JKM C.S.H.B. 905 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT C.S.H.B. 905 By: Lewis, Glenn 4-8-97 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Texas welfare reform (HB 1863) passed in 1995 required that administration of the state's child care services be transferred from the Texas Department of Human Services to the Texas Workforce Commission. Beginning September 1, 1997, Local Workforce Development Boards created by HB 1863 will begin assuming responsibility for the management of child care services in their areas. Under current legislation, child care is not among the constituent groups with representation on the local workforce development boards. PURPOSE This bill would add an individual with child development or child care expertise as a member of Local Workforce Development Boards. 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: Amends Section 2308.256, Government Code, by adding Subsection (g) which requires at least one of the members appointed to a workforce development board under Subsection (a) to have expertise in child care or early childhood education in addition to existing required qualifications. SECTION 2: Effective date. Lays out procedure for applying the requirements of this act to local workforce development boards created before the effective date. SECTION 3: Emergency Clause. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE HB 905 SECTION 1 amended Section 2308.256 (a), Government Code, by requiring that a representative of child development and child care entities be included in the membership of a local workforce development board. CSHB 905 SECTION 1 does not change Section 2308.256, Subsection (a), but adds Subsection (g) to Section 2308.256, Government Code, which requires that one member of the board have expertise in child care or early childhood education.