| 1 | 1 | | By: Raymond, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Nelson) H.B. No. 3401 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 9, 2013; |
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| 3 | 3 | | May 9, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Health |
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| 4 | 4 | | and Human Services; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the |
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| 5 | 5 | | following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to nutrition and wellness education for certain recipients |
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| 11 | 11 | | of certain state benefits. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Section 531.0995 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 531.0995. NUTRITION AND WELLNESS EDUCATION. (a) This |
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| 16 | 16 | | section applies to individuals receiving benefits under: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Human Resources Code; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Human Resources Code; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | (3) the supplemental nutrition assistance program |
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| 22 | 22 | | under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (b) The commission shall work with community-based |
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| 24 | 24 | | organizations to encourage individuals receiving benefits to |
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| 25 | 25 | | access readily available and existing online information and |
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| 26 | 26 | | programs, including information provided on the commission's |
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| 27 | 27 | | website, that provide nutrition and wellness education for the |
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| 28 | 28 | | purpose of promoting healthy eating habits and a physically active |
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| 29 | 29 | | lifestyle. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) Not later than January 1, 2015, the commission shall |
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| 31 | 31 | | report to the legislature on the use of nutrition and wellness |
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| 32 | 32 | | education information provided on the commission's website. The |
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| 33 | 33 | | report must include: |
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| 34 | 34 | | (1) feedback from clients on the effectiveness of the |
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| 35 | 35 | | information accessed; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | (2) any available data on the number of individuals |
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| 37 | 37 | | who accessed the information. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (d) The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement |
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| 39 | 39 | | this section. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (e) This section expires September 1, 2015. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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| 42 | 42 | | a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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| 43 | 43 | | federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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| 44 | 44 | | the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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| 45 | 45 | | authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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| 46 | 46 | | waiver or authorization is granted. |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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| 48 | 48 | | * * * * * |
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