Bill Text: TX SB264 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to certain information provided by local workforce development boards regarding certain child-care providers.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB264 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB264-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 264 | ||
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| relating to certain information provided by local workforce | ||
| development boards regarding certain child-care providers. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 2308, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2308.3171 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2308.3171. INFORMATION ON QUALITY CHILD CARE. (a) In | ||
| this section, "quality child-care indicator" means any appropriate | ||
| indicator of quality services, including whether the provider of | ||
| the services: | ||
| (1) meets the Texas Rising Star Provider criteria | ||
| described by commission rules; | ||
| (2) is accredited by a nationally recognized | ||
| accrediting organization approved by the commission; | ||
| (3) is certified under the school readiness | ||
| certification system established under Section 29.161, Education | ||
| Code; | ||
| (4) meets standards developed under Section | ||
| 29.155(g), Education Code; or | ||
| (5) has achieved any other measurable target that is | ||
| relevant to improving the quality of child care in this state and | ||
| that has been approved by the commission. | ||
| (b) Each board shall provide information on quality | ||
| child-care indicators for each licensed or registered child-care | ||
| provider in the area. | ||
| (c) Each board shall determine the manner in which to | ||
| provide the information required by this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. Each local workforce development board shall | ||
| implement Section 2308.3171, Government Code, as added by this Act, | ||
| not later than January 1, 2012. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 264 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 264 passed the House on | ||
| May 20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 2, one | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
