Amend CSSB 280 in ARTICLE 4 of the bill by inserting the 
following new SECTION, appropriately numbered, and renumbering 
remaining SECTIONS in the ARTICLE accordingly:
	SECTION 4.       .  STUDY AND REPORT ON CHILD-CARE INITIATIVES.  
(a)  The Texas Workforce Commission shall study and produce a 
comprehensive report on state and local initiatives and 
collaborative initiatives targeted at enhancing the quality of 
child care, including initiatives funded from public or private 
sources.
	(b)  The Texas Workforce Commission shall work in conjunction 
with the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of 
Protective and Regulatory Services in studying the initiatives and 
producing the report.
	(c)  The Texas Workforce Commission shall coordinate the 
efforts under this section with the activities of the Office of 
Early Childhood Coordination, particularly as those efforts relate 
to the development of the statewide strategic plan required under 
Section 531.284, Government Code.
	(d)  The report must:                                                          
		(1)  include a description of each initiative's 
activity, including:        
			(A)  factors relevant to the initiative's success; 
and                     
			(B)  the amount and sources of the initiative's 
funding;                   
		(2)  describe programmatic best practices as models for 
replication statewide; and
		(3)  establish statewide benchmarks for quality child 
care.                 
	(e)  The Texas Workforce Commission shall submit the report 
to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house 
of representatives, and the presiding officers of appropriate 
legislative committees not later than September 1, 2004.
	(f)  This section expires September 1, 2005.