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AN ACT
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relating to the temporary relocation of a residential child-care |
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facility during a declared state of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.048, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-4) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) A license issued under this chapter is not transferable |
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and applies only to the operator and facility location stated in the |
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license application. Except as provided by Subsections (e-1), |
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(e-2), [and] (e-3), and (e-4), a change in location or ownership |
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automatically revokes a license. |
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(e-4) To the extent necessary to comply with a state or |
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local order during a declared state of disaster under Chapter 418, |
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Government Code, the commission may authorize a residential |
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child-care facility to temporarily: |
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(1) relocate to a new location that is not stated in |
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the facility's license application; or |
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(2) provide care to one or more children at an |
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additional location that is not stated in the facility's license |
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application. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 863 passed the Senate on |
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March 30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 863 passed the House on |
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April 30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |