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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liability insurance requirements for certain |
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child-care providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 42.049(a), (b), (d), and (e), Human |
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Resources Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A child-care provider [license holder] shall maintain |
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liability insurance coverage in the amount of $300,000 for each |
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occurrence of negligence. An insurance policy or contract required |
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under this section must cover injury to a child that occurs while |
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the child is on the premises of the child-care provider [license
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holder] or in the care of the child-care provider [license holder]. |
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(b) A child-care provider [license holder] shall file with |
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the department a certificate or other evidence from an insurance |
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company showing that the child-care provider [license holder] has |
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an unexpired and uncancelled insurance policy or contract that |
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meets the requirements of this section. |
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(d) The insurance policy or contract shall be maintained at |
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all times in an amount as required by this section. Failure by a |
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child-care provider [license holder] to renew the policy or |
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contract or to maintain the policy or contract in the required |
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amount is a ground for suspension or revocation of the child-care |
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provider's [license holder's] license, listing, or registration |
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under this chapter. |
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(e) In this [This] section, "child-care provider" means the |
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holder of a license issued under this chapter or an operator of |
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[does not apply to a group day-care home or] a listed or registered |
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family home. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.049(c), Human Resources Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. A group day-care home and a listed or registered |
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family home must, not later than January 1, 2020, file with the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services a certificate or other |
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evidence from an insurance company showing that the group day-care |
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home or listed or registered family home has an unexpired and |
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uncancelled insurance policy or contract that meets the |
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requirements of Section 42.049, Human Resources Code, as amended by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020. |