Bill Text: TX SB1128 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to access to the central child abuse and neglect registry by certain child-care facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-07 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB1128 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB1128-Introduced.html

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85R8798 MCK-D
By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 1128

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to access to the central child abuse and neglect registry
by certain child-care facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 42.04451 to read as follows:
Sec. 42.04451. FACILITY ACCESS TO CENTRAL CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT REGISTRY. (a) The department shall provide access to the
central registry of individuals found by the department to have
abused or neglected a child established under Section 261.002,
Family Code, to the director, owner, or operator of a day-care
center, group day-care home, or listed or registered family home to
determine whether a prospective employee of the center or home is
listed in the registry as an individual who abused or neglected a
child.
(b) The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement
this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.