SB 81, relating to certain providers of subsidized child care, is scheduled for public hearing on 3/3/2009

SB 81 has been scheduled for a public hearing.

Full Text: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=SB81

HB 620, referring to behavioral health services for children and establishment of the Children's Behavioral Health..., referred to committee 2/26/2009

HB 620, originally referred to the House committee on Human Services, has had the referral corrected and is now referred to the House committee on Public Health.

Full Text: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=HB620

49 Texas legislators have signed on to support TECEC priority bills SB 21 and HB 130!

49 legislators (40 representatives and 9 senators) have become Joint- and Co-Authors of SB 21 and HB 130!

Check out the list below:

SB 21:
Sen. Carona (Joint Author),
Sen. Hinojosa (Joint Author),
Sen. Lucio Jr. (Joint Author),
Sen. Uresti (Joint Author),
Sen. Van de Putte (Joint Author),
Sen. Davis (Co-Author),
Sen. Shapleigh (Co-Author),
Sen. Watson (Co-Author), and
Sen. Wentworth (Co-Author)

HB 130:
Rep. Eissler (Joint Author),
Rep. Anchia (Joint Author),
Rep. Pitts (Joint Author),
Rep. Thompson (Joint Author),
Rep. Allen (Co-Author),
Rep. Alvarado (Co-Author),
Rep. Bohac (Co-Author),
Rep. Bolton (Co-Author),
Rep. Bonnen (Co-Author),
Rep. Burnam (Co-Author),
Rep. Cohen (Co-Author),
Rep. Edwards (Co-Author),
Rep. Farabee (Co-Author),
Rep. Farias (Co-Author),
Rep. Fletcher (Co-Author),
Rep. Flores (Co-Author),
Rep. Gonzales (Co-Author),
Rep. Guillen (Co-Author),
Rep. Gutierrez (Co-Author),
Rep. Donna Howard (Co-Author),
Rep. Jim Jackson (Co-Author),
Rep. Kent (Co-Author)
Rep. Phil King (Co-Author),
Rep. Lucio III (Co-Author),
Rep. Maldanado (Co-Author),
Rep. Martinez Fischer (Co-Author),
Rep. McReynolds (Co-Author),
Rep. Sid Miller (Co-Author),
Rep. Naishtat (Co-Author),
Rep. Pierson (Co-Author),
Rep. Quintanilla (Co-Author),
Rep. Rodriguez (Co-Author),
Rep. Rose (Co-Author),
Rep. Shelton (Co-Author),
Rep. Sylvester Turner (Co-Author),
Rep. Vaught (Co-Author),
Rep. Veasey (Co-Author),
Rep. Villarreal (Co-Author),
Rep. Walle (Co-Author), and
Rep. Woolley (Co-Author)

SB 649, relating to the ability of an employee to participate in certain school related activities of the employee's child, filed 2/3/2009

SB 649, authored by Senator Van de Putte, amends the Texas Labor Code and establishes guidelines for a parent to be absent from a place of employment to attend school functions for a child who is a legal dependent of the employee.

Full Text: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=SB649

HB 1393, relating to an exemption for certain facilities from the child-care licensing requirements, filed 2/18/2009

HB 1393, authored by Representative Leibowitz, amends the Human Resources Code and adds an exemption to licensing requirements for facilities that provide focused instruction less than three hours per day.

Full Text: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=HB1393