruction, or to provide instructional materials for use in human sexuality instruction or family planning instruction, if the instruction or instructional materials are provided or prepared by an individual or entity that performs elective abortions or an affiliate of an individual or entity that performs elective abortions.]