SRC-TBR S.B. 1373 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1373
77R4709 JAT-DBy: Moncrief
Health & Human Services
3/28/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Board of Health (board) is allowed to accredit food
protection education and training courses.  As proposed, S.B. 1373 requires
the board to establish the course content required for the accreditation
and training programs for food service workers.  The bill also requires
such students to take a department approved examination to assist the
department in evaluating the program. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas Board of Health in
SECTION 1 (Section 438.043, Health and Safety Code) of this Act. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 438.043, Health and Safety Code, as follows:

(a)  Requires that the Texas Board of Health (board) by rule to establish
the course content required for accreditation of education and training
programs for food service workers under Sections 438.042(a) and (b).
Deletes language regarding training program requirements. 

(b)  Requires the Texas Department of Health (department), in addition to
the course requirements in Subsection (a), to require students of a program
to take an examination approved by the department to assist the department
in evaluating the program.  Deletes language regarding training program
requirements. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 438.046(b), Health and Safety Code, to delete
language regarding a food worker training course for a single entity. 

SECTION 3.  Repealer: Section 438.042(b) (Duties of Board), Health and
Safety Code. 

SECTION 4.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.