TITLE: Relating to entities exempt from regulation as a boarding home facility.

SUMMARY: Relating to entities exempt from regulation as a boarding home facility.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to entities exempt from regulation as a boarding home facility. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 260.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 260.002. EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) a person that is required to be licensed under Chapter 142, 242, 246, 247, or 252; (2) a person that is exempt from licensing under Section 142.003(a)(19), 242.003(3), or 247.004(4); (3) a hotel as defined by Section 156.001, Tax Code; (4) a retirement community; (5) a monastery or convent; (6) a child-care facility as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code; (7) a family violence shelter center as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; [or] (8) a sorority or fraternity house or other dormitory associated with an institution of higher education;or (9) an alcohol-and drug-free recovery home.(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop criteria for establishing whether an entity is an alcohol-and drug-free recovery home. In developing the criteria, the executive commissioner shall consult with the National Alliance for Recovery Residences, the Texas Recovery Oriented Housing Network, and other interested organizations. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.