83R13027 KKR-F
By: Raymond H.B. No. 3401
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a nutrition and wellness education program for certain
recipients of certain state benefits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.0995 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0995. NUTRITION AND WELLNESS EDUCATION PROGRAM.
(a) The commission shall establish an online program to provide a
nutrition and wellness education course that promotes healthy
eating habits and a physically active lifestyle. The commission
shall develop the program in the most cost-effective manner
possible by using the Internet and existing nutrition information
and educational resources. The program should target individuals
receiving benefits under:
(1) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31,
Human Resources Code;
(2) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32,
Human Resources Code; and
(3) the supplemental nutrition assistance program
under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.
(b) The commission shall work with community-based
organizations to encourage individuals receiving benefits to
access the information described by Subsection (a).
(c) Not later than January 1, 2015, the commission shall
report to the legislature on the program. The report must include:
(1) feedback from clients on the effectiveness of the
information provided; and
(2) any available data on the number of individuals
who accessed the information.
(d) The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement
this section.
(e) This section expires September 1, 2015.
SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
waiver or authorization is granted.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.