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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an employee database for child-care facilities and |
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registered family homes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.027 to read as follows: |
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SEC. 42.027. EMPLOYEE DATABASE. (a) The commission shall |
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develop and maintain on the commission's Internet website a |
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searchable database that is publicly accessible and includes the |
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name of each employee of a child-care facility or registered family |
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home: |
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(1) whom the commission has determined to be |
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responsible for a violation of the minimum standards that leads to |
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injury or death, or an unsafe environment that could lead to an |
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injury or death, or any facility, including a family home, |
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regulated by the commission; or |
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(2) who has had a license, registration, or other |
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occupational authorization revoked by a state agency. |
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(b) The commission shall collaborate with other appropriate |
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state agencies to determine the most efficient method for |
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identifying child-care facility or registered family home |
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employees who have had a license, registration, or other |
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occupational authorization revoked by a state agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |