Duties

Sec. 74.005. DUTIES. 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. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1114 (H.B. 4903), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.