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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for the operational plan for certain |
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general residential operations licensed by the Health and Human |
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Services Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.252(c), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The operational plan must include: |
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(1) a community engagement plan to develop and, if |
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necessary, improve relations between the general residential |
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operation and the community in which the operation is located that |
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includes: |
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(A) a summary of any discussions the operation |
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had with: |
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(i) local law enforcement; and |
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(ii) local health, therapeutic, and |
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recreational resources available to support children at the |
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operation; and |
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(B) a summary of the opportunities the children |
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at the operation will have for social interaction in the community; |
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(2) an educational plan describing the applicant's |
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plan to provide for the educational needs of the children at the |
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general residential operation that: |
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(A) identifies whether the proposed operation |
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will provide for the public or private education of school-age |
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children at the operation; |
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(B) identifies whether the proposed operation |
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will provide for the education of school-age children through a |
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local school, off-site charter school, or on-site charter school; |
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(C) includes a written agreement [any |
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discussions, plans, and agreements] with the local school district, |
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private school, or local charter school that will be providing |
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education to the school-age children at the operation that includes |
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information about the location where education services will be |
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provided and the transportation of children to that location; and |
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(D) if the children are to be enrolled in a public |
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school, includes either: |
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(i) a statement from the local independent |
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school district on the impact of the proposed child-care services |
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on the local school district; or |
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(ii) an explanation of the reasons the |
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operation was unable to obtain a statement described by |
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Subparagraph (i) and a discussion of other alternative educational |
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services that the operation could offer; |
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(3) a trauma-informed plan to address unauthorized |
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absences of children from the general residential operation; |
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(4) a suicide prevention, intervention, and |
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postvention plan that meets the requirements of Section 42.0433; |
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and |
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(5) the qualifications, background, and history, |
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including any compliance history, of each individual who is |
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proposed to be involved in: |
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(A) the management of the operation; and |
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(B) the educational leadership of the operation |
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if the operation will be using an on-site charter school. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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