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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses and registrations |
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for certain child-care facilities and the amount of the fees for |
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those licenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.048(f), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) A license must be issued if the department determines |
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that a facility meets all requirements. The evaluation shall be |
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based on one or more visits to the facility and a review of required |
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forms and records. A license is valid until [the license expires,
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is] revoked[,] or [is] surrendered. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.050, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.050. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A license holder may |
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apply for [renewal of] a new license in compliance with the |
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requirements of this chapter and department rules. |
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(b) The application for [renewal of] a new license must be |
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completed and decided on by the department before the expiration of |
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the license under which a facility is operating. |
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(c) The department shall evaluate the application for |
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[renewal of] a new license to determine if all licensing |
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requirements are met. The evaluation may include a specified |
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number of visits to the facility and must include a review of all |
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required forms and records. |
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[(d)
The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing
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the license renewal process for all licenses issued under this
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chapter.
The rules must include:
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[(1) renewal periods;
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[(2) a process for staggered renewals;
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[(3)
a process for resolving a late application for
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renewal;
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[(4) expiration dates; and
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[(5) conditions for renewal.] |
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SECTION 3. Sections 42.054(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), |
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Human Resources Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall charge an applicant a |
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nonrefundable application fee of $35 for an initial license to |
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operate a child-care facility or a child-placing agency. |
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(b) The department shall charge each child-care facility a |
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fee of $35 for an initial license. The department shall charge each |
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child-placing agency a fee of $50 for an initial license. |
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(c) The department shall charge each licensed child-care |
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facility an annual license fee in the amount of $35 plus $1 for each |
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child the child-care facility is permitted to serve. The fee is due |
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on the date on which the department issues the child-care |
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facility's initial license and on the anniversary of that date. |
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(d) The department shall charge each licensed child-placing |
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agency an annual license fee of $100. The fee is due on the date on |
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which the department issues the child-placing agency's initial |
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license and on the anniversary of that date. |
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(e) The department shall charge each family home that is |
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listed or registered with the department an annual fee to cover a |
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part of the department's cost in regulating family homes. The |
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amount of the fee is $20 for a listed home or $35 for a registered |
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home. The fee is due on the date on which the department initially |
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lists or registers the home and on the anniversary of that date. |
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SECTION 4. Section 42.054(h), Human Resources Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application fee paid or license fee due on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. An application fee paid or license fee due before |
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that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the fee was |
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paid or due, as applicable, and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |