Amend CSHB 342 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTIONS of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the
bill accordingly:
      SECTION _____.  (a)  The commissioner of public health shall
establish an asthma and allergy research advisory committee.
      (b)  The asthma and allergy research advisory committee is
composed of nine members appointed by the governor, in consultation
with the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
representatives.
      (c)  The governor shall select members of the asthma and
allergy research advisory committee based on the members'
experience, expertise, or special interest in asthma and allergy
and:
            (1)  asthma and allergy education;
            (2)  indoor air quality;
            (3)  the public school system and its dealings with
children with asthma and an allergy;
            (4)  epidemiology;
            (5)  pharmacology;
            (6)  parenting a child with asthma or an allergy; or
            (7)  immunology.
      (d)  The commissioner of public health shall select a member
of the asthma and allergy research advisory committee to serve as
the presiding officer of the committee.  The presiding officer may
not be an officer or employee of the state.
      (e)  The asthma and allergy research advisory committee
shall:
            (1)  develop a plan to research asthma and allergy and
medical conditions associated with asthma and allergy in this
state;
            (2)  assess the resources and talent of institutions in
this state as possible sites for research opportunities;
            (3)  analyze the impact of asthma and allergy on the
economy of this state and on the health of the residents of this
state;
            (4)  make recommendations to the legislature and
governor  concerning research programs in asthma and allergy and
funding alternatives for the programs; and
            (5)  advise the Health and Human Services Commission in
conducting the children's asthma disease management pilot program
under Chapter 95, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
      (f)  The asthma and allergy research advisory committee shall
meet at least four times as determined by the presiding officer.  A
professional facilitator with experience in strategic planning
shall facilitate meetings of the committee.
      (g)  A member of the asthma and allergy research advisory
committee may not receive compensation for service on the committee
but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary
travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the
business of the committee as provided by general law and the
General Appropriations Act.
      (h)  Not later than December 1, 2002, the commissioner of
public health shall submit a report prepared by the committee to
the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
representatives regarding asthma and allergy that comprehensively
addresses the issues listed in Subsection (e) of this section.
      SECTION _____.  (a)  The governor shall appoint members to
the asthma and allergy research advisory committee not later than
the 90th day after the effective date of this Act.
      (b)  The asthma and allergy research advisory committee is
abolished January 1, 2003.
      (c)  This section and Section __ of this Act requiring the
establishment of the asthma and allergy research advisory committee
expire September 1, 2003.