By: Watson S.B. No. 2022
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating an account to promote early child-care
development.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 40.0567 to read as follows:
Sec. 40.0567. EARLY CHILD-CARE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT.
(a) The early child-care development account is an account in the
general revenue fund that may be appropriated only to the
department for the purposes and activities authorized by this
section and for reasonable administrative expenses under this
chapter.
(b) The account consists of:
(1) money allocated under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5) or any other similar
federal legislation that is enacted on or after January 1, 2009, for
improving the provision of and quality of infant and toddler care;
(2) all money appropriated for the purposes of this
section;
(3) any gifts, grants, or donations received for the
purposes of this section; and
(4) interest earned on money in the account.
(c) The account is exempt from the application of Section
403.095, Government Code.
(d) The purpose of the account is to:
(1) carry out federal directives under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5) or any
other similar federal legislation that is enacted on or after
January 1, 2009;
(2) fund continuing education initiatives that
implement infant and toddler child-care best practices for
caregivers; and
(3) provide financial support to:
(A) parent and consumer education initiatives;
and
(B) collaborations with the Early Head Start
program.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.