BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3547

By: Alvarado

Urban Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Currently, local governments do not have the authority to conduct fire inspections of child day-care centers because such an inspection is regulated by a certain state agency.  H.B. 3547 seeks to address this issue by granting authority to counties and municipalities to conduct fire inspections at licensed group day-care and registered family homes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 3547 amends the Human Resources Code to authorize a municipality or a county to enforce state law and rules adopted under state law concerning fire safety standards at a licensed group day-care home or a registered family home. The bill requires a municipality or county to report to the Department of Family and Protective Services any violation of fire safety standards observed by the municipality or county at a licensed group day-care home or registered family home.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2011.