Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1		By: Lucio, et al. S.B. No. 1313
2		-	(Guerra)
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5	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	5		AN ACT
7	6		relating to demonstration programs for childhood obesity and
8	7		chronic disease prevention in certain border counties.
9	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	9		SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
11	10		amended by adding Chapter 90 to read as follows:
12	11		CHAPTER 90. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS ADDRESSING CHILDHOOD OBESITY
13	12		AND CHRONIC DISEASE IN CERTAIN BORDER COUNTIES
14	13		Sec. 90.0001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "border county"
15	14		means a county adjacent to this state's international border with
16	15		Mexico.
17	16		Sec. 90.0002. ESTABLISHMENT. The department shall
18	17		establish the childhood obesity prevention demonstration program
19	18		and the chronic disease prevention demonstration program under this
20	19		chapter in counties that:
21	20		(1) are adjacent to the international border with
22	21		Mexico; and
23	22		(2) have a population of less than 800,000 and more
24	23		than 400,000.
25	24		Sec. 90.0003. CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION DEMONSTRATION
26	25		PROGRAM. (a) To the extent funds are available, the department
27	26		shall develop and implement a school-based demonstration program to
28	27		address childhood obesity and related chronic diseases in each
29	28		county to which this chapter applies.
30	29		(b) The demonstration program must be evidence-based and
31	30		culturally appropriate.
32	31		(c) In developing the childhood obesity prevention
33	32		demonstration program under Subsection (a), the department shall
34	33		prioritize appropriate collaborations with:
35	34		(1) medical professionals specializing in obesity
36	35		prevention;
37	36		(2) experts in public health;
38	37		(3) representatives of health science centers;
39	38		(4) experts in public and higher education;
40	39		(5) representatives of local school health advisory
41	40		councils;
42	41		(6) interested parties from the counties
43	42		participating in the program;
44	43		(7) a representative from the Texas Education Agency;
45	44		(8) a representative from the Texas Higher Education
46	45		Coordinating Board; and
47	46		(9) representatives from other appropriate state
48	47		agencies.
49	48		Sec. 90.0004. CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION DEMONSTRATION
50	49		PROGRAM. (a) To the extent funds are available, the department
51	50		shall establish a chronic disease prevention demonstration program
52	51		for adults residing in each county to which this chapter applies.
53	52		(b) In establishing the chronic disease prevention
54	53		demonstration program under Subsection (a), the department shall
55	54		prioritize appropriate collaboration with:
56	55		(1) medical professionals specializing in chronic
57	56		disease treatment;
58	57		(2) representatives from hospitals licensed under
59	58		Chapter 241;
60	59		(3) representatives from academic centers located in
61	60		border counties; and
62	61		(4) a representative from a medical school in the
63	62		immediate border region.
64	63		Sec. 90.0005. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER
65	64		ENTITIES. The department, based on the results of the
66	65		demonstration programs established under this chapter, shall share
67	66		the strategies, best practices, and recommendations the department
68	67		determines are successful in addressing childhood obesity and
69	68		chronic disease prevention with public schools and other
70	69		appropriate entities in each county to which this chapter applies.
71	70		Sec. 90.0006. EVALUATION. The department shall evaluate
72	71		the effectiveness of the demonstration programs established under
73	72		this chapter not later than September 1, 2029.
74	73		Sec. 90.0007. REPORT. Not later than November 1, 2029, the
75	74		department shall submit a written or electronic report on the
76	75		demonstration programs established under this chapter to the
77	76		lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
78	77		and each member of the legislature. The report must include:
79	78		(1) a summary of the programs;
80	79		(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
81	80		programs; and
82	81		(3) recommendations on whether the programs should be
83	82		continued, expanded to other border counties, or terminated.
84	83		Sec. 90.0008. RULES. The executive commissioner shall
85	84		adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.
86	85		SECTION 2. The Department of State Health Services is
87	86		required to implement a provision of this Act only if the
88	87		legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If
89	88		the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
90	89		purpose, the department may, but is not required to, implement a
91	90		provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that
92	91		purpose.
93	92		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.