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TX Hum Res Code § 42.023 (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 B. Administrative Provisions|Section 42.023. Annual Report

Sec. 42.023.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  The department shall prepare an annual written report regarding the department's activities under this chapter.(b)  The annual report shall include:(1)  a report by regions of applications for licensure or certification, of initial licenses issued, denied, or revoked, of licenses issued, denied, suspended or revoked, of emergency closures and injunctions, and of the compliance of state-operated agencies, if such agencies exist, with certification requirements;(2)  a summary of the training programs required by the department and their effectiveness;(3)  a summary of training and other professional development opportunities offered to facilities' staffs;(4)  a report of new administrative procedures, of the number of staff and staff changes, and of plans for the coming year; and(5)  a report of trends in licensing violations on a statewide and regional basis and the department's plans to address those trends through the provision of technical assistance.(c)  Copies of the annual report shall be available to any state citizen on request.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2360, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 18, Sec. 2, eff. April 3, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.022, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.92, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.024 (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 B. Administrative Provisions|Section 42.024. Administrative Procedure

Sec. 42.024.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.  Chapter 2001, Government Code applies to all procedures under this chapter except where it is contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2361, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.025 (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 B. Administrative Provisions|Section 42.025. Searchable Database

Sec. 42.025.  SEARCHABLE DATABASE.  (a)  The commission shall permanently maintain on the commission's Internet website a searchable database that lists each group day-care home and family home licensed, registered, or listed under this chapter:(1)  that previously had a license, registration, or listing under this chapter involuntarily suspended or revoked; or(2)  for which the commission refused to renew a license, registration, or listing.(b)  The database maintained under Subsection (a) must include for each group day-care home and licensed or registered family home:(1)  the name of the facility;(2)  the address of the facility, including the county in which the facility is located;(3)  any identification number associated with the facility;(4)  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; and(5)  the year in which:(A)  the involuntary suspension or revocation of the facility's license, registration, or listing took effect or was final under this chapter; or(B)  the commission refused to renew the facility's license, registration, or listing.(c)  The commission shall include the name of each individual described by Subsection (b)(4) who is associated with the license, registration, or listing in any database entry made under this section.(d)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 158 (H.B. 1180), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 225), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.026 (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 B. Administrative Provisions|Section 42.026. Access to Database

Sec. 42.026.  ACCESS TO DATABASE.  (a)  The commission shall make the child-care licensing division's searchable database accessible to commission and department investigators.(b)  The department shall make the department's searchable database accessible to commission and department investigators.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.04215 (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 42.04215. Safety Training Account

Sec. 42.04215.  SAFETY TRAINING ACCOUNT.  (a)  The safety training account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.  The account is composed of:(1)  money deposited into the account under Section 42.078;(2)  gifts, grants, and donations contributed to the account; and(3)  interest earned on the investment of money in the account.(b)  Section 403.0956, Government Code, does not apply to the account.(c)  Money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission to provide safety training materials at no cost to a facility licensed under this chapter or a family home registered or listed under this chapter.  The commission may contract with a third party to create the training materials.(d)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 568), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0422 (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 42.0422. Restraint and Seclusion

Sec. 42.0422.  RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION.  A person providing services to a resident of a general residential operation, including a state-operated facility that is a residential treatment center or a general residential operation serving children with intellectual disabilities, shall comply with Chapter 322, Health and Safety Code, and the rules adopted under that chapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 698 (S.B. 325), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (S.B. 68), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.214, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0423 (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 42.0423. Children's Product Safety for Certain Nonresidential Child-Care Facilities

Sec. 42.0423.  CHILDREN'S PRODUCT SAFETY FOR CERTAIN NONRESIDENTIAL CHILD-CARE FACILITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a licensed day-care center, licensed group day-care home, or registered family home.(b)  A children's product is presumed to be unsafe for purposes of this section if it has been recalled for any reason by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and the recall has not been rescinded.(c)  A children's product that has been recalled for any reason by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is not presumed to be unsafe if the product has been remanufactured or retrofitted so that the product is safe.(d)  The department shall include on its public Internet website a link to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission's Internet website.(e)  A child-care facility subject to this section may not use an unsafe children's product or have an unsafe children's product on the premises of the child-care facility unless:(1)  the product is an antique or collectible children's product and is not used by, or accessible to, any child in the child-care facility; or(2)  the unsafe children's product is being retrofitted to make it safe and the product is not used by, or accessible to, any child in the child-care facility.(f)  The department shall notify a child-care facility subject to this section of the provisions of this section in plain, nontechnical language that will enable the child-care facility to effectively inspect the children's products at the facility and identify unsafe children's products.  The department shall provide the notice required by this subsection:(1)  during the department's pre-application interview for a license, registration, or certification; and(2)  during an inspection.(g)  At least annually, each child-care facility subject to this section shall certify in writing that the facility has reviewed each of the bulletins and notices issued by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding unsafe children's products and that there are no unsafe products in the facility except products described by Subsection (e).  The facility shall retain the certification form completed by each facility in the facility's licensing file.(h)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules and forms necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 46 (S.B. 95), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.215, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0424 (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 42.0424. Child Safety Alarms in Vehicles

