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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring child safety alarms in certain vehicles used |
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by child-care facilities to transport children. |
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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 42.0424 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0424. CHILD SAFETY ALARMS IN VEHICLES. (a) In this |
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section, "electronic child safety alarm" means an alarm system that |
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prompts the driver of a vehicle to inspect the vehicle to determine |
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whether children are in the vehicle before the driver exits the |
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vehicle. |
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(b) A licensed day-care center shall equip each vehicle |
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owned or leased by the facility with an electronic child safety |
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alarm if the vehicle is: |
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(1) designed to seat six or more persons; and |
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(2) used to transport children under the care of the |
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facility. |
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(c) The licensed day-care center shall ensure that the |
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electronic child safety alarm is properly maintained and used when |
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transporting children. |
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(d) The department shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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(e) This section applies only to a vehicle purchased or |
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leased on or after December 31, 2013. This subsection expires |
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December 31, 2014. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.0424, Human Resources Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies to a vehicle purchased or leased on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A vehicle purchased or leased |
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before the effective date of this Act shall comply with the |
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requirements of Section 42.0424, Human Resources Code, as added by |
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this Act, not later than December 31, 2014. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect December 31, 2013. |