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TX SB1275

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jose Menendez

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "crisis nursery facility" as a child-care facility providing voluntary temporary care (all or part of a 24-hour day) to children placed by parents or guardians to prevent or resolve family crises or address critical family functioning problems

  • Exempts crisis nursery facilities from standard child-care licensing requirements under Section 42.041 of the Human Resources Code

  • Requires the Health and Human Services Commission executive commissioner to adopt rules specifying applicable licensing regulations, safety requirements (food preparation, sleeping arrangements, hygiene facilities), facility capacity limits, and data collection requirements

  • Mandates routine financial monitoring, regular inspections (including after each complaint), and establishes a complaint filing process with the commission for crisis nursery facilities

  • Limits a child's stay at a crisis nursery facility to a maximum of 72 consecutive hours, unless the facility is a licensed residential child-care facility also providing crisis nursery services

Legislative Description

Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities that provide temporary care to children of families in crisis.

Family

Last Action

Referred to Health & Human Services

2/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Services2/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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