86R19504 EAS-F
By: Lucio III, Miller H.B. No. 1808
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1808:
By: Meza C.S.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 for a day-care center or a
registered family home adopted under Subsection (e) must be
consistent with:
(1) the most recent edition of the standards for
physical activity and screen time as published by the American
Academy of Pediatrics in Caring for Our Children: National Health
and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and
Education Programs; and
(2) the nutrition standards in the Child and Adult
Care Food Program administered by the Department of Agriculture.
(e-4) A day-care center 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.