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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing a day-care center to employ an interim |
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director. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.04201 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.04201. INTERIM DIRECTOR. (a) If a candidate to |
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serve as the director of a day-care center operating under an |
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initial license under Section 42.051 meets all the qualifications |
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for a director prescribed by department rules except for the |
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education requirements, the candidate may serve as interim director |
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of the day-care center for not longer than 12 months while the |
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candidate completes the requisite education or obtains a waiver to |
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the education requirement authorized by commission rule. |
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(b) If the interim director completes the education |
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requirements prescribed by the department or obtains a waiver to |
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the education requirement before the end of the 12th month after the |
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date the person began serving as interim director, the interim |
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director may become the director of the day-care center. |
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(c) If the interim director fails to complete the education |
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requirements prescribed by the department or obtain a waiver to the |
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education requirement before the end of the 12th month after the |
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date the person began serving as interim director, the day-care |
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center shall employ a new director. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.0761(a), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An owner or operator of a day-care center commits an |
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offense if the owner or operator knowingly operates the day-care |
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center: |
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(1) without a director who meets the qualifications of |
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a director prescribed by department rules or an interim director |
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under Section 42.04201; or |
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(2) without the routine presence during the day-care |
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center's hours of operation of a director or an interim director |
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described by Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |