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Floor Packet Page No. 52
Amend CSSB 1 as follows:
1. On Page I-46, Trusteed Programs within the Office of the
Governor, decrease funding for Strategy A.1.8. Texas Enterprise
Fund by $140,750,000 in general revenue.
2. On Page II-68, Health and Human Services Commission, add
the following new section and renumber the remaining sections
accordingly:
"Sec.___. Restoration and Expansion of the Children's Health
Insurance Program. In addition to the amounts appropriated above
for Strategy C.1.1. CHIP, an additional $140,750,000 is hereby
appropriated out of the general revenue fund as the state match for
an estimated $361,678,571 in enhanced federal medical assistance
matching funds for an estimated total increase of $502,678,571 for
Strategy C.1.1. CHIP for the 2006–2007 biennium. The Commission may
allocate the amount necessary from the increase to conduct
comprehensive outreach and education activities to raise public
awareness of the availability of the Children's Health Insurance
Program."