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TX Hum Res Code § 42.0448 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.0448. Notification of Family Violence Calls

Sec. 42.0448.  NOTIFICATION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE CALLS.  The department shall notify a child-placing agency or a continuum-of-care residential operation that includes a child-placing agency of each family violence report the department receives under Article 5.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, that:(1)  occurred at an agency foster home; or(2)  involves a person who resides at an agency foster home.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 524 (S.B. 723), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0449 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.0449. Required Actions After Notice of Family Violence Call

Sec. 42.0449.  REQUIRED ACTIONS AFTER NOTICE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE CALL.  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules specifying the actions that the department, a child-placing agency, and a continuum-of-care residential operation that includes a child-placing agency shall take after receiving notice of a family violence report under Article 5.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, or Section 42.0448 to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of each child residing in the verified agency foster home.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 524 (S.B. 723), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.045. Records

Sec. 42.045.  RECORDS.  (a)  A person who operates a licensed or certified facility shall maintain individual child development records, individual health records, statistical records, and complete financial records.(b)  A person who provides adoption services under a license to operate a child-placing agency shall furnish information required by the department to determine whether adoption related income and disbursements are reasonable, appropriate, and in compliance with the department's minimum standards.(c)  If a child-placing agency terminates operation as a child-placing agency, it shall, after giving notice to the department, transfer its files and records concerning adopted children, their biological families, and their adoptive families to the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services or, after giving notice to the vital statistics unit, to a facility licensed by the department to place children for adoption.(d)  A child-placing agency shall notify the department of any change of address for an agency foster home.  The child-placing agency shall notify the department of the address change within the earlier of two business days or 72 hours of the date the agency foster home changes its address.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2363, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1782, ch. 342, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1984;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 707, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1129, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 524 (S.B. 723), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.224, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.0451. Database of Agency Foster Homes; Information Provided to Department of Public Safety

Sec. 42.0451.  DATABASE OF AGENCY FOSTER HOMES; INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.  (a)  The department shall maintain a database of agency foster homes including the current address for each agency foster home as reported to the department.  The database must be updated on a regular basis.(b)  The department shall make the database available to the Department of Public Safety for the purposes of Subsection (c).(c)  The Department of Public Safety shall include the information provided under Subsection (b) in the Texas Crime Information Center database and establish a procedure by which a peace officer or employee of a law enforcement agency who provides the department with a street address is automatically provided information as to whether the address is verified as an agency foster home under this chapter.(d)  Information provided to the Department of Public Safety under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 524 (S.B. 723), Sec. 6, eff. June 16, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0452 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.0452. Foster Parent Rights and Responsibilities Statement

Sec. 42.0452.  FOSTER PARENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT.  (a)  The department shall develop a statement that lists the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent in an agency foster home and a child-placing agency, as applicable.(b)  The department shall provide a written copy of the statement developed under Subsection (a) to each foster parent in an agency foster home and to each child-placing agency licensed by the department.  A child-placing agency shall provide a written copy of the statement developed under Subsection (a) to each foster parent in an agency foster home verified by the child-placing agency.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (H.B. 3137), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.046. Application for License, Listing, or Registration

Sec. 42.046.   APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, LISTING, OR REGISTRATION.  (a)  An applicant for a license to operate a child-care facility, child-placing agency, or continuum-of-care residential operation or for a listing or registration to operate a family home shall submit to the commission the appropriate fee prescribed by Section 42.054 and a completed application on a form provided by the commission.(a-1)  The commission shall require the applicant for a license, registration, or listing for a group day-care home or a family home to provide the applicant's name and the name of the sole proprietor or each partner who owns the child-care operation or, if the owner is a business entity, the name of each officer responsible for the management of the child-care operation as determined by the commissioner on the application form.(b)  The department shall supply the applicant the application form and a copy of the appropriate minimum standards, if applicable.(c)  After receiving an application, the department shall investigate the applicant and the plan of care for children, if applicable.(d)  The department shall complete the investigation and decide on an application within two months after the date the department receives a completed application.(e)  The department may deny an application under this section if the applicant:(1)  has a residential child-care facility license revoked in another state; or(2)  is barred from operating a residential child-care facility in another state.(f)  An applicant for a listing to operate a family home shall submit with the application proof of the applicant's successful completion of safe sleep training in accordance with commission rules.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2363, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1217, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.99, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 569), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 225), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0462 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.0462. Waiver of Notice and Hearing Requirements

Sec. 42.0462.  WAIVER OF NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), to protect the safety and well-being of residents and employees of a general residential operation that provides comprehensive residential services to children who are victims of trafficking, the commission shall waive the notice and hearing requirements imposed under Section 42.0461 for an applicant who submits to the commission an application to provide trafficking victim services at the applicant's general residential operation.(b)  This section does not apply to an applicant who submits an application for a license for a general residential operation that provides services to children or young adults with emotional disorders.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1057 (H.B. 2070), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 394 (S.B. 781), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0463 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.0463. Expansion of Capacity

Sec. 42.0463.  EXPANSION OF CAPACITY.  (a)  Notwithstanding the limitations established by Section 42.002, the department may:(1)  develop, by rule, criteria to determine when it may be appropriate to exclude children who are related to a caretaker in determining a residential child-care facility's total capacity; and(2)  issue an exception in accordance with department rules allowing an agency foster home, cottage family home, or specialized child-care home to expand its capacity and care for not more than eight children.(b)  The department may include children who are related to a caretaker when determining under Subsection (a)(1) whether a residential child-care facility complies with the standards relating to total capacity or child-to-caregiver ratios for the facility.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 59, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.047. Consultations

Sec. 42.047.  CONSULTATIONS.  (a)  The department shall offer consultation to potential applicants, applicants, and license, listing, registration, and certification holders about meeting and maintaining standards for licensing, listing, registration, and certification and achieving programs of excellence in child care.(b)  The department shall offer consultation to prospective and actual users of facilities or homes.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2364, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1217, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.049. Liability Insurance Required

Sec. 42.049.  LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED.  (a)  A license or registration holder under this chapter shall maintain liability insurance coverage in the amount of $300,000 for each occurrence of negligence.  An insurance policy or contract required under this section must cover injury to a child that occurs while the child is on the premises of or in the care of the holder.(b)  A license or registration holder under this chapter shall annually file with the commission a certificate or other evidence from an insurance company showing that the holder has an unexpired and uncancelled insurance policy or contract that meets the requirements of this section.(c)  Should the license or registration holder for financial reasons or for lack of availability of an underwriter willing to issue a policy be unable to secure the insurance required under Subsection (a) or should the policy limits be exhausted, the holder shall timely notify the parent or guardian of each child for whom the holder provides care a written notice that the liability coverage is not provided and there will not be a ground for an administrative penalty or suspension or revocation of the holder's license or registration under this chapter.  The holder shall also notify the commission that the coverage is not provided and provide the reason for same.  In no case shall the inability to secure coverage serve to indemnify the holder for damages due to negligence.(c-1)  The commission shall prescribe a form that a license or registration holder may use to notify a parent or guardian in accordance with Subsection (c) that liability coverage is not provided.  The commission shall post the form on the commission's Internet website.(d)  The insurance policy or contract shall be maintained at all times in an amount as required by this section.  Failure by a license or registration holder to renew the policy or contract or to maintain the policy or contract in the required amount is a ground for suspension or revocation of the holder's license or registration under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1002, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1217, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Human Resources Code, Sec. 42.0491 and amended by Acts 1997 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 568), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0495 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.0495. Liability Insurance Required for Listed Family Homes

Sec. 42.0495.  LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED FOR LISTED FAMILY HOMES.  (a)  A listed family home shall maintain liability insurance coverage in the amount of $300,000 for each occurrence of negligence.  An insurance policy or contract required under this section must cover injury to a child that occurs while the child is on the premises of or in the care of the listed family home.(b)  A listed family home shall annually file with the commission a certificate or other evidence of coverage from an insurance company demonstrating that the listed family home has an unexpired and uncanceled insurance policy or contract that meets the requirements of this section.(c)  If a listed family home is unable to secure a policy or contract required under this section for financial reasons or for lack of availability of an underwriter willing to issue a policy or contract or the home's policy or contract limits are exhausted, the home shall timely provide written notice to the parent or guardian of each child attending the home that the liability coverage is not provided.(d)  A listed family home described by Subsection (c) shall timely provide written notice to the commission that the home is unable to secure liability insurance and the reason the insurance could not be secured.(e)  If a listed family home complies with the notice requirements under this section, the commission may not assess an administrative penalty or suspend or revoke the family home's listing for violating Subsection (a).  This subsection may not be construed to indemnify a family home for damages due to negligence.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 569), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.050. License Renewal

Sec. 42.050.  LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  A license holder may apply for renewal of a license in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and commission rules.(b)  The application for renewal of a license must be completed and decided on by the commission before the expiration of the license under which a facility is operating.(c)  The commission shall evaluate the application for renewal of a license to determine if all licensing requirements are met and whether the facility has been cited for repeated violations or has established a pattern of violations during the preceding five years.  The evaluation may include a specified number of visits to the facility and must include a review of all required forms and records.  If the commission determines the facility has repeated violations or an established pattern of violations, before the commission renews the license the commission may place restrictions, conditions, or additional requirements on the license to ensure the violations cease.(c-1)  The commission may not renew the license of a facility cited for a violation that is not corrected by the required compliance date unless the violation is pending an administrative review under commission rules or pending review as a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.(d)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the license renewal process for all licenses issued under this chapter.  The rules must include:(1)  renewal periods;(2)  a process for staggered renewals;(3)  a process for resolving a late application for renewal;(4)  expiration dates; and(5)  conditions for renewal.|Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.226, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 78, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 78, eff. September 1, 2016.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 568), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 225), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.051. Initial License

Sec. 42.051.  INITIAL LICENSE.  (a)  The department shall issue an initial license when a facility's plans meet the department's licensing requirements and one of the following situations exists:(1)  the facility is not currently operating;(2)  the facility has relocated and has made changes in the type of child-care service it provides; or(3)  there is a change in ownership of the facility resulting in changes in policy and procedure or in the staff who have direct contact with the children.(b)  An initial license is valid for six months from the date it is issued and may be renewed for an additional six months.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2365, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 707, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.101, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0521 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 42 - Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies That Provide Child-Care Services|Subchapter C. Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies|Section 42.0521. Deposit of Fees

Sec. 42.0521.  DEPOSIT OF FEES.  The fees authorized by this chapter and received by the department shall be deposited in the general revenue fund.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|