HBA-SEP S.B. 1496 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1496
By: Barrientos
State Affairs
5/10/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Child Care Development Board (board) was created to identify the need
for and study the development of a child care program to provide child care
services for state employees.  The legislative function of the board has
been achieved and the state child care program is in full operation.
Senate Bill 1496 reassigns the responsibilities of the board to the General
Services Commission. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking
authority previously delegated to the Child Care Development Board is being
transferred to the General Services Commission in this bill.  It is the
opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is
expressly delegated to the General Services Commission in SECTION 7
(Section 2165.103, Government Code) of this bill. 

ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 1496 amends the Government and Labor codes to abolish the Child
Care Development Board (board) and to reassign the board's responsibilities
to the General Services Commission (GSC).  The bill specifies that GSC is
authorized to appoint to the Child Care Advisory Committee (committee) two
representatives of nonprofit organizations involved with the delivery or
support of child care services and deletes provisions authorizing GSC to
appoint a representative of the child care working group of the United Way
of Texas and a representative of the Texas Association for the Education of
Young Children (SECTION 15 and Secs. 663.001 and 663.051, Government Code).
The bill deletes the provision authorizing the board, by rule, to require
or prohibit the inclusion of, specified provisions in a lease to a child
care provider (Sec. 663.106, Government Code).  The bill provides that, in
regard to the inclusion of child care facilities in certain state-owned
office buildings, the responsibilities reassigned to GSC are in
consultation with the committee (Sec. 2166.551, Government Code).  The bill
requires GSC, in consultation with the committee, by rule to adopt
standards regarding child care services needed by a state agency (Sec.
2165.103, Government Code). 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.