By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1294 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to establishing T.E.A.C.H. pilot projects to assist 1-3 teachers in retaining employment in the field of child care. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 302, Labor Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 302.009 to read as follows: 1-7 302.009 T.E.A.C.H. Pilot Projects 1-8 (a) The Commission shall establish Teacher Education and 1-9 Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) pilot projects to assist teachers 1-10 in retaining employment in the field of child care. The Commission 1-11 may consult with other early childhood teacher education and 1-12 compensation projects. 1-13 (b) At a minimum, each pilot shall demonstrate: 1-14 (1) Coordination between the Commission and the 1-15 appropriate local workforce development board; 1-16 (2) Incremental increases in financial support for the 1-17 pilot from public and private sources, including in-kind and cash 1-18 contributions; 1-19 (3) The following categories are addressed for each 1-20 participating child care teacher: 1-21 (A) Scholarships; 1-22 (B) Education; 1-23 (C) Compensation; and 2-1 (D) Retention; 2-2 (4) Financial commitment from the participating 2-3 employers to graduated increases in compensation to child care 2-4 teachers; 2-5 (5) Participation in the evaluation of T.E.A.C.H. 2-6 pilots as determined by the Commission. 2-7 (c) For a teacher to be eligible to participate in a 2-8 T.E.A.C.H. pilot, teachers must be employed in a child care program 2-9 that has a provider agreement with a local workforce development 2-10 board to serve families receiving subsidized child care services. 2-11 (d) The Commission shall determine T.E.A.C.H. pilot sites in 2-12 at least three areas of the state including one urban, one rural, 2-13 and one border area of the state. 2-14 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.