Bill Text: TX HB2199 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to nutrition and physical activity policies, standards, and requirements for child-care facilities and programs for children under the age of six.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-10 - Referred to Human Services [HB2199 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2199-Introduced.html
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| By: Miles | H.B. No. 2199 | |
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| relating to nutrition and physical activity policies, standards, | ||
| and requirements for child-care facilities and programs for | ||
| children under the age of six. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. (a) Chapter 116, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 116.0091 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 116.0091. IMPLEMENTATION OF NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL | ||
| ACTIVITY POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS; RULES. (a) The | ||
| council, based on the plan developed under Section 116.009, shall | ||
| create proposed nutrition and physical activity policies, | ||
| standards, and requirements for child-care facilities serving, and | ||
| programs involving, children under the age of six. | ||
| (b) In consultation with the council, the executive | ||
| commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall | ||
| adopt rules to implement nutrition and physical activity policies, | ||
| standards, and requirements in child-care facilities serving, and | ||
| programs involving, children under the age of six. The rules must | ||
| apply to each child-care facility or program that operates under a | ||
| license issued by this state. | ||
| (c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission may develop voluntary nutrition and physical | ||
| activity guidelines for child-care providers that serve children | ||
| under the age of six and that are not subject to the rules adopted | ||
| under Subsection (b). | ||
| (b) The Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency | ||
| Council shall solicit public comment on proposed policies, | ||
| standards, and requirements created under Section 116.0091(a), | ||
| Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than October | ||
| 1, 2011, and shall particularly solicit comment from schools and | ||
| parents. | ||
| (c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section | ||
| 116.0091(b), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later | ||
| than July 1, 2012, for implementation starting with the 2012-2013 | ||
| school year. In adopting rules under this section, the executive | ||
| commissioner shall consider public comment received by the Early | ||
| Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council under | ||
| Subsection (b) of this section, as well as any public comment | ||
| received during the rulemaking process. | ||
| SECTION 2. (a) Chapter 115, Health and Safety Code, as | ||
| added by Chapter 733 (S.B. 395), Acts of the 81st Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2009, is amended by adding Section 115.0091 to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 115.0091. IMPLEMENTATION OF NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL | ||
| ACTIVITY POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS; RULES. (a) The | ||
| council, based on the plan developed under Section 115.009, shall | ||
| create proposed nutrition and physical activity policies, | ||
| standards, and requirements for child-care facilities serving, and | ||
| programs involving, children under the age of six. | ||
| (b) In consultation with the council, the executive | ||
| commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall | ||
| adopt rules to implement nutrition and physical activity policies, | ||
| standards, and requirements in child-care facilities serving, and | ||
| programs involving, children under the age of six. The rules must | ||
| apply to each child-care facility or program that operates under a | ||
| license issued by this state. | ||
| (c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission may develop voluntary nutrition and physical | ||
| activity guidelines for child-care providers that serve children | ||
| under the age of six and that are not subject to the rules adopted | ||
| under Subsection (b). | ||
| (b) The Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency | ||
| Council shall solicit public comment on proposed policies, | ||
| standards, and requirements created under Section 115.0091(a), | ||
| Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than October | ||
| 1, 2011, and shall particularly solicit comment from schools and | ||
| parents. | ||
| (c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section | ||
| 115.0091(b), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later | ||
| than July 1, 2012, for implementation starting with the 2012-2013 | ||
| school year. In adopting rules under this section, the executive | ||
| commissioner shall consider public comment received by the Early | ||
| Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council under | ||
| Subsection (b) of this section, as well as any public comment | ||
| received during the rulemaking process. | ||
| SECTION 3. (a) Section 1 of this Act takes effect only if | ||
| the Act of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, relating to | ||
| nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes | ||
| becomes law. | ||
| (b) Section 2 of this Act takes effect only if the Act of the | ||
| 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, relating to | ||
| nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does | ||
| not become law. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
