85R17906 MK-F     By: Deshotel, Huberty H.B. No. 3323     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3323:     By:  Button C.S.H.B. No. 3323       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the evaluation of and improvements to the quality of the   Texas Workforce Commission's subsidized child care program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 302.0042, Labor Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as   follows:          (b)  The commission's evaluation must assess:                (1)  the use of current federal child care funds by each   local workforce development board;                (2)  the ability of each local workforce development   board to meet child care performance measures;                (3)  the estimated [average] cost incurred by child   care providers [of child care] in each local workforce development   area as stated in the report required under 45 C.F.R. Section   98.45(f)(1);                (4)  the average price charged by child care providers   for child care in each local workforce development area as stated in   the market rate survey conducted under 45 C.F.R. Section 98.45(c);                (5)  the poverty rate of each local workforce   development area compared to the state's poverty rate;                (6) [(5)]  the number of children on waiting lists for   child care in each local workforce development area; [and]                (7) [(6)]  the number of places that are reserved for   participants in the child care subsidy program out of the total   number of children enrolled with a provider on a full-time basis   categorized by age of the child for each provider [vacant slots   available for child care placement] in each local workforce   development area that is certified as a 2-star, 3-star, or 4-star   provider in the Texas Rising Star Program or that does not   participate in the Texas Rising Star Program;                (8)  the total number of child care providers   participating in the Texas Rising Star Program in each local   workforce development area and the number of 2-star, 3-star, and   4-star rated child care providers in the local workforce   development area;                (9)  the number of child care providers participating   in the Texas Rising Star Program in each local workforce   development area as a percentage of the total number of subsidized   child care providers in the local workforce development area and   the number of 2-star, 3-star, and 4-star rated child care providers   in the local workforce development area as a percentage of the total   number of subsidized child care providers in the local workforce   development area;                (10)  the total number of children enrolled in   subsidized child care providers participating in the Texas Rising   Star Program in each local workforce development area and the   number of subsidized children enrolled in 2-star, 3-star, and   4-star rated child care providers in the local workforce   development area; and                (11)  the number of subsidized children enrolled in   child care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program   in each local workforce development area as a percentage of the   total number of subsidized children enrolled in child care   providers in the local workforce development area and the number of   subsidized children enrolled in 2-star, 3-star, and 4-star rated   child care providers in the local workforce development area as a   percentage of the total number of subsidized children enrolled in   child care providers in the local workforce development area.          (c)  For the purposes of evaluation under this section, the   commission shall annually update the information described by   Subsections (b)(6)-(11).          SECTION 2.  Section 302.0043, Labor Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsections (e) and (f) to   read as follows:          (c-1)  The commission shall measure and evaluate the   progress of the commission's child care program regarding:                (1)  coordination by the commission with the Texas   Education Agency to assign a Public Education Information   Management System (PEIMS) number to children younger than six years   of age enrolled in the commission's child care program;                (2)  coordination with the Texas Education Agency,   school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools on any   prekindergarten quality improvement efforts;                (3)  efforts to increase coordination between   participating providers in the commission's child care program,   school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools;                (4)  facilitation of child care provider enrollment in   the Texas Rising Star Program and progression of providers to the   highest rating level in the program; and                (5)  development and implementation of rates and   payments, as determined by local workforce development boards, to:                      (A)  allow participating providers to provide   high quality child care; and                      (B)  ensure that the commission meets performance   measures established by the legislature for the average number of   children served by the commission's child care program per day.          (e)  The commission shall make the information collected by   the commission and the commission's findings available to local   workforce development boards, school districts, open-enrollment   charter schools, and the public.          (f)  Not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the   commission shall report to the legislature regarding the   commission's findings regarding the effectiveness of the   commission's child care program.  The report must:                (1)  include employment outcome information,   disaggregated by local workforce development area, regarding   parents receiving subsidized care under the program; [and]                (2)  identify multiyear trends in the information   collected and analyzed by the commission under this section,   including trends in the information for at least the five state   fiscal years preceding the date of the report; and                (3)  include information described by Sections   302.0042(b)(8)-(11).          SECTION 3.  Section 302.00435, Labor Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 302.00435.  SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE PROGRAM; INPUT   POLICY.  (a)  The commission shall develop a policy for obtaining,   through appropriate methods, input from interested parties   regarding its subsidized child care program and for using that   input in administering that program.          (b)  The policy developed under Subsection (a) must include   methods for obtaining input from the Texas Education Agency, school   districts, open-enrollment charter schools, subsidized child care   providers, relevant businesses, and the public, regarding:                (1)  improving coordination between the subsidized   child care program and prekindergarten programs; and                (2)  increasing the quality of and access to the   subsidized child care program.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.