Tex. Human Resources Code § 74.005
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 74.005, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 74.005. DUTIES.
Official statutory text
The commission shall:
(1) coordinate participating agency initiatives that impact the cost, quality, or accessibility of child care;
(2) consider and start interagency initiatives to expand access to quality, affordable child care; and
(3) review and recommend actions to streamline existing or proposed regulations, rules, policies, or any other participating agency actions that impact the child-care industry to:
(A) resolve regulatory conflicts and duplication among participating agencies;
(B) lower insurance costs for child-care providers;
(C) protect the health and safety of children participating in child care;
(D) advance quality education for child-care providers; and
(E) create consistent, predictable, and reasonable enforcement mechanisms among participating agencies.
(1) coordinate participating agency initiatives that impact the cost, quality, or accessibility of child care;
(2) consider and start interagency initiatives to expand access to quality, affordable child care; and
(3) review and recommend actions to streamline existing or proposed regulations, rules, policies, or any other participating agency actions that impact the child-care industry to:
(A) resolve regulatory conflicts and duplication among participating agencies;
(B) lower insurance costs for child-care providers;
(C) protect the health and safety of children participating in child care;
(D) advance quality education for child-care providers; and
(E) create consistent, predictable, and reasonable enforcement mechanisms among participating agencies.
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