Texas Catholic Conference Director of Accreditation, Marsha Solana, testified before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on SB 68.

"Catholic Schools have a proven track record of providing this safe and nurturing educational environment," said Marsha Solana.

"We also support the bill because it speaks to exemptions for the operation of food distribution programs that serve an evening meal to children and a nonprofit food bank in a nonprofit, religious, or educational facility for not more than two hours a day on regular business days. This would positively affect our Catholic Charities food bank programs. While allowing this exemption, safeguards are in place for children by requiring programs to adopt standards of care, a mechanism for monitoring and enforcing those standards and criminal background checks for all employees and volunteers who work with children."