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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 and the commission shall include the |
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information on the commission's child care availability portal to |
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allow parents to locate day-care centers, group day-care homes, and |
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family homes in their geographic region that have available |
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openings. |
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(b) The information provided under this section must |
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include: |
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(1) information regarding the day-care center's, group |
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day-care home's, or family home's desired total capacity; and |
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(2) the following information disaggregated by age |
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group: |
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(A) the number of children currently enrolled in |
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the center or home; and |
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(B) the number of positions the center or home |
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has 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 of any change in |
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the enrollment information as soon as practicable but not later |
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than the 30th day after the date of any change in enrollment or |
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capacity. |
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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. |