Amend CSSB 211 by adding the following appropriately numbered
section to the bill and renumbering subsequent sections of the bill
accordingly:
      SECTIONS ____.  Subchapter D, Chapter 301, Labor Code, is
amended by adding Section 301.068 to read as follows:
      Sec. 301.068.  CHILD CARE ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The
commission, or a local workforce development board that accepts
child care funds from the commission, shall contract with
government organizations, public nonprofit agencies, or
community-based organizations, as defined by 20 U.S.C. Section
1201a and its subsequent amendments, to administer the subsidized
child care program through the existing uniform statewide brokered
system.
      (b)  An entity with whom the commission or a board contracts
must demonstrate:
            (1)  a variety of social service experiences with the
local client population; and
            (2)  experience in a federal and state funded system of
child-care vendor management in this state, child development,
support services, and financial management.
      (c)  Not later than November 15, 1998, the commission shall
submit a comprehensive report on local child care administration to
the governor, lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives. The report shall include information on:
            (1)  the performance of each child care administration
contractor;
            (2)  the success in each local workforce development
area of integrating child care services into the workforce
development system; and
            (3)  the readiness of each local workforce development
board to procure contracts for child care administration.
      (d)  This section expires September 1, 1999.