82R8688 NAJ-D
 
  By: Farias H.B. No. 1783
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to creating a portal on the comptroller's Internet website
  related to obesity and wellness.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 403.031 to read as follows:
         Sec. 403.031.  OBESITY AND WELLNESS INFORMATION PORTAL. (a)
  The comptroller shall establish and maintain an obesity and
  wellness information portal on the comptroller's Internet website
  to be used by children, parents, schools, businesses, state
  agencies, and the general public.
         (b)  The portal must:
               (1)  serve as a clearinghouse for information relating
  to obesity and wellness; and
               (2)  provide resources relating to obesity and
  wellness.
         (c)  The comptroller may consult with the Health and Human
  Services Commission and the Department of State Health Services in
  establishing the content for the portal.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.