1-1 By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1293 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2001; March 12, 2001, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 17, 2001, 1-4 reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 17, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1293 By: Van de Putte 1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-8 AN ACT 1-9 relating to coordination of services provided by Head Start and 1-10 Early Head Start program providers. 1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-12 SECTION 1. Chapter 72, Human Resources Code, is amended by 1-13 adding Section 72.003 to read as follows: 1-14 Sec. 72.003. COORDINATION OF SERVICES. (a) In a manner 1-15 consistent with federal law and regulations, each Head Start and 1-16 Early Head Start program provider shall coordinate with the Texas 1-17 Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards 1-18 regarding subsidized child-care services. 1-19 (b) The coordination required by this section must include 1-20 coordinating to ensure, to the extent practicable, that full-day, 1-21 full-year child-care services are available to meet the needs of 1-22 low-income parents who are working or participating in workforce 1-23 training or workforce education. The coordination may also 1-24 include: 1-25 (1) cooperating with the Texas Workforce Commission 1-26 regarding studies conducted by the commission; 1-27 (2) collecting data necessary to determine a child's 1-28 eligibility for subsidized child-care services or a Head Start or 1-29 Early Head Start program, when permissible; 1-30 (3) cooperating to provide for staff training and 1-31 professional development activities; 1-32 (4) identifying and developing methods for the 1-33 collaborative provision of subsidized child-care services and Head 1-34 Start or Early Head Start program services, including: 1-35 (A) sharing facilities or staff; and 1-36 (B) increasing the enrollment capacity of those 1-37 programs; 1-38 (5) identifying child-care facilities located in close 1-39 proximity to Head Start or Early Head Start programs; and 1-40 (6) coordinating transportation between child-care 1-41 facilities identified under Subdivision (5) and a Head Start or 1-42 Early Head Start program. 1-43 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-44 * * * * *