By: Truitt H.C.R. No. 292
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 2559 has been adopted by the house of
representatives and the senate and has been enrolled; and
WHEREAS, The bill contains a technical error that should be
corrected; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas, That
the action of the speaker of the house of representatives and the
president of the senate in signing House Bill No. 2559 be declared
null and void and the signatures of the presiding officers be
removed from the bill; and, be it further
RESOLVED by the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas, That
the enrolling clerk of the house be instructed to re-enroll the bill
after making the following correction:
Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill
and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: STATE
EMPLOYEE PILOT PROGRAM. The Department of State Health Services
and the Employees Retirement System of Texas may enter into an
interagency contract to establish a state employee pilot program
consistent with federal guidelines for chronic disease prevention
and wellness initiatives. To support the pilot program the
Department of State Health Services may use funds received from the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5)
or other such federal funds available to the Department of State
Health Services.