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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to collecting and sharing capacity and enrollment |
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information for certain day-care centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.0413 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0413. SUBMISSION OF CAPACITY AND ENROLLMENT DATA. |
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(a) Each day-care center, group day-care home, and family home |
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shall submit capacity and enrollment information to the Texas |
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Workforce Commission at least once each month and the commission |
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shall include the information on the commission's child care |
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availability portal to allow parents to locate day-care centers, |
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group day-care homes, and family homes in their geographic region |
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that have available openings. |
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(b) The information provided under this section must be |
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disaggregated by age group and include information regarding: |
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(1) the day-care center's, group day-care home's, or |
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family home's desired total capacity; |
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(2) the number of children currently enrolled in the |
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center or home; and |
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(3) the number of positions the center or home has |
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available for enrollment. |
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(c) Each day-care center, group day-care home, and family |
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home shall notify the Texas Workforce Commission as soon as |
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practicable after any change in the center's or home's capacity or |
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enrollment. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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Section 42.0413, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |