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.