1. (a) The rules contained in this chapter may be cited as the Child Care and Development Rules. The purpose of these rules is to interpret and implement the requirements of state and federal statutes and regulations governing child care and quality improvement activities funded through the Commission, fully integrating child care services with other workforce training and services under the jurisdiction of local workforce development boards.
2. (b) For local workforce development areas where there is no certified local workforce development board with an approved plan and the Commission continues to administer the delivery of child care services, the rules contained in this chapter shall apply to the Commission, its contractors, and its providers of services.
3. (c) The effective date of the rules in this Chapter 809 relating to Child Care and Development shall be twenty days after the date of filing the adoption in the Office of the Secretary of State; however, until September 1, 1999, the Boards shall continue to comply with the rules in effect on January 1, 1999.

Source Note:The provisions of this §809.1 adopted to be effective February 11, 1999, 24 TexReg 800.