INITIAL OR RENEWAL LICENSE TERM; RENEWAL; NOTIFICATION.

(a) An initial or renewal license issued under this chapter expires on the third anniversary of the date of issuance. The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a system under which licenses expire on staggered dates during each three-year period. The commission shall prorate the license fee as appropriate if the expiration date of a license changes as a result of this subsection.

(b) A person applying to renew a center license shall:

(1) submit a renewal application to the commission on a prescribed form at least 60 days but not more than 120 days before expiration of the license;

(2) submit the renewal fee in the amount required by agency rule; and

(3) comply with any other requirements specified by agency rule.

(c) The commission shall assess a $50 per day late fee to a license holder who submits a renewal application after the date required by Subsection (b)(1), except that the total amount of a late fee may not exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the license renewal fee or $500.

(d) At least 120 days before expiration of a center license, the commission shall notify the owner or operator of the center of the license expiration.