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1	1	85R23129 MCK-F
2	2	By: Miller, Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2664
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2664:
4	4	By: Frank C.S.H.B. No. 2664
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to nutrition and fitness standards for certain child-care
10	10	facilities and training for employees at those facilities.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 42.042, Human Resources Code, is amended
13	13	by adding Subsections (s), (t), (u), and (v) to read as follows:
14	14	(s) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt minimum
15	15	standards that apply to day-care centers, group day-care homes, and
16	16	registered family homes for nutrition and daily dietary
17	17	requirements, physical activity, and time spent using or viewing
18	18	electronic devices. The minimum standards under this subsection
19	19	must be consistent with:
20	20	(1) the nutrition and meal pattern standards in the
21	21	Child and Adult Care Food Program administered by the Department of
22	22	Agriculture; and
23	23	(2) American Academy of Pediatrics standards for
24	24	physical activity and screen time as published in Caring for Our
25	25	Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards;
26	26	Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition.
27	27	(t) The executive commissioner shall review any subsequent
28	28	amendments to the standards described by Subsection (s) and
29	29	determine whether the rules adopted under that subsection should be
30	30	amended to incorporate the new standards.
31	31	(u) A day-care center, group day-care home, or registered
32	32	family home is not required to participate in or comply with the
33	33	reporting requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program
34	34	administered by the Department of Agriculture.
35	35	(v) The executive commissioner by rule shall require
36	36	day-care centers, group day-care homes, and registered family homes
37	37	to provide to parents, guardians, or caregivers of children
38	38	enrolled at the facility information on:
39	39	(1) sample healthy meals and snacks; and
40	40	(2) food allergies and choking hazards.
41	41	SECTION 2. Section 42.0421(a), Human Resources Code, is
42	42	amended to read as follows:
43	43	(a) The minimum training standards prescribed by the
44	44	executive commissioner under Section 42.042(p) for an employee,
45	45	director, or operator of a day-care center, group day-care home, or
46	46	registered family home must include:
47	47	(1) 24 hours of initial training that must be
48	48	completed not later than the 90th day after the employee's first day
49	49	of employment for an employee of a day-care center who has no
50	50	previous training or less than two years of employment experience
51	51	in a regulated child-care facility, eight hours of which must be
52	52	completed before the employee is given responsibility for a group
53	53	of children;
54	54	(2) 24 hours of annual training for each employee of a
55	55	day-care center or group day-care home, excluding the director,
56	56	which must include at least six hours of training in one or more of
57	57	the following areas:
58	58	(A) child growth and development;
59	59	(B) guidance and discipline;
60	60	(C) age-appropriate curriculum; [and]
61	61	(D) teacher-child interaction; and
62	62	(E) child nutrition and age-appropriate indoor
63	63	and outdoor activities; and
64	64	(3) 30 hours of annual training for each director of a
65	65	day-care center or group day-care home, or operator of a registered
66	66	family home, which must include at least six hours of training in
67	67	one or more of the following areas:
68	68	(A) child growth and development;
69	69	(B) guidance and discipline;
70	70	(C) age-appropriate curriculum; [and]
71	71	(D) teacher-child interaction; and
72	72	(E) child nutrition and age-appropriate indoor
73	73	and outdoor activities.
74	74	SECTION 3. Section 2308.3155(b), Government Code, is
75	75	amended to read as follows:
76	76	(b) The commission shall adopt rules to administer the Texas
77	77	Rising Star Program, including:
78	78	(1) guidelines for rating a child-care provider who
79	79	provides child care to a child younger than 13 years of age,
80	80	including infants and toddlers, enrolled in the subsidized program;
81	81	[and]
82	82	(2) guidelines for rating a child-care provider on:
83	83	(A) nutrition, lunch provision, and menu
84	84	planning; and
85	85	(B) indoor and outdoor activities;
86	86	(3) a scoring methodology that credits a provider for
87	87	participating in, and remaining in good standing with, the Child
88	88	and Adult Care Food Program administered by the Department of
89	89	Agriculture; and
90	90	(4) a timeline and process for regularly reviewing and
91	91	updating the quality standards used to determine the rating system
92	92	that includes the commission's consideration of input from
93	93	interested parties regarding those standards.
94	94	SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date
95	95	of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
96	96	Services Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt
97	97	the rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this
98	98	Act.
99	99	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.