SRC-JFA C.S.S.B. 1490 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1490
By: Ellis
Health & Human Services
4-10-97
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas welfare reform (H.B. 1863, 74th Legislature) passed in
1995 requires the administration of the state's child care services to be
transferred from the Texas Department of Human Resources to the Texas
Workforce Commission (TWC).  Beginning September 1, 1997, local workforce
development boards created by H.B. 1863 will begin assuming responsibility
for the management of child care services in their areas.  TWC is required
to provide training to members of local development workforce boards
regarding the importance of a high-quality workforce and encouraging
members to be advocates for effective and efficient workforce development
programs. TWC is not required to provide training to members of local
workforce development boards regarding the management of child care
services.  This bill would require TWC to provide training to members of
local workforce development boards regarding the management of child care
services and encouraging members to be advocates for the improvement of
child care quality.   

PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.S.B. 1490 requires the Texas Workforce Commission to
provide training to members of local workforce development boards
regarding the management of child care services and encouraging members to
be advocates for the improvement of child care quality.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 302.043(a), Labor Code, to require the division
of workforce development of the Texas Workforce Commission to provide
management and board development training for all members of local
workforce development boards that includes information regarding client
eligibility determination, early childhood education, vendor management,
the importance of high qualify workforces, and the complexity of managing
multiple state and federal child care funding sources, and that encourages
board members to be advocates in their communities for effective and
efficient workforce development programs and for the improvement of child
care quality.  Deletes a clause in reference to the economic prosperity of
communities.  

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1. 

Amends Section 302.043, Labor Code, to revise proposed changes to
Subsection (a). 

SECTION 2.

Omits proposed Subsection (h) to Section 302.062, Labor Code.  Sets forth
the effective date originally set forth in SECTION 3.  SECTION 4 is
changed to SECTION 3.