Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1003 Compare Versions

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1	1	87R5221 MLH-D
2	2	By: Dutton H.B. No. 1003
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the establishment of the private child care task force.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "task force" means the
10	10	private child care task force.
11	11	(b) The private child care task force is established to
12	12	study private child care providers in this state and methods to
13	13	reduce the amounts charged for and increase the availability of
14	14	child care provided by private child care providers.
15	15	(c) The task force is composed of seven members appointed as
16	16	follows:
17	17	(1) one member appointed by the governor to represent
18	18	the governor;
19	19	(2) three members of the senate, appointed by the
20	20	lieutenant governor; and
21	21	(3) three members of the house of representatives,
22	22	appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
23	23	(d) A task force member is not entitled to compensation for
24	24	service on the task force but is entitled to reimbursement for
25	25	actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing task force
26	26	duties. The task force may accept gifts, grants, and donations to
27	27	pay for those expenses.
28	28	(e) The member appointed by the governor shall serve as the
29	29	presiding officer of the task force.
30	30	(f) The task force shall meet at least quarterly at the call
31	31	of the presiding officer.
32	32	(g) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any
33	33	other law, the task force may meet by telephone conference call,
34	34	videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method. A
35	35	meeting held by telephone conference call, videoconference, or
36	36	other similar telecommunication method is subject to the
37	37	requirements of Sections 551.125(c), (d), (e), and (f), Government
38	38	Code.
39	39	(h) The task force shall conduct a study to examine the
40	40	amounts charged for and the availability of child care provided by
41	41	private child care providers and methods to reduce those costs and
42	42	increase the availability of that care. The task force may request
43	43	relevant information from the Health and Human Services Commission,
44	44	and the commission shall comply with the request.
45	45	(i) The task force shall develop recommendations to reduce
46	46	the amounts charged for and increase the availability of child care
47	47	by private child care providers.
48	48	(j) The task force shall develop and submit a written report
49	49	on the study and recommendations developed by the task force to the
50	50	governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
51	51	representatives, and each member of the legislature not later than
52	52	November 1, 2022.
53	53	(k) The task force is abolished and this Act expires June 1,
54	54	2023.
55	55	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
56	56	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
57	57	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
58	58	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
59	59	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.