86R19504 EAS-F
 
  By: Lucio III, Miller H.B. No. 1808
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1808:
 
  By:  Meza C.S.H.B. No. 1808
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to standards for nutrition, physical activity, and screen
  time for certain child-care facilities and homes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 42.042, Human Resources Code, is amended
  by adding Subsections (e-3) and (e-4) to read as follows:
         (e-3)  The minimum standards for a day-care center or a
  registered family home adopted under Subsection (e) must be
  consistent with:
               (1)  the most recent edition of the standards for
  physical activity and screen time as published by the American
  Academy of Pediatrics in Caring for Our Children: National Health
  and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and
  Education Programs; and
               (2)  the nutrition standards in the Child and Adult
  Care Food Program administered by the Department of Agriculture.
         (e-4)  A day-care center or registered family home is not
  required to participate in or comply with the reporting
  requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program administered
  by the Department of Agriculture.
         SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
  Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to implement
  the changes in law made by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.