BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 4529

By: Hefner

Human Services

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Under current law, family child care providers in Texas that are certified by the military must also be licensed or registered by the state, even when only caring for eligible U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) affiliated children. The bill author has informed the committee that the state can improve access to family child care for military families by recognizing military family child care certification by the DOD, in lieu of state licensing. C.S.H.B. 4529 seeks to remove the necessity of state licensing for certain DOD-certified child care facilities and providers.

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

C.S.H.B. 4529 amends the Human Resources Code to exempt the following from the requirement for a person to be issued a license by the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to operate a child-care facility or child-placing agency:

· a child-care facility located on a federal military base or other federal property that maintains a certificate to operate issued by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD); and

· a military family child-care provider that maintains a certificate to operate issued by the DOD.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2025.

COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 4529 differs from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways by making a technical correction and conforming to certain bill drafting conventions.