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.