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.