Bill Text: TX SB706 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to an investigation unit within the Health and Human Services Commission for certain illegally operating child-care facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB706 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB706-Enrolled.html
 
 
  S.B. No. 706
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to an investigation unit within the Health and Human
  Services Commission for certain illegally operating child-care
  facilities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 531.0084 to read as follows:
         Sec. 531.0084.  INVESTIGATION UNIT FOR ILLEGALLY OPERATING
  CHILD-CARE FACILITIES. The executive commissioner shall maintain a
  unit within the child-care licensing division of the commission
  consisting of investigators whose primary responsibility is to:
               (1)  identify child-care facilities that are operating
  without a license, certification, registration, or listing
  required by Chapter 42, Human Resources Code; and
               (2)  initiate appropriate enforcement actions against
  those facilities.
         SECTION 2.  As soon as possible after the effective date of
  this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
  Services Commission shall establish the investigation unit
  required by Section 531.0084, Government Code, as added by this
  Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 706 passed the Senate on
  April 17, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays 3.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 706 passed the House on
  May 22, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 91, Nays 51, three
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor
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