By:  Van de Putte                                     S.B. No. 1293
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the coordination of services at Early Head Start and
 1-3     Head Start programs.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Chapter 72, Human Resources Code, is amended by
 1-6     adding Section 72.003 to read as follows:
 1-7           72.003.  Coordination of Services
 1-8           (a)  Consistent with 45 CFR 1304.40(h)(1), 45 CFR
 1-9     1304.41(a)(2), and 45 CFR 98.14, an Early Head Start or Head Start
1-10     program shall coordinate with the Texas Workforce Commission and
1-11     local workforce development boards regarding subsidized child care
1-12     services.
1-13           (b)  Coordination shall consist of ensuring full-day,
1-14     full-year child care services are available to meet the needs of
1-15     low-income parents who are working or in training or education
1-16     activities.
1-17           (c)  Additional coordination may consist of:
1-18                 (1)  Cooperation with studies conducted by the Texas
1-19     Workforce Commission;
1-20                 (2)  Data collection necessary for the purpose of
1-21     determining possible eligibility for subsidized child care and
1-22     Early Head Start or Head Start programs, where permissible;
1-23                 (3)  Professional development or training of staff;
 2-1                 (4)  Identification and development of opportunities,
 2-2     such as sharing facilities or staff and increasing enrollment
 2-3     capacity, for the collaborative provision of Early Head Start, Head
 2-4     Start and child care services;
 2-5                 (5)  Determining child care facility locations near an
 2-6     Early Head Start and Head Start programs; and
 2-7                 (6)  Transportation between an Early Head Start or Head
 2-8     Start program and nearby child care facilities.
 2-9           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.