S.B. No. 572
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. This Act shall be known as Jacob's Law.
SECTION 2. Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) In addition to other training required by this section,
the department by rule shall require an owner, operator, or
employee of a day-care center, group day-care home, registered
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 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 572 passed the Senate on
March 25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 28, 2009, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 572 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 19, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 138,
Nays 6, one present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor