BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 4090

By: Noble

Human Services

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

It has been noted that most school-age programs that provide child care operate during the summer months and close before school starts and that school districts often change the locations of these summer programs based on the district's needs. Concerns have been raised regarding the requirement that the license to operate a school-age program automatically be revoked based on a change in location of the program. H.B. 4090 seeks to address these concerns by establishing that a change in the location of a school-age child-care services program operated exclusively when school is not in session does not automatically revoke the program license.

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.

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.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 4090 amends the Human Resources Code to establish that a change in location of a school‑age program that provides child-care services operated exclusively during the summer period or any other time when school is not in session does not automatically revoke the license to operate the program. The bill prohibits such a program that changes location from operating at the new location unless the Department of Family and Protective Services approves the new location after the program meets all requirements related to the new location.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2019.