Title HR, Human Resources Code

Sec. 43.0042. RECOGNITION OF LICENSE ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE. (a) The department may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant: (1) after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a valid license from another state that ha…

Sec. 43.005. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt rules to administer the provisions of this chapter. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.248, eff. April 2, 2015.

Sec. 43.0055. COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING RULES. (a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) Rules to prohibit false, misleading, or …

Sec. 43.006. FEES. The executive commissioner by rule may set and the department may collect fees for administering an examination and issuing an initial license, renewal license, or provisional license in amounts necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter. Acts 1…

Sec. 43.007. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) A person who has the education and experience required by Section 43.004 of this code may apply to the department for a license. (b) The applicant shall send the appropriate license fee with the application. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2369, ch.…

Sec. 43.008. LICENSING. (a) The department shall issue a license to a person who has satisfied all the licensing requirements. (b) The license is valid for a period of two years from the date issued. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2369, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.

Sec. 43.0081. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The commission may issue a provisional child-care administrator's license to: (1) an applicant licensed in another state who applies for a license in this state if the applicant: (A) is licensed in good standing as a child-care administrator…

Sec. 43.009. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) To be eligible for license renewal, a license holder shall: (1) present evidence to the department of participation in a program of continuing education for 15 hours of formal study each year during the two-year period before the renewal; and (2)…

Sec. 43.010. LICENSE DENIAL, REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, OR REFUSAL TO RENEW; REPRIMAND OR PROBATION. (a) The commission may deny, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license, or place on probation or reprimand a license holder for: (1) violating this chapter or a rule adopted unde…

Sec. 43.0105. REVOCATION OF PROBATION. The department may revoke the probation of a license holder if the license holder violates a term of the conditions of probation. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268…

Sec. 43.0106. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. (a) If the department denies a license or proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Proceedings for a disciplinary action …

Sec. 43.012. PENALTY. A person who serves as a child-care or child-placing agency administrator without the license required by this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2369, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg.,…