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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishment of a child-care facility database on the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services' Internet website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.025. SEARCHABLE CHILD-CARE FACILITY DATABASE. (a) |
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The department shall establish on the department's Internet website |
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a searchable database that allows an individual who is seeking |
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child-care facility information to obtain information on the |
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child-care facilities and residential child-care facilities |
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licensed under this chapter and the family homes registered under |
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this chapter. To assist the individual in making an informed |
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decision when selecting child care, the database must allow |
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searches to be made by a facility's or home's name, operation type, |
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and location and by the ages of children served at the facility or |
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home. |
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(b) For each child-care facility and residential child-care |
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facility licensed under this chapter and each family home |
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registered under this chapter, the database must include: |
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(1) summary information for at least the five |
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preceding years, if available, on: |
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(A) the facility's or home's compliance with |
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minimum standards required under this chapter and department rule; |
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(B) department inspection results for the |
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facility or home; and |
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(C) disciplinary actions imposed on the facility |
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or home, including corrective or adverse actions, temporary |
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closures, conditions on license or registration, or suspension or |
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revocation of license or registration; and |
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(2) for a facility or home that previously had a |
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license or registration suspended or revoked under this chapter, a |
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permanent notation indicating the suspension or revocation and the |
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year in which suspension or revocation was imposed. |
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(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary |
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to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 30, 2015, the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services shall establish the |
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database on its Internet website as required by Section 42.025, |
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Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |