By Raymond H.B. No. 2855 74R6385 MLR-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to certain purchase-donation agreements to maximize 1-3 federal funding for certain local programs for children. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Human Resources Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 22.0032 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 22.0032. AGREEMENTS FOR PURCHASE OF SERVICES FOR 1-8 CHILDREN. (a) To ensure the maximum use of available federal 1-9 matching funds for services for children, the department shall: 1-10 (1) enter into agreements with appropriate local 1-11 community organizations to receive donations to be used for the 1-12 purchase of services for which matching federal funds are 1-13 available; and 1-14 (2) cooperate with each local community organization 1-15 to develop guidelines for the use of that community's donation to 1-16 meet the needs of that community relating to services for children. 1-17 (b) Guidelines relating to child-care services developed 1-18 under Subsection (a) must require providers to comply with the: 1-19 (1) Central Education Agency essential elements; 1-20 (2) Head Start performance standards; and 1-21 (3) National Association for the Education of Young 1-22 Children accreditation standards. 1-23 (c) The department shall ensure that 20 percent of the 1-24 federal money that is gained through purchase-donation agreements 2-1 is set aside for use in accordance with this section in areas 2-2 across the state that do not have local funds available to be used 2-3 to match federal funds. Funds set aside under this subsection 2-4 shall be awarded to an organization that agrees to meet the 2-5 standards required by Subsection (b) not later than the fifth 2-6 anniversary of the date the organization first receives the award. 2-7 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-8 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-9 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-10 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-11 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-12 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.