Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R8188 MCK-D
2	2	By: Lopez H.B. No. 1964
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to a study on the cost of providing quality child care in
8	8	this state in comparison to family income.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 301, Labor Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Section 301.0701 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 301.0701. CHILD-CARE STUDY. (a) The commission shall
13	13	conduct a study in this state regarding the cost, in comparison to
14	14	family income, of providing child care that meets at least the
15	15	minimum quality requirements for certification as a three-star
16	16	rating provider under the Texas Rising Star Program. The study
17	17	must:
18	18	(1) examine statewide and for each local workforce
19	19	development area the:
20	20	(A) trends in the current costs and projections
21	21	for future costs of providing quality child care;
22	22	(B) costs of providing quality child care in
23	23	comparison to family income based on federal poverty guidelines,
24	24	state median household incomes, or other relevant income standards;
25	25	(C) amount or estimated amount of governmental
26	26	money available to support subsidized child care over the periods
27	27	used for the data described in Paragraphs (A) and (B) and the number
28	28	of children receiving subsidized child care; and
29	29	(D) cost of providing quality child care in
30	30	comparison to the reimbursement rate for subsidized child care and
31	31	the market rate for providing that level of care; and
32	32	(2) estimate the number of families eligible to
33	33	receive subsidized child care.
34	34	(b) In conducting the study under Subsection (a), the
35	35	commission shall include the following expenses when calculating
36	36	the cost of providing the quality child care described by that
37	37	subsection:
38	38	(1) the salary and benefits, including insurance, for
39	39	the employees of the child-care facility;
40	40	(2) the facility's operating costs, including any rent
41	41	or mortgage, utility expenses, insurance, and building
42	42	maintenance;
43	43	(3) the costs for computer equipment, software, and
44	44	other technology needed to operate the facility;
45	45	(4) any costs incurred in obtaining certification
46	46	under the Texas Rising Star Program, including any certification or
47	47	assessment fees;
48	48	(5) the license fees needed to operate the facility;
49	49	and
50	50	(6) any other expense the commission considers is
51	51	necessary to provide the quality child care described by Subsection
52	52	(a).
53	53	(c) Not later than December 15, 2022, the commission shall
54	54	report the results of the study conducted under Subsection (a) to
55	55	the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
56	56	representatives, and each legislative standing committee with
57	57	jurisdiction over child-care facilities.
58	58	(d) Not later than December 15, 2024, the commission shall
59	59	update the study results and provide the update to the governor, the
60	60	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
61	61	and each legislative standing committee with jurisdiction over
62	62	child-care facilities.
63	63	(e) This section expires September 1, 2025.
64	64	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.