S.B. No. 994
7-1 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
7-2 Amend S.B. 994 as follows:
7-3 (1) In Section 1 of the bill, in Section 11.2011, Education
7-4 Code (page 1, lines 5-16), strike subsection (a) and substitute the
7-5 following:
7-6 "(a) The Central Education Agency shall establish a pilot
7-7 program for the development of community education child care
7-8 services as outlined in this section. The program established
7-9 under this section is required only in school districts in which
7-10 the program is financed by funds distributed under this section and
7-11 any other funds available to the program. The agency shall
7-12 actively seek gifts, grants or other donations for purposes related
7-13 to before- and after-school child care, unless the acceptance is
7-14 prohibited by some other law. Money received under this subsection
7-15 shall be deposited in the before- and after-school child care
7-16 account established pursuant to subsection (b) and may be
7-17 appropriated only for the purpose for which the money was given."
7-18 (2) In Section 1 of the bill, in Section 11.2011, Education
7-19 Code (page 1, line 17), add a new subsection (b) and reletter the
7-20 existing subsections accordingly:
7-21 "(b) The before- and after-school child care account is
7-22 created as a dedicated account within the Foundation School Fund in
7-23 the state treasury. The account shall consist of child care
7-24 related gifts, grants and donations, and shall be administered by
7-25 the Central Education Agency."
7-26 (3) On page 1, line 23, delete the sentence beginning after
7-27 the period.
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8-2 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 2
8-3 Amend S.B. 994 as follows:
8-4 (1) Add a new Section 3, to read as follows:
8-5 SECTION 3. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
8-6 pilot program established in Section 11.2011, Education Code, as
8-7 added by this Act, be financed only from funds appropriated by the
8-8 Legislature specifically for that purpose, and from any gifts,
8-9 grants or donations accepted for the purpose of the pilot program.
8-10 The amount appropriated by the Legislature for the 1994-1995
8-11 biennium, excluding gifts, grants and donations, may not exceed $4
8-12 million.
8-13 (2) Renumber the remaining section accordingly.
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