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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality or county to impose a |
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fee related to building, zoning, or operating certain child-care |
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businesses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.014. FEE TO OPERATE CERTAIN CHILD-CARE BUSINESSES |
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PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "child-care facility", "day-care |
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center", "family home", and "group day-care home" have the meanings |
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assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code, with the |
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exception of an entity for which subsection 11.20(c) of the |
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Property Tax Code applies. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county |
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may not require a person or organization to pay a fee related to |
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building, zoning, or operating a licensed child-care facility or |
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day-care center. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county |
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may not require a person or organization to pay a fee related to |
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zoning or operating a family home or group day-care home. |
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(d) This section shall not be construed to relieve a |
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licensed child-care facility, day-care center, family home, or |
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group day-care home from acquiring the permits and inspections |
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required by a municipality or county for building, rezoning, or |
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operating. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |