BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.S.B. 1089 |
By: Perry |
Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties suggest that the treatment of certain food handling training courses by local health jurisdictions for purposes of required training is insufficiently consistent. C.S.S.B. 1089 seeks to address this issue by reforming the certification of food service workers.
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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 this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.S.B. 1089 amends the Health and Safety Code to establish that a food service worker trained in a food handling course that is accredited by the Department of State Health Services and listed with the registry of accredited course programs, as an alternative to a course that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute, is considered to have met a local health jurisdiction's training, testing, and permitting requirements. The bill includes a local health jurisdiction's permitting requirements among the requirements a food service worker trained in a course for the employees of a single entity is considered to have met for food service performed for that entity. The bill prohibits a local health jurisdiction from charging a fee or requiring or issuing a local food handler card for a certificate issued to a food service worker who provides proof of completion of an accredited food handler training course and removes provisions relating to the amount of any certificate fee charged by a local health jurisdiction.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF SENATE ENGROSSED AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.S.B. 1089 may differ from the engrossed in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the engrossed and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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