BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 2664 |
By: Miller |
Human Services |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties have raised concerns regarding the prevalence of childhood obesity, the associated impact on a child's health, and the financial impact on the nation's health care system. The parties note that child-care centers are key partners in ensuring all children develop healthy habits, but that minimum standards for child-care licensure in Texas are not consistent with the nationally recognized guidelines for nutrition, active play, and screen time. C.S.H.B. 2664 seeks to improve these minimum standards to support healthy habits among children in child-care settings across Texas.
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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. 2664 amends the Human
Resources Code to require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission (HHSC) by rule to adopt minimum standards that apply to
day-care centers, group day-care homes, and registered family homes for
nutrition and daily dietary requirements, physical activity, and time spent
using or viewing electronic devices. The bill requires the minimum standards
to be consistent with the nutrition and meal pattern standards in the child
and adult care food program administered by the Department of Agriculture and
with American Academy of Pediatrics standards for physical activity and
screen time as published in Caring for Our Children: National Health and
Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education
Programs, 3rd Edition. The bill requires the executive commissioner to review
any subsequent amendments to the standards adopted by rule by the executive
commissioner under the bill's provisions and determine whether those rules
should be amended to incorporate the new standards. The bill expressly does
not require a
C.S.H.B. 2664 amends the Government Code to require the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to include in its rules regarding the administration of the Texas rising star program guidelines for rating a child-care provider on nutrition, lunch provision, and menu planning and on indoor and outdoor activities and a scoring methodology that credits a provider for participating in, and remaining in good standing with, the child and adult care food program. The bill requires the executive commissioner of HHSC and the TWC to adopt the rules necessary to implement the bill's provisions.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2664 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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