81R1905 YDB-D
By: Castro H.B. No. 3326
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to health risk assessments of state employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 664.061, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 664.061. AGENCY WELLNESS POLICIES. (a) 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 four [eight] hours of additional leave
time each year to an employee who[:
[(A)] receives a physical examination.
(b) A state agency shall, and an institution of higher
education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, may,
provide four hours of leave time each year to an employee who [; 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.
SECTION 2. Section 1551.061, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 1551.061. ANNUAL REPORTS [REPORT]. (a) The board of
trustees shall submit a written report not later than January 1 of
each year to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the
house of representatives, and Legislative Budget Board concerning
the coverages provided and the benefits and services being received
by all participants under this chapter. The report must include
information about the effectiveness and efficiency of:
(1) managed care cost containment practices; and
(2) fraud detection and prevention procedures.
(b) The board of trustees shall submit a written report not
later than January 1 of each year to the governor and Legislative
Budget Board that includes:
(1) a population-based summary of the health risk
assessments completed under Section 664.061, Government Code,
during the preceding state fiscal year; and
(2) an evaluation of the Employees Retirement System
of Texas' weight management programs.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.