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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the child-care advisory council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 301, Labor Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter L to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER L. CHILD-CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL |
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Sec. 301.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "advisory |
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council" means the child-care advisory council. |
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Sec. 301.202. ESTABLISHMENT. The child-care advisory |
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council is established to advise the commission regarding |
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child-care issues. |
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Sec. 301.203. MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; VACANCY. (a) The |
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advisory council is composed of the following seven members: |
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(1) one member who represents the child-care industry, |
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appointed by the governor; |
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(2) one member who represents the child-care industry, |
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appointed by the lieutenant governor; |
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(3) one member who represents the child-care industry, |
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appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; |
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(4) two members who represent local workforce |
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development boards, appointed by the chair of the commission; and |
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(5) two members who represent the business community, |
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appointed by the chair of the commission. |
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(b) Members of the advisory council serve staggered terms of |
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four years, with the terms of half of the members, or as near to |
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one-half as possible, expiring November 1 of each odd-numbered |
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year. |
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(c) A vacancy on the advisory council shall be filled for |
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the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. |
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Sec. 301.204. PRESIDING OFFICER. The members of the |
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advisory council shall select from among the members a presiding |
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officer of the council. |
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Sec. 301.205. COUNCIL MEETINGS. (a) The advisory council |
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shall meet two times each year at the call of the presiding officer. |
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(b) A majority of the voting members of the advisory council |
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constitutes a quorum. |
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Sec. 301.206. ADMINISTRATIVE AND STAFF SUPPORT. The |
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commission shall provide administrative and staff support for the |
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advisory council. |
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Sec. 301.207. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. |
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A member of the advisory council is not entitled to compensation for |
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service as a member of the advisory council but is entitled to |
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reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in |
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performing functions as a member of the advisory council, as |
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provided in the General Appropriations Act. |
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Sec. 301.208. REPORT. The advisory council shall prepare |
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and provide a report to the legislature not later than January 1 of |
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each odd-numbered year. |
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Sec. 301.209. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 2110, |
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Government Code, does not apply to the advisory council. |
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SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act but not later than November 1, 2025, the |
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appropriate appointing authorities shall appoint the initial |
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members to the child-care advisory council as required by Section |
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301.203, Labor Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) The initial members of the child-care advisory council |
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shall determine by lot which three initial members of the council |
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will serve terms that expire November 1, 2027, and which four |
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members will serve terms that expire November 1, 2029. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2025, the child-care advisory |
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council established under Subchapter L, Chapter 301, Labor Code, as |
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added by this Act, shall hold its initial meeting. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |