BILL ANALYSIS



C.S.H.B. 2382
By: McDonald
03-28-95
Committee Report (Substituted)


BACKGROUND

Currently, food service workers are required to complete a
standardized training program to receive accreditation. Many multi-unit operations, such as grocery stores, utilize national training
programs, which vary from the standardized format and therefore
cannot be used in Texas.

PURPOSE

H.B. 2382 allows the Texas Department of Health to approve
individual training programs for food service entities.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly
grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer,
department, agency, or institution.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.     Adds Subsection 438.043(e), Health and Safety Code,
allowing the Department of Health to modify standardized program
requirements for a course used in training employees under the
common control of a single entity.

SECTION 2.     Amends Section 438.046(b), Health and Safety Code,
specifying that food service worker trained in a course modified
for a particular entity meet a local jurisdiction's training and
testing requirements only for food service performed for that
entity. 

SECTION 3.     Emergency clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

The substitute for H.B. 2382 contains nonsubstantive language
changes recommended by the Legislative Council.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

H.B. 2382 was considered by the committee in public hearing on
March 28, 1995. The committee considered a complete substitute for
the bill. The substitute was adopted without objection.

The following persons testified for the bill:
Chuck Courtney, representing Texas Retailers Association.

The bill was reported favorably as substituted, with the
recommendation it do pass and be printed, by a record vote of 8
Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 PNV, and 1 Absent.