Representatives McReynolds and Kolkhorst offered the following amendment to HBi2572:

Amend Section 3, HB 2572 on third reading by striking existing subsection (c) (as added in second reading - Floor Amendment #4) in Sec. 533.0355, and replacing it with the following:

(c) In determining eligibility under (b)(3) an authority must offer a state school as an option among the residential services available to an individual who is eligible for those services and who meets the department's criteria for state school admission, regardless of whether other residential services are available to the individual. The Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Centers must document the number of individuals who are eligible for state school services under the department's criteria, the number of individuals who meet eligibility who are requesting state school admissions, and the number of individuals who meet eligibility criteria who are referred for state school services. The HHSC will adopt rules related to the performance criteria required of the Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Centers regarding the provision of information related to services and referral for services.