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Amend SB 8 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 17, line 14, strike "Section 171.008" and substitute "Sections 171.008 and 171.009".
(2) On page 18, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
Sec. 171.009. HEALTHCARE AND HIGHER EDUCATION SUBSIDIES TO ASSIST WOMEN DENIED ABORTIONS. (a) The commission shall establish a subsidy program to assist women who have a child after being denied an abortion with respect to that pregnancy by:
(1) covering all of the child's healthcare costs until the date the child turns 18 years of age; and
(2) after the date the child turns 18 years of age, providing free tuition to any public university or college in this state.
(b) The commission shall award the subsidies as provided by Subsection (a) to each child who is born following the denial of an abortion with respect to that pregnancy in this state on or after September 1, 2021.