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House Bill 1741 |
House Author: Naishtat |
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Effective: 12-31-13 |
Senate Sponsor: West et al. |
House Bill 1741 amends the Human Resources Code to require a licensed day-care center to equip each vehicle owned or leased by the facility that is designed to seat eight or more persons and used to transport children under the care of the facility with an electronic child safety alarm. The bill defines "electronic child safety alarm" and requires a licensed day-care center to ensure that the alarm is properly maintained and used when transporting children. The bill requires the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules to implement the bill's provisions.