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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the rights of a parent or guardian with a child in a |
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child-care facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.04271 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.04271. RIGHTS OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITH CHILD IN |
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CHILD-CARE FACILITY. (a) A parent or guardian of a child at a |
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child-care facility has the right to: |
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(1) enter and inspect the child-care facility during |
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the facility's hours of operation without advance notice; |
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(2) file a complaint against the child-care facility; |
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(3) review the child-care facility's public records; |
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(4) review the child-care facility's written records |
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concerning the child; |
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(5) be provided the commission's inspection reports |
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for the child-care facility by the child-care facility; |
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(6) have the child-care facility comply with a court |
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order preventing another individual from visiting or removing the |
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child; |
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(7) be provided the name, address, and contact |
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information for the commission's child-care licensing division; |
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(8) inspect any video recordings of an alleged |
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incident of abuse or neglect involving the child; |
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(9) obtain a copy of the child-care facility's: |
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(A) policies and procedures handbook; and |
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(B) staff training curriculum and records; and |
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(10) be free from any retaliatory action by the |
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child-care facility for exercising any of the parent's or |
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guardian's rights. |
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(b) A child-care facility shall provide the parent or |
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guardian of the child enrolled in the facility with a written copy |
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of the rights listed in Subsection (a): |
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(1) for a child originally enrolled in a facility |
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before September 1, 2023, not later than September 30, 2023; or |
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(2) for a child originally enrolled in a facility on or |
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after September 1, 2023, not later than the child's first day at the |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |