Texas Human Resources Code
§ 42.046 — APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, LISTING, OR REGISTRATION
HR § 42.046Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES · Ch. 42. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE CHILD-CARE SERVICES · Art. C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES
Statute text
View on source(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
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Legislative history
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.