Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 43.004 · Chapter 43. REGULATION OF CHILD-CARE AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCY ADMINISTRATORS
QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To be eligible for a child-care administrator's license a person must:
(1) provide information for the department's use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person's fingerprints;
(2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks;
(3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of child-care administration; and
(4) have an experiential or educational equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree in social work, child development, or a similar field.
(b) To be eligible for a child-placing agency administrator's license a person must:
(1) provide information for the department's use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person's fingerprints;
(2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks;
(3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of placing children in residential settings or adoptive homes; and
(4) have an experiential or educational equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree in social work, child development, or a similar field.
(c) Before the department issues a license under this chapter, the department must conduct a criminal history and background check of the applicant using:
(1) the information made available by the Department of Public Safety under Section 411.114, Government Code, or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other criminal justice agency under Section 411.087, Government Code; and
(2) the information in the central registry of reported cases of child abuse or neglect established under Section 261.002, Family Code.
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules consistent with Section 42.056 relating to requiring a criminal history and background check before issuing or renewing a license under this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.114(a), eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 427), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 423 (H.B. 2789), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.43.htm
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Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 411.087ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OR LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY.Printed as Section 411.087, Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 411.114ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.Printed as Section 411.114, Government Code
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