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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to granting variances to certain employer-based |
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child-care facilities from certain standards applicable to |
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licensed child-care facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.0485 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0485. VARIANCES TO CERTAIN EMPLOYER-BASED |
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CHILD-CARE FACILITIES. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Employer-based child-care facility" means a |
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child-care facility that is: |
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(A) operated by a small employer to provide care |
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to children of the employer's employees; and |
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(B) located on the employer's premises. |
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(2) "Small employer" means a corporation, |
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partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that |
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employs fewer than 50 full-time employees. |
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(b) In granting a variance under Section 42.048(c), the |
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department shall give special consideration to an employer-based |
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child-care facility that provides care for a child whose parent or |
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guardian: |
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(1) is an employee of the small employer that operates |
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the facility; |
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(2) works within the same building in which the |
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facility is located; and |
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(3) is away from that building only for limited |
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periods, as defined by department rules, during the hours the child |
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is receiving care. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |