Texas Human Resources Code
§ 42.0461 — PUBLIC NOTICE AND HEARING: RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE
HR § 42.0461Title 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)Before the commission may issue a license or certificate for the operation or the expansion of the capacity of a general residential operation, a cottage home operation, or a continuum-of-care residential operation that is located in a county with a population of less than 500,000, the applicant for the license, certificate, or expansion shall, at the applicant's expense:
(1)conduct a public hearing on the application in accordance with commission rules after notifying the commission of the date, time, and location of the hearing; and
(2)publish notice of the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the community in which the child-care services are proposed to be provided.
(b)The notice required by Subsection (a)(2) must be published at least 10 days before the date of the public hearing required by Subsection (a)(1) and must include:
(1)the name and address of the applicant;
(2)the address at which the child-care services are proposed to be provided;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.100, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (S.B. 68), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 57, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 58, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 71, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 629 (H.B. 3597), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.