By: Shapiro  S.B. No. 572
         (In the Senate - Filed January 28, 2009; February 23, 2009,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human
  Services; March 23, 2009, reported favorably by the following
  vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 23, 2009, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to transportation safety training requirements for
  certain child-care providers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  The department by rule shall require an owner, operator,
  or employee of a day-care center, group day-care home, family home,
  child-care institution, foster group home, or agency foster group
  home who transports a child under the care of the facility whose
  chronological or developmental age is younger than nine years of
  age to complete at least two hours of annual training on
  transportation safety.
         SECTION 2.  The executive commissioner of the Health and
  Human Services Commission shall adopt the rules required by
  Subsection (e), Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, as added by
  this Act, not later than March 1, 2010.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
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