Amend CSSB 10 (House committee printing) as follows:                         
	(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the 
bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  (a)  Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government 
Code, is amended by adding Section 531.0057 to read as follows:
	Sec. 531.0057.  PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.  (a)  
Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall provide 
transportation services for clients of eligible programs.
	(b)  The commission:                                                    
		(1)  may contract with a public transportation 
provider, as defined by Section 461.002, Transportation Code, a 
private transportation provider, or a regional transportation 
broker for the provision of public transportation services, as 
defined by Section 461.002, Transportation Code, under this 
section; and
		(2)  is not required to contract with the Texas 
Department of Transportation for the provision of transportation 
services for clients of eligible programs.
	(b)  Section 461.012(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  The commission shall:                                                     
		(1)  provide for research and study of the problems of 
chemical dependency in this state and seek to focus public 
attention on those problems through public information and 
education programs;
		(2)  plan, develop, coordinate, evaluate, and 
implement constructive methods and programs for the prevention, 
intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of chemical dependency 
in cooperation with federal and state agencies, local governments, 
organizations, and persons, and provide technical assistance, 
funds, and consultation services for statewide and community-based 
services;
		(3)  cooperate with and enlist the assistance of:                             
			(A)  other state, federal, and local agencies;                               
			(B)  hospitals and clinics;                                                  
			(C)  public health, welfare, and criminal justice 
system authorities;      
			(D)  educational and medical agencies and 
organizations; and               
			(E)  other related public and private groups and 
persons;                  
		(4)  expand chemical dependency services for children 
when funds are available because of the long-term benefits of those 
services to the state and its citizens;
		(5)  sponsor, promote, and conduct educational 
programs on the prevention and treatment of chemical dependency, 
and maintain a public information clearinghouse to purchase and 
provide books, literature, audiovisuals, and other educational 
material for the programs;
		(6)  sponsor, promote, and conduct training programs 
for persons delivering prevention, intervention, treatment, and 
rehabilitation services and for persons in the criminal justice 
system or otherwise in a position to identify chemically dependent 
persons and their families in need of service;
		(7)  require programs rendering services to chemically 
dependent persons to safeguard those persons' legal rights of 
citizenship and maintain the confidentiality of client records as 
required by state and federal law;
		(8)  maximize the use of available funds for direct 
services rather than administrative services;
		(9)  consistently monitor the expenditure of funds and 
the provision of services by all grant and contract recipients to 
assure that the services are effective and properly staffed and 
meet the standards adopted under this chapter;
		(10)  make the monitoring reports prepared under 
Subdivision (9) a matter of public record;
		(11)  license treatment facilities under Chapter 464;                         
		(12)  use funds appropriated to the commission to carry 
out this chapter and maximize the overall state allotment of 
federal funds;
		(13)  develop and implement policies that will provide 
the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the 
commission and to speak on any issue under the commission's 
jurisdiction;
		(14)  establish minimum criteria that peer assistance 
programs must meet to be governed by and entitled to the benefits of 
a law that authorizes licensing and disciplinary authorities to 
establish or approve peer assistance programs for impaired 
professionals;
		(15)  adopt rules governing the functions of the 
commission, including rules that prescribe the policies and 
procedures followed by the commission in administering any 
commission programs;
		(16)  plan, develop, coordinate, evaluate, and 
implement constructive methods and programs to provide healthy 
alternatives for youth at risk of selling controlled substances;
		(17)  submit to the federal government reports and 
strategies necessary to comply with Section 1926 of the federal 
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration 
Reorganization Act, Pub. L. 102-321 (42 U.S.C. Section 300x-26); 
reports and strategies are to be coordinated with appropriate state 
governmental entities; and
		(18)  regulate, coordinate, and provide training for 
alcohol awareness courses required under Section 106.115, 
Alcoholic Beverage Code, and may charge a fee for an activity 
performed by the commission under this subdivision[; and
		[(19)  contract with the Texas Department of 
Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to assume 
all responsibilities of the commission relating to the provision of 
transportation services for clients of eligible programs].
	(c)  Section 461.002, Transportation Code, is amended to 
read as follows:    
	Sec. 461.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                  
		(1)  "Public transportation provider" means any entity 
that provides public transportation services if it is a 
governmental entity or if it receives funds [financial assistance] 
from a governmental entity, whether state, local, or federal.  The 
term does not include private carriers that do not receive funds
[financial assistance] from a governmental entity.  It also does 
not include a person who provides intercity rail or bus service, 
commercial air transportation, water transportation, or nonstop 
service to or from a point located outside this state, unless, and 
to the extent to which, the person receives funds from a 
governmental entity for that service.  If a person provides both 
public transportation services and services that are not public 
transportation services, that person is included within the term 
only with regard to the provision of public transportation services 
and to the extent of those public transportation services.
		(2)  "Public transportation services" means any 
conveyance of passengers and their hand-carried baggage by a 
governmental entity or by a private entity if the private entity 
receives funds [financial assistance] for that conveyance from any 
governmental entity.  It does not include intercity rail or bus 
service, commercial air transportation, water transportation, or 
nonstop service to or from a point located outside this state, 
unless, and to the extent to which, the person receives funds from a 
governmental entity for that service.
	(d)  Section 461.003(a), Transportation Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(a)  The commission by rule may:                                               
		(1)  except as provided by Section 531.0057, Government 
Code, require a state agency that is responsible for ensuring the 
provision of public transportation services to contract with the 
department for the department to assume the responsibilities of 
that agency relating to the provision of public transportation 
services; and
		(2)  require a public transportation provider to 
provide detailed information on its provision of public 
transportation services, including revenues, routes, maps, 
categories of passengers served, number of passengers served, and 
equipment use and condition.
	(e)  The following are repealed:                                               
		(1)  Section 461.012(g), Health and Safety Code;                              
		(2)  Section 533.012(b), Health and Safety Code;                              
		(3)  Section 22.001(e), Human Resources Code;                                 
		(4)  Section 40.002(f), Human Resources Code;                                 
		(5)  Section 91.021(g), Human Resources Code;                                 
		(6)  Section 101.0256(b), Human Resources Code;                               
		(7)  Section 111.0525(d), Human Resources Code; and                           
		(8)  Section 455.0015, Transportation Code.                                   
	(f)  As soon as possible after the effective date of this 
section, but not later than September 1, 2008, the Texas Department 
of Transportation shall take all necessary actions to transfer the 
provision of transportation services for clients of eligible health 
and human services programs to the Health and Human Services 
Commission.  On the date the transfer occurs:
		(1)  all powers, duties, functions, activities, 
rights, obligations, property, records, personnel, and 
appropriated funds and other money of the department that the 
department determines are related to the provision of those 
transportation services are transferred to the Health and Human 
Services Commission; and
		(2)  a reference in law to the department with respect 
to the provision of those transportation services means the Health 
and Human Services Commission.
	(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill (page 5, line 9), strike "(a)".                  
	(3)  In the recital to SECTION 2(a) of the bill (page 5, line 
10), strike "Sections 531.02413 and 531.02414" and substitute 
"Section 531.02413".
	(4)  In SECTION 2(a) of the bill, strike added Section 
531.02414, Government Code (page 6, line 26, through page 7, line 
21).
	(5)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike Subsections (b), (c), 
and (d) (page 7, line 22, through page 9, line 7).