SRC-C.S.S.B. 52 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 52
77R572 GJH-DBy: Zaffirini
Health & Human Services
2/15/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, child-care facilities must display signs with information on
child abuse reporting procedures.  As proposed, C.S.S.B. 52 directs the
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services to require new signs that
include information on sudden infant death syndrome, shaken-baby syndrome,
childhood diabetes, 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 sudden
infant death syndrome, shaken-baby syndrome, childhood diabetes, and
methods for preventing those phenomena. 

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



SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

Differs from the original by listing the specific phenomena that must be
listed on certain signs required to be posted at child-care facilities.