Texas Human Resources Code

§ 42.0761 — CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR OPERATING DAY-CARE CENTER WITHOUT QUALIFIED DIRECTOR

HR § 42.0761Title 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. D. REMEDIES

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(a)An owner or operator of a day-care center commits an offense if the owner or operator knowingly operates the day-care center:

(1)without a director who meets the qualifications of a director prescribed by department rules or an interim director under Section 42.04201; or

(2)without the routine presence during the day-care center's hours of operation of a director or an interim director described by Subdivision (1).

(b)An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2007. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1097 (S.B. 1327), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.