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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill No. 218 (licensing and |
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inspection requirements of the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services for certain facilities) to consider and take action on the |
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following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add a new SECTION 5 to the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 42.041(a), Human |
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Resources Code, an after-school program operated directly by an |
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educational facility accredited by the Texas Education Agency, the |
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Texas Private School Accreditation Commission, or the Southern |
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Association of Colleges and Schools, or an after-school program |
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operated by another facility under contract with the educational |
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facility, the curriculum content of which has been approved by one |
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of those accrediting organizations, shall comply with any cited |
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noncompliance with that section not later than September 1, 2009. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this section, the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services may waive any |
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requirement for obtaining a license under Chapter 42, Human |
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Resources Code, applicable to an after-school program described by |
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Subsection (a) of this section or the date by which the program must |
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obtain a license as prescribed by that subsection. |
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Explanation: The addition of the SECTION to the bill is |
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necessary to give certain after-school programs that, under the |
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provisions of S.B. No. 218, become subject to the licensing |
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requirements of Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, time to comply |
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with those requirements and to clarify that the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services may waive a requirement for |
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obtaining the license on the date by which the license must be |
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obtained. |