Sec. 42.0424.  CHILD SAFETY ALARMS IN VEHICLES.  (a) In this section, "electronic child safety alarm" means an alarm system that prompts the driver of a vehicle to inspect the vehicle to determine whether children are in the vehicle before the driver exits the vehicle.(b)  A licensed day-care center shall equip each vehicle owned or leased by the facility with an electronic child safety alarm if the vehicle is:(1)  designed to seat eight or more persons; and(2)  used to transport children under the care of the facility.(c)  The licensed day-care center shall ensure that the electronic child safety alarm is properly maintained and used when transporting children.(d)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.(e)  This section applies only to a vehicle purchased or leased on or after December 31, 2013.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 1741), Sec. 1, eff. December 31, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.216, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0425 (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 42.0425. Assessment Services

Sec. 42.0425.  ASSESSMENT SERVICES.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall regulate assessment services provided by child-care facilities or child-placing agencies.  A child-care facility or child-placing agency may not provide assessment services unless specifically authorized by department rule.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for assessment services.  The standards must provide that consideration is given to the individual needs of a child, the appropriate place for provision of services, and the factors listed in Section 42.042(e).(c)  In this section, "assessment services" means the determination of the placement needs of a child who requires substitute care.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.217, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0426 (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 42.0426. Training of Personnel

Sec. 42.0426.  TRAINING OF PERSONNEL.  (a)  A licensed facility shall provide training for staff members in:(1)  the recognition of symptoms of child abuse, neglect, and sexual molestation and the responsibility and procedure of reporting suspected occurrences of child abuse, neglect, and sexual molestation to the department or other appropriate entity;(2)  the application of first aid; and(3)  the prevention and spread of communicable diseases.(a-1)  A licensed facility shall require each employee of the facility who attends a training program required by Subsection (a)(1) to sign a statement verifying the employee's attendance at the training program.  The licensed facility shall maintain the statement in the employee's personnel records.(b)  A residential child-care facility shall implement a behavior intervention program approved by the department for the benefit of a child served by the facility who needs assistance in managing the child's conduct.  The program must include:(1)  behavior intervention instruction for staff members who work directly with children served by the facility; and(2)  training for all employees regarding the risks associated with the use of prone restraints.(c)  Not later than the seventh day after the date an employee begins employment at a day-care center, group day-care home, or registered family home, the employee must complete an orientation to the facility.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.95, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (S.B. 260), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 939), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.04261 (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 42.04261. Other Training of Personnel: Child-Placing Agencies and Day-Care Centers

Sec. 42.04261.  OTHER TRAINING OF PERSONNEL:  CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES AND DAY-CARE CENTERS.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 42.0426(a)(1), a child-placing agency or day-care center shall provide training for staff members in prevention techniques for and the recognition of symptoms of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children and the responsibility and procedure of reporting suspected occurrences of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children to the department or other appropriate entity.(b)  The type of training required under Subsection (a) shall be determined by department rule.  The training must be provided for at least an hour annually and must include training concerning:(1)  factors indicating a child is at risk for sexual abuse or other maltreatment;(2)  likely warning signs indicating a child may be a victim of sexual abuse or other maltreatment;(3)  internal procedures for reporting sexual abuse or other maltreatment; and(4)  community organizations that have existing training programs that are able to provide training or other education for child-placing agency or day-care center staff members, children, and parents.(c)  If a child-placing agency or day-care center determines that it does not have sufficient resources to provide the training required under this section, the agency or center may contact a department licensing employee to obtain information concerning community organizations that will provide such training at no cost to the agency or center.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1323 (S.B. 471), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0427 (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 42.0427. Parental Visitation

Sec. 42.0427.  PARENTAL VISITATION.  All areas of a licensed facility must be accessible to a parent of a child who is receiving care at the facility if the parent visits the child during the facility's hours of operation.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0428 (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 42.0428. Policies Addressing Sexual Abuse and Other Maltreatment of Children

Sec. 42.0428.  POLICIES ADDRESSING SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.  (a)  Each child-placing agency or day-care center shall adopt and implement a policy addressing sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children.(b)  A policy required by this section must address:(1)  methods for increasing child-placing agency and day-care center staff and parent awareness of issues regarding and prevention techniques for sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children, including knowledge of likely warning signs indicating that a child may be a victim of sexual abuse or other maltreatment; and(2)  actions that, after contacting an agency or center, the parent of a child who is a victim of sexual abuse or other maltreatment should take to obtain assistance and intervention.(c)  The methods under Subsection (b)(1) for increasing awareness of issues regarding and prevention techniques for sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children must include:(1)  the training required under Section 42.04261; and(2)  strategies for coordination between the child-placing agency or day-care center and appropriate community organizations.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1323 (S.B. 471), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.0429 (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 42.0429. Safe Sleeping Standards

Sec. 42.0429.  SAFE SLEEPING STANDARDS.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish safe sleeping standards for licensed facilities and registered family homes.  Each licensed facility and registered family home shall comply with the safe sleeping standards.(b)  If the commission determines that a licensed facility or registered family home has violated a safe sleeping standard established as required by Subsection (a), the facility or home shall provide written notice in the form and manner required by the executive commissioner to the parent or legal guardian of each child attending the facility or home.(c)  The executive commissioner shall prescribe the form for the notice required by Subsection (b) and post the form on the commission's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 568), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 42.04291 (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 42.04291. Supervision Standards for Infant During Time Spent on Stomach

Sec. 42.04291.  SUPERVISION STANDARDS FOR INFANT DURING TIME SPENT ON STOMACH.  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish standards for the visual and auditory supervision of an infant engaged in time on the infant's stomach while awake.  Each group day-care home and listed and registered family home shall comply with the supervision standards.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|