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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing and regulation of certain residential |
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educational child-care facilities serving victims of human |
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trafficking. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.041, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(7), a residential |
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educational facility that is accredited by an accreditation body |
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that is a member of the Texas Private School Accreditation |
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Commission and operates primarily for educational purposes for |
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prekindergarten and above shall comply with the licensing |
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requirements of Subsection (a) and all department rules and minimum |
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standards applicable to general residential operations that |
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provide services to persons who are victims of human trafficking |
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under Section 20A.02, Penal Code, if: |
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(1) at any point during the academic year more than |
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either 25 children at the facility or 30 percent of the children at |
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the facility are victims of human trafficking; and |
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(2) the facility provides or intends to provide |
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specialized services designed to treat and support trafficking |
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victims in addition to providing basic child care services. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |