Amend HB 940 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, strike lines 6-9 and substitute the following:

(b)  The private child care task force is established to study private child care providers in this state and methods to:

(1)  reduce the amounts charged for high-quality child care provided by private child care providers;

(2)  increase the availability of high-quality child care provided by private child care providers;

(3)  address issues with wait lists for scholarships to receive high-quality child care; and

(4)  increase the number of families who are able to receive high-quality child care.

(2)  On page 2, strike lines 10 through 15 and substitute the following:

(h)  The task force shall conduct a study to examine:

(1)  the amounts charged for high-quality child care provided by private child care providers;

(2)  the availability of high-quality child care provided by private child care providers;

(3)  wait lists for scholarships to receive high-quality child care;

(4)  methods to reduce the cost to families and increase the availability of high-quality child care;

(5)  strategies to increase the number of prekindergarten partnerships between independent school districts and high-quality child care programs; and

(6)  methods to strengthen the child care industry.

(i)  The task force may request relevant information from the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Education Agency, and the entity receiving the request shall comply with the request.

(3)  On page 2, line 16, strike "(i)" and substitute "(j)".

(4)  On page 2, line 17, between "of" and "child", insert "high-quality".

(5)  On page 2, line 18, between "providers" and the period, insert "and of prekindergarten partnerships".

(6)  On page 2, line 19, strike "(j)" and substitute "(k)".

(7)  On page 2, line 24, strike "(k)" and substitute "(l)".