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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to emergency response protocols and safety and security |
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audits developed by the Texas School Safety Center and Health and |
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Human Services Commission for day-care centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.2135 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.2135. DAY-CARE CENTERS. (a) In this section, |
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"day-care center" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human |
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Resources Code. |
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(b) The center, in collaboration with the Health and Human |
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Services Commission, shall: |
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(1) research best practices regarding emergency |
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preparedness of day-care centers and serve as a clearinghouse for |
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that information; |
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(2) develop safety and security audit procedures for |
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day-care centers that include: |
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(A) the frequency of the safety and security |
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audit to be conducted by a day-care center under Section 42.04432, |
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Human Resources Code; and |
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(B) the manner in which a day-care center must |
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report the results of the safety and security audit conducted under |
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Section 42.04432, Human Resources Code, to the center; |
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(3) develop and publish guidelines for standard |
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emergency response protocol requirements; and |
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(4) provide day-care centers with safety and standard |
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emergency response protocol training and technical assistance. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.04432 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.04432. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTOCOL FOR AND SAFETY |
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AND SECURITY AUDIT OF CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a) In this section, |
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"center" means the Texas School Safety Center. |
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(b) Each day-care center shall: |
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(1) follow the standard emergency response protocol |
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guidelines developed by the center, in collaboration with the |
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commission as required by Section 37.2135, Education Code; |
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(2) conduct safety and security audits following the |
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safety and security audit procedures developed by the center, in |
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collaboration with the commission under Section 37.2135, Education |
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Code; and |
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(3) report the results of the safety and security |
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audit conducted under Subdivision (2) to the center in the manner |
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required by Section 37.2135, Education Code. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas School Safety Center and the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall develop the procedures and guidelines |
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required by Section 37.2135, Education Code, and Section 42.04432, |
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Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |