Texas § HR.42.0463 - EXPANSION OF CAPACITY
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§ HR.42.0463. EXPANSION OF CAPACITY
EXPANSION OF CAPACITY. (a) Notwithstanding the limitations established by Section 42.002 , the department may: (1) develop, by rule, criteria to determine when it may be appropriate to exclude children who are related to a caretaker in determining a residential child-care facility's total capacity; and (2) issue an exception in accordance with department rules allowing an agency foster home, cottage family home, or specialized child-care home to expand its capacity and care for not more than eight children. (b) The department may include children who are related to a caretaker when determining under Subsection (a)(1) whether a residential child-care facility complies with the standards relating to total capacity or child-to-caregiver ratios for the facility. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7 ), Sec. 59, eff. September 1, 2017.
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Section HR.42.0463 ("EXPANSION OF CAPACITY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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