BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 1180 |
By: Burkett |
Human Services |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The Department of Family and Protective Services currently maintains a searchable database through which an individual seeking to make an informed decision regarding a child-care provider is able to obtain information concerning the background and operations of certain licensed child-care facilities and family homes. There is concern, however, that the information available through this database may not adequately inform users of the details surrounding a revocation or suspension of a registration or listing of a family home. Interested parties assert that this is especially true considering that an individual may reapply with the state as a child-care provider after five years, but information on the individual is retained in the database for only two years. C.S.H.B. 1180 seeks to ensure that pertinent information regarding family homes is available to the general public so that the data may be utilized by individuals to the greatest extent possible.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission in SECTION 1 of this bill.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1180 amends the Human Resources Code to require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), not later than December 31, 2015, to maintain on the DFPS website a searchable database that includes the name of each registered or listed family home that previously had a registration or listing involuntarily suspended or revoked with a permanent notation indicating the involuntary suspension or revocation and the year in which suspension or revocation took effect or was final. The bill authorizes the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules as necessary to implement the bill's provisions.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1180 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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