Bill Text: TX HB3502 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the selection of entities to perform functions required of the State Center for Early Childhood Development.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-18 - Referred to Public Education [HB3502 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB3502-Introduced.html
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By: Deshotel | H.B. No. 3502 |
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relating to the selection of entities to perform functions required | ||
of the State Center for Early Childhood Development. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 29, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 29.163 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 29.163. DELIVERY OF CERTAIN EARLY CHILDHOOD | ||
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; REFERENCES IN LAW TO STATE CENTER FOR EARLY | ||
CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of | ||
this code, the agency, for any function required by this code to be | ||
performed by or in coordination with the State Center for Early | ||
Childhood Development, shall solicit proposals from the center and | ||
other entities to perform the particular function. | ||
(b) Based on the proposals received under Subsection (a), | ||
the agency shall select the State Center for Early Childhood | ||
Development or another appropriate entity to perform the function. | ||
(c) In selecting an appropriate entity under Subsection | ||
(b), the agency shall consider: | ||
(1) the ability of the entity to expand performance of | ||
the function on a statewide basis; and | ||
(2) the potential for the arrangement with the entity | ||
to result in donation of revenue to the state for purposes of early | ||
childhood development programs. | ||
(d) A reference in law to the State Center for Early | ||
Childhood Development with respect to a particular function of the | ||
center means the center or the entity selected by the agency under | ||
Subsection (b) to perform that function. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |