Sec. 664.054. WORKSITE WELLNESS ADVISORY BOARD; COMPOSITION

(a) The board consists of the following 13 members appointed by the executive commissioner:

(1) five state agency employees, including one employee of each of the following agencies:

(A) Department of Agriculture;

(B) Texas Education Agency;

(C) Texas Department of Transportation;

(D) Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and

(E) the department;

(2) one other employee of the department who is involved in worksite wellness efforts at the department;

(3) one employee of the Employees Retirement System of Texas;

(4) two state employee representatives of an eligible state employee organization described by Section 403.0165 with at least 10,000 active, dues-paying members;

(5) one worksite wellness professional;

(6) one representative of the American Cancer Society;

(7) one representative of the American Heart Association; and

(8) one representative of the Texas Medical Association.

(b) In appointing members to the board, the executive commissioner shall:

(1) make an effort to appoint at least one member from each of the health and human services regions; and

(2) consider input received from state agency employees.

(c) The members of the board shall elect a presiding officer.

(d) Each member of the board who is not a state officer or employee serves a two-year term expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year and may be reappointed. Each member of the board who is a state officer or employee serves on the board at the pleasure of the executive commissioner.

(e) If a vacancy occurs, the executive commissioner shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(f) A state officer or employee appointed to the board serves on the board ex officio as an additional duty of the member's office or employment.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 665 , Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.