Bill Amendment: TX HB160 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session

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Bill Title: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for education initiatives, institutions, and related agencies and giving direction regarding appropriations.

Status: 2021-10-15 - Received from the House [HB160 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB160-House_Amendment_H_2_21-Cain.html

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Amend HB 160 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In this section, "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease.

(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an appropriation that would otherwise be made under this Act is not effective if the state agency or other entity to which the appropriation would have been made requires that any employee or client of the agency or entity, or any visitor to a location operated by or under the administrative control of the agency or entity, be vaccinated against COVID-19.

(c)  An agency or other entity to which money is appropriated under this Act for the purpose of making grants to another person, including an entity, may not make a grant using the appropriated money to any person who requires that any employee, client, or customer of the person, or any visitor to a location operated by or under the administrative control of the person, be vaccinated against COVID-19.