86R14203 JES-F
By: Raymond H.B. No. 4546
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of certain requirements and
restrictions on funding for before-school and after-school
programs established by school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.9031, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(c) A school district shall conduct a request for proposals
procurement process to enable the district to determine if
contracting with a licensed child-care facility or a facility or
program that is exempt from the child-care licensing requirements
under Section 42.041, Human Resources Code, that provides a
before-school or after-school program, as defined by Section
42.002, Human Resources Code, to provide the district's
before-school or after-school program would serve the district's
best interests. Following the request for proposals procurement
process, the district may enter into a contract with a child-care
facility or implement a before-school or after-school program
operated by the district. If the district enters into a contract
with a child-care facility, the contract must comply with the
requirements of Section 44.031 and may not exceed a term of three
years.
(e) A school district may not use Foundation School Program
funds to establish or operate a before-school or after-school
program under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.