Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 833 amends the Human Resources Code to require the employees and the director of a day-care center or group day-care home to complete, as a part of their respective required annual training, at least six hours of training in child growth and development, guidance and discipline, age-appropriate curriculum, and teacher-child interaction.

            The bill requires an interagency task force composed of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, the Texas Department of Health, the Texas Department of Human Services, and the Texas Workforce Commission to develop an inspection checklist to use in performing inspections of licensed day-care centers and group day-care homes and registered family homes.

            The bill amends the Education Code to allow a parent to designate a child-care facility instead of the child's residence as the regular location for obtaining transportation to and from the child's school.