77R9603 KKA-F                           
         By Coleman                                            H.B. No. 2357
         Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2357:
         By Davis of Harris                                C.S.H.B. No. 2357
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to child development activities provided by licensed
 1-3     day-care centers.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 42.0422 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 42.0422.  CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY STANDARDS. (a)  In
 1-8     addition to rules and standards adopted under Section 42.042, the
 1-9     department shall adopt rules relating to child development
1-10     activities provided by a licensed day-care center.
1-11           (b)  The rules must require the operator of a licensed
1-12     day-care center to:
1-13                 (1)  develop and implement a written plan for providing
1-14     child development activities that are:
1-15                       (A)  appropriate for the age and developmental
1-16     status of the children served; and
1-17                       (B)  designed to:
1-18                             (i)  stimulate the social, emotional,
1-19     intellectual, and physical development of each group of children
1-20     served;
1-21                             (ii)  be nonsexist; and
1-22                             (iii)  be based on the sociocultural
1-23     background of the children served such that the activities maximize
1-24     the strengths and unique experiences of each child's sociocultural
 2-1     group;
 2-2                 (2)  annually review and update the plan required by
 2-3     Subdivision (1) and ensure that the plan is easily accessible to
 2-4     parents of the children served by the center;
 2-5                 (3)  provide opportunities for parental involvement in
 2-6     developing and updating the plan required by Subdivision (1);
 2-7                 (4)  provide appropriate child development activity
 2-8     materials and tools for use by children served by the center; and
 2-9                 (5)  develop and, with parental consent, administer
2-10     assessment tools designed to result in information for a parent
2-11     regarding the developmental progress of the parent's child.
2-12           (c)  The department may make models of appropriate child
2-13     development activity plans available to licensed day-care centers.
2-14     The department may develop the models through collaboration with
2-15     other agencies and resources as necessary to determine the best
2-16     practices for inclusion in each model.
2-17           (d)  The department shall:
2-18                 (1)  encourage and assist in the development and
2-19     dissemination of child development resources and local models of
2-20     child development activity plans for use by licensed day-care
2-21     centers, including models developed by local school districts or
2-22     other entities;
2-23                 (2)  collaborate with other agencies and organizations
2-24     to address gaps in child development services that adversely affect
2-25     a child's potential for social, emotional, cognitive, and physical
2-26     development; and
2-27                 (3)  provide information to operators of licensed
 3-1     day-care centers regarding sources of models of appropriate child
 3-2     development activity plans.
 3-3           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.