SENATE BILL 100 |
SENATE AUTHOR: Van de Putte |
EFFECTIVE: 9-1-03 |
HOUSE SPONSOR: Uresti |
Senate Bill 100 amends the Human Resources Code to require each day-care center, group day-care home, and family home, in accordance with Department of Protective and Regulatory Services rules, to be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors. A facility is not required to be equipped with a detector before January 1, 2004. A day-care center is exempt from the carbon monoxide detector requirement if the center is located in a school facility that is subject to certain safety standards.