HBA-KDB H.B. 2769 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2769
By: Solis, Jim
Economic Development
7/18/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 77th Legislature, many local workforce boards did not define
after-school services that took place on a school campus or at a Head Start
Center as child care.  Consequently, these programs were not able to apply
for or utilize local funds spent on these programs as matching funds for
the purposes of drawing federal child care funds.  There was concern that
federal child care funds might be underutilized because of this provision.
House Bill 2769 provides that a child who is eligible to receive child care
services funded by a local workforce development board is eligible to
receive such services while enrolled in either a federal Head Start program
or in an after-school program at a school. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2769 amends the Government Code to provide that a child who is
otherwise eligible for child care services funded by a local workforce
development board is eligible to receive child care services while the
child is enrolled in a federal Head Start program or in after-school care
provided at a school. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.