86R3409 EAS-F
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 1808
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to standards for nutrition, physical activity, and screen
time for certain child-care facilities and homes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.042, Human Resources Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (e-3) and (e-4) to read as follows:
(e-3) The minimum standards adopted under Subsection (e)
must be consistent with:
(1) American Academy of Pediatrics standards for
physical activity and screen time as published in Caring for Our
Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards;
Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition; and
(2) the nutrition standards in the Child and Adult
Care Food Program administered by the Department of Agriculture.
(e-4) A licensed child-care facility or registered family
home is not required to participate in or comply with the reporting
requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program administered
by the Department of Agriculture.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to implement
the changes in law made by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.