Amend SB 616 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; and (4) make recommendations to the legislature and governor concerning research programs in asthma and allergy and funding alternatives for the programs. (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.