Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 809 - CHILD CARE SERVICES › Subchapter D - PARENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 809.71 - Parent Rights

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A Board shall ensure that the Board's child care contractor
					 informs the parent in writing that the parent has the right to:
(1) choose the type of child care provider
				  that best suits their needs and to be informed of all child care options
				  available to them as included in the consumer education information described
				  in §
										809.15
				  of this chapter;
(2) visit
				  available child care providers before making their choice of a child care
				  option;
(3) receive assistance in
				  choosing initial or additional child care referrals including information about
				  the Board's policies regarding transferring children from one provider to
				  another, which shall include a waiting period of two weeks before the effective
				  date of a transfer, except in cases in which the provider is subject to a CCR
				  action, as described in §
										809.94
				  of this chapter; when the transfer is authorized by CPS for a child in
				  protective services; or on a case-by-case basis determined by the
				  Board;
(4) be informed of the
				  Commission rules and Board policies related to providers charging parents
				  amounts above the assessed parent share of cost as described in §
										809.92
				  of this chapter;
(5) be represented
				  when applying for child care services;
(6) be notified of their eligibility to
				  receive child care services within 20 calendar days from the day the Board's
				  child care contractor receives all necessary documentation required to
				  initially determine eligibility for child care;
(7) receive child care services regardless of
				  race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, political beliefs, or
				  religion;
(8) have the Board and
				  the Board's child care contractor treat information used to determine
				  eligibility for child care services as confidential;
(9) receive written notification at least 15
				  calendar days before termination of child care services;
(10) reject an offer of child care services
				  or voluntarily withdraw their child from child care, unless the child is in
				  protective services;
(11) be
				  informed of the possible consequences of rejecting or ending the child care
				  that is offered;
(12) be informed
				  of the eligibility documentation and reporting requirements described in §
										809.72
				  and §
										809.73
				  of this chapter;
(13) be informed
				  of the parent appeal rights described in §
										809.74 of
				  this chapter;
(14) be informed of
				  required background and criminal history checks for relative child care
				  providers through the listing process with CCR as described in §
										809.91
				  of this chapter before the parent or guardian selects the relative child care
				  provider;
(15) receive written
				  notification pursuant to §
										809.78
				  of this chapter of the possible termination of child care services for
				  excessive absences, as described in §
										809.78
				  of this chapter; and
(16) receive
				  written notification of possible termination of child care services for failure
				  to pay the parent share of cost, pursuant to §
										809.19
				  of this chapter.