SRC-CTC, MWN S.B. 52 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 52
77R572 GJH-DBy: Zaffirini
Health & Human Services
2/5/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, child-care facilities must display signs with information on
child abuse reporting procedures.  As proposed, S.B. 52 directs the
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services to require new signs that
include information on at least two phenomena that adversely affect
children's well-being, such as sudden infant death syndrome or shaken-baby
syndrome, and methods for preventing those phenomena. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 42.055(a), Human Resources Code, to require each
child-care facility to post in a location that is conspicuous to all
employees and customers a sign that includes a brief description of at
least two phenomena that adversely affect children's well-being, such  as
sudden infant death syndrome or shaken-baby syndrome, and methods for
preventing those phenomena. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.