84R19789 YDB-F
 
  By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2360
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the licensing and regulation of certain residential
  educational child-care facilities serving victims of human
  trafficking.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 42.041, Human Resources Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
         (h)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(7), a residential
  educational facility that is accredited by an accreditation body
  that is a member of the Texas Private School Accreditation
  Commission and operates primarily for educational purposes for
  prekindergarten and above shall comply with the licensing
  requirements of Subsection (a) and all department rules and minimum
  standards applicable to general residential operations that
  provide services to persons who are victims of human trafficking
  under Section 20A.02, Penal Code, if:
               (1)  at any point during the academic year more than
  either 25 children at the facility or 30 percent of the children at
  the facility are victims of human trafficking; and
               (2)  the facility provides or intends to provide
  specialized services designed to treat and support trafficking
  victims in addition to providing basic child care services. 
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.