89R20518 MM-D     By: Walle, Button H.B. No. 2271       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to collecting and sharing capacity and enrollment   information for certain day-care centers.          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 42.0413 to read as follows:          Sec. 42.0413.  SUBMISSION OF CAPACITY AND ENROLLMENT DATA.   (a)  Each day-care center, group day-care home, and family home   shall submit capacity and enrollment information to the Texas   Workforce Commission at least once each month and the commission   shall include the information on the commission's child care   availability portal to allow parents to locate day-care centers,   group day-care homes, and family homes in their geographic region   that have available openings.          (b)  The information provided under this section must be   disaggregated by age group and include information regarding:                (1)  the day-care center's, group day-care home's, or   family home's desired total capacity;                (2)  the number of children currently enrolled in the   center or home; and                (3)  the number of positions the center or home has   available for enrollment.          (c)  Each day-care center, group day-care home, and family   home shall notify the Texas Workforce Commission as soon as   practicable after any change in the center's or home's capacity or   enrollment.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human   Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement   Section 42.0413, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.