LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
March 23, 1999
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on
Human Services
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB558 by Lucio (Relating to training requirements for
certain child-care providers.), As Introduced
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* No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. *
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* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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The bill would require licensed child-care facilities to provide eight
hours of initial training for staff members with no previous employment
experience in a licensed child-care facility and 15 hours of annual
training. It would also require licensed facilities to provide one
additional hour of initial training on infant care for staff members who
care for infants or toddlers.
The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services would need to review
the records of licensed child-care facilities to ensure that they are
providing the required training. This activity could be built into
regular inspection visits with no significant fiscal impact.
The training requirements for child-care staff could result in higher
child-care provider rates which would affect all consumers of child-care
services, including the Texas Workforce Commission and the Department of
Protective and Regulatory Services.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, TP, NM