By Capelo H.B. No. 3154
77R13418 JAT-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the establishment of an asthma and allergy research
1-3 advisory committee in the Texas Department of Health.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. (a) The commissioner of public health shall
1-6 establish an asthma and allergy research advisory committee.
1-7 (b) The asthma and allergy research advisory committee is
1-8 composed of nine members appointed by the governor, in consultation
1-9 with the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
1-10 representatives.
1-11 (c) The governor shall select members of the asthma and
1-12 allergy research advisory committee based on the members'
1-13 experience, expertise, or special interest in asthma and allergy
1-14 and:
1-15 (1) asthma and allergy education;
1-16 (2) indoor air quality;
1-17 (3) the public school system and its dealings with
1-18 children with asthma and an allergy;
1-19 (4) epidemiology;
1-20 (5) pharmacology;
1-21 (6) parenting a child with asthma or an allergy; or
1-22 (7) immunology.
1-23 (d) The commissioner of public health shall select a member
1-24 of the asthma and allergy research advisory committee to serve as
2-1 the presiding officer of the committee. The presiding officer may
2-2 not be an officer or employee of the state.
2-3 (e) The asthma and allergy research advisory committee
2-4 shall:
2-5 (1) develop a plan to research asthma and allergy and
2-6 medical conditions associated with asthma and allergy in this
2-7 state;
2-8 (2) assess the resources and talent of institutions in
2-9 this state as possible sites for research opportunities;
2-10 (3) analyze the impact of asthma and allergy on the
2-11 economy of this state and on the health of the residents of this
2-12 state; and
2-13 (4) make recommendations to the legislature and
2-14 governor concerning research programs in asthma and allergy and
2-15 funding alternatives for the programs.
2-16 (f) The asthma and allergy research advisory committee shall
2-17 meet at least four times as determined by the presiding officer. A
2-18 professional facilitator with experience in strategic planning
2-19 shall facilitate meetings of the committee.
2-20 (g) A member of the asthma and allergy research advisory
2-21 committee may not receive compensation for service on the committee
2-22 but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary
2-23 travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the
2-24 business of the committee as provided by general law and the
2-25 General Appropriations Act.
2-26 (h) Not later than December 1, 2002, the commissioner of
2-27 public health shall submit a report prepared by the committee to
3-1 the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
3-2 representatives regarding asthma and allergy that comprehensively
3-3 addresses the issues listed in Subsection (e) of this section.
3-4 SECTION 2. The governor shall appoint members to the asthma
3-5 and allergy research advisory committee not later than the 90th day
3-6 after the effective date of this Act.
3-7 SECTION 3. The asthma and allergy research advisory
3-8 committee is abolished January 1, 2003.
3-9 SECTION 4. This Act expires September 1, 2003.
3-10 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
3-11 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-12 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-13 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-14 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.