HBA-EDN S.B. 1050 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1050 By: Van de Putte Public Health 5/15/2001 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Texas Department of Health is responsible for conducting annual inspections of youth camps throughout the state. Senate Bill 1050 provides an additional standard which the camps must meet to be or remain licensed and increases the maximum administrative penalty for a violation of the Texas Youth Camp Safety and Health Act. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Board of Health in SECTION 3 (Section 141.005, Health and Safety Code) and SECTION 4 (Section 141.009, Health and Safety Code) of this bill. ANALYSIS Senate Bill 1050 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide that the health and safety standards for youth camps established by rule by the Texas Board of Health (board) may relate to records of criminal convictions of camp personnel. The bill provides that a person holding a license issued under the Texas Youth Camp Safety and Health Act must renew the license annually by submitting a renewal application on a date determined by board rule rather than by May 1 of each year. The bill increases, from $100 to $2,000, the maximum amount per day of an administrative penalty assessed by the commissioner of public health for a violation of the Texas Youth Camp Safety and Health Act. The Texas Youth Camp Safety and Health Act does not apply to a facility or program operated by a private or independent institution of higher education. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.