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Floor Packet Page No. 427
Amend CSHB 1 as follows:
(1) In Article VII of the bill, add the following appropriately numbered rider following the appropriations to the
Texas Workforce Commission:
___. FEDERAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITY DOLLARS. If
federal law requires that at least six percent of the grant under
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
Section 9858 et seq.), as amended, be used for quality improvement
activities and if authorized by federal law, the Texas Workforce
Commission shall transfer to the Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services a portion of the money appropriated to the
commission in Strategy A.1.1, Child Care Services. The amount
transferred must be attributable to the Child Care and Development
Block Grant and may not exceed two percent of that grant.
(2) In Article II of the bill, add the following
appropriately numbered rider following the appropriations to the
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services:
___. FEDERAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITY DOLLARS. If the
Texas Workforce Commission transfers to the Department of
Protective and Regulatory Services a portion of the money received
under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. Section 9858 et seq.), as amended, and appropriated to the
commission in Strategy A.1.1, Child Care Services, the department
shall use the transferred money to provide grants to community
organizations or institutions of higher education for the purpose
of developing a quality rating system for child-care,
prekindergarten, and federal Head Start programs in one region of
this state. A person or entity who receives a grant from the
department shall:
(1) collaborate with the department to develop a model
quality rating system through which licensed child-care providers,
prekindergarten providers, and Head Start program providers are
evaluated on a weighted scale that includes promoting school
readiness for children as a factor;
(2) obtain matching funds from local governments,
businesses, or charitable organizations in an amount prescribed by
the department; and
(3) in conjunction with the department, report to the
legislature on the effectiveness of the rating system and the
potential costs of implementing the rating system statewide as a
replacement for the existing child-care licensing system, and make
recommendations on methods to inform parents about the quality
rating system if the system is adopted statewide.