By: Shapiro, et al. S.B. No. 572
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to transportation safety training requirements for
certain child-care providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) The department by rule shall require an owner, operator,
or employee of a day-care center, group day-care home, family home,
child-care institution, foster group home, or agency foster group
home who transports a child under the care of the facility whose
chronological or developmental age is younger than nine years of
age to complete at least two hours of annual training on
transportation safety.
SECTION 2. The executive commissioner of the Health and
Human Services Commission shall adopt the rules required by
Subsection (e), Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, as added by
this Act, not later than March 1, 2010.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.