Amend SB 68 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike amended Section 42.041(b)(7), Human Resources Code (page 3, line 20, through page
4, line 6), and substitute the following:
(7) [subject to Subsection (b-1),] an educational
facility that is accredited by the Texas Education Agency, the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or an accreditation
body that is a member of the Texas Private School Accreditation
Commission and that operates primarily for educational purposes in
grades prekindergarten [kindergarten] and above[, an after-school
program operated directly by an accredited educational facility, or
an after-school program operated by another entity under contract
with the educational facility, if the Texas Education Agency, the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or the other
accreditation body, as applicable, has approved the curriculum
content of the after-school program operated under the contract];
(2) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in Section 42.041(b)(9), Human
Resources Code (page 4, line 15), strike "kindergarten or
preschool" and substitute "prekindergarten or kindergarten [or
preschool]".
(3) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section
42.041(b)(21), Human Resources Code (page 8, line 19), strike ";
or" and substitute ";".
(4) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section
42.041(b)(22), Human Resources Code (page 8, line 24), strike the
period and substitute the following:
;
(23) a before-school or after-school program operated
by an educational facility that is accredited by the Texas
Education Agency, or a before-school or after-school program
operated by an entity under a contract with that educational
facility, if the program:
(A) requires all children to be under the direct
supervision of a staff person at all times;
(B) requires all children to be signed in and out
by a staff person;
(C) requires a staff person to verify the
identity of a nonparent who takes possession of a child from the
program;
(D) requires all injuries or illnesses that
require medical attention to be reported to the principal of the
educational facility;
(E) maintains a written list of symptoms,
illnesses, and diseases that require exclusion from attendance;
(F) keeps all medications that are administered
to children in the program under locked control;
(G) requires training for all staff, including:
(i) a high school diploma, general
education development certificate, or certificate of high school
equivalency;
(ii) emergency procedures training;
(iii) 15 hours of training annually in
child development, health and safety, and discipline; and
(iv) field trip procedure training;
(H) requires monthly fire drills for the program;
and
(I) maintains records of the following:
(i) a list of all children in attendance
that is accurate at all times;
(ii) parent contact information that is
regularly updated to reflect the correct contact information;
(iii) a list for each child of the child's
allergies;
(iv) all reported injuries or illnesses;
(v) written parental permission for
transportation of a child;
(vi) written parental permission to
administer medication to a child;
(vii) the medications administered to a
child;
(viii) written parental permission to
obtain emergency medical care for a child; and
(ix) written parental permission for a
person who is a nonparent to take possession of a child from the
program;
(24) a before-school or after-school program operated
by an educational facility that is accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools or an accreditation body that
is a member of the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission,
or a before-school or after-school program operated by an entity
under contract with that educational facility if the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools or the accreditation body that
is a member of the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission,
as applicable, has approved the curriculum content of the
before-school or after-school program; or
(25) a before-school or after-school program operated
by an educational facility that is accredited by the Texas
Education Agency that does not charge tuition or fees, or a
before-school or after-school program operated by an entity under a
contract with that educational facility that does not charge
tuition or fees.