Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1385	House Author:  Villarreal et al.
Effective:  9-1-07	Senate Sponsor:  Uresti

            House Bill 1385 amends the Human Resources Code to require a small employer to obtain a permit to operate an employer-based day-care facility. The bill establishes a permitting process, requires background and criminal history checks for certain people associated with the facility, authorizes inspections of the facility by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and provides for the conversion of certain child-care facility licenses to the new permit. The bill exempts from child-care licensing and accreditation requirements certain educational facilities that offer preschool educational programs and are sponsored by a religious organization. House Bill 1385 also exempts from the licensing and accreditation requirements certain child-care facilities that operate in a county with a population of less than 25,000.