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Amend HB 1297 (Senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 4 of the bill, strike added Section 664.051,
Government Code (page 1, lines 28 through 38), and substitute the
following:
Sec. 664.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Board" means the Worksite Wellness Advisory
Board.
(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health
Services.
(3) "Executive commissioner" means the executive
commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
(4) "State agency" means a department, institution,
commission, or other agency that is in the executive, judicial, or
legislative branch of state government.
(5) "State employee" means a state employee who
participates in a health benefits program administered under
Chapter 1551, Insurance Code.
(2) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 664.052,
Government Code (page 1, line 40), between "subchapter" and the
period, insert ", including rules prescribing the frequency and
location of board meetings".
(3) In SECTION 4 of the bill, strike added Subsection (b),
Section 664.053, Government Code (page 2, lines 4 through 9), and
substitute the following:
(b) The statewide wellness coordinator shall:
(1) coordinate with other agencies that administer a
health benefits program under Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, as
necessary to develop the model wellness program, prevent
duplication of efforts, provide information and resources to
employees, and encourage the use of wellness benefits included in
the health benefits program;
(2) maintain a set of Internet links to health
resources for use by state employees;
(3) design an outreach campaign to educate state
employees about health and fitness-related resources, including
available exercise facilities, online tools, and health and
fitness-related organizations;
(4) study the implementation and participation rates
of state agency worksite wellness programs and report the findings
to the legislature biennially; and
(5) organize an annual conference hosted by the
department for all state agency wellness councils.
(4) In SECTION 4 of the bill, following added Section
664.053, Government Code (page 2, between lines 26 and 27), insert
the following:
Sec. 664.054. WORKSITE WELLNESS ADVISORY BOARD;
COMPOSITION. (a) The board consists of the following 13 members
appointed by the executive commissioner:
(1) five state agency employees, including one
employee of each of the following agencies:
(A) Department of Agriculture;
(B) Texas Education Agency;
(C) Texas Department of Transportation;
(D) Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and
(E) the department;
(2) one other employee of the department who is
involved in worksite wellness efforts at the department;
(3) one employee of the Employees Retirement System of
Texas;
(4) two state employee representatives of an eligible
state employee organization described by Section 403.0165 with at
least 10,000 active, dues-paying members;
(5) one worksite wellness professional;
(6) one representative of the American Cancer Society;
(7) one representative of the American Heart
Association; and
(8) one representative of the Texas Medical
Association.
(b) In appointing members to the board, the executive
commissioner shall:
(1) make an effort to appoint at least one member from
each of the health and human services regions; and
(2) consider input received from state agency
employees.
(c) The members of the board shall elect a presiding
officer.
(d) Each member of the board who is not a state officer or
employee serves a two-year term expiring February 1 of each
odd-numbered year and may be reappointed. Each member of the board
who is a state officer or employee serves on the board at the
pleasure of the executive commissioner.
(e) If a vacancy occurs, the executive commissioner shall
appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
(f) A state officer or employee appointed to the board
serves on the board ex officio as an additional duty of the member's
office or employment.
Sec. 664.055. REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the board may not
receive compensation for service as a board member but is entitled
to reimbursement of the member's travel expenses:
(1) under the rules for reimbursement that apply to
the member's office or employment, if the member is a state officer
or employee; or
(2) as provided by the General Appropriations Act, if
the member is not a state officer or employee.
Sec. 664.056. ADMINISTRATION. The board is
administratively attached to the department. The department shall
provide the staff necessary for the board to perform its duties.
Sec. 664.057. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 2110
does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the board.
Sec. 664.058. DONATIONS. The board may receive in-kind and
monetary gifts, grants, and donations from public and private
donors to be used for the purposes of this subchapter.
Sec. 664.059. DUTIES. The board shall advise the
department, executive commissioner, and statewide wellness
coordinator on worksite wellness issues, including:
(1) funding and resource development for worksite
wellness programs;
(2) identifying food service vendors that
successfully market healthy foods;
(3) best practices for worksite wellness used by the
private sector; and
(4) worksite wellness features and architecture for
new state buildings based on features and architecture used by the
private sector.
Sec. 664.060. STATE AGENCY WELLNESS COUNCILS. (a) A state
agency may facilitate the development of a wellness council
composed of employees and managers of the agency to promote
worksite wellness in the agency.
(b) A wellness council may work to:
(1) increase employee interest in worksite wellness;
(2) develop and implement policies to improve agency
infrastructure to allow for increased worksite wellness; and
(3) involve employees in worksite wellness programs.
(c) Members of a wellness council may review the
recommendations of the board and develop a plan to implement the
recommendations.
(d) A state agency may allow its employees to participate in
wellness council activities for two or more hours each month.
(e) The department shall provide technical support to each
state agency wellness council and shall provide financial support
to councils if funds are available.
(f) A wellness council may annually identify best practices
for worksite wellness in the agency and report the practices to the
board.
Sec. 664.061. AGENCY WELLNESS POLICIES. A state agency
may:
(1) allow each employee 30 minutes during normal
working hours for exercise three times each week;
(2) allow all employees to attend on-site wellness
seminars when offered; and
(3) provide eight hours of additional leave time each
year to an employee who:
(A) receives a physical examination; and
(B) completes either an online health risk
assessment tool provided by the board or a similar health risk
assessment conducted in person by a worksite wellness coordinator.
(5) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the
bill and renumber existing SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ___. Section 664.006, Government Code, is repealed.