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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.