Texas § HR.43.003 - LICENSE REQUIRED
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§ HR.43.003. LICENSE REQUIRED
LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person may not serve as a child-care administrator of a general residential operation without a license issued by the department under this chapter. (b) A person who is not licensed under this chapter may serve as the child-care administrator of an emergency shelter located in a county with a population of less than 40,000 if the governing body of the shelter by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the membership of the governing body certifies that the shelter has made a reasonable effort to hire a licensed child-care administrator but is unable to hire a licensed child-care administrator. (c) A person may not serve as a child-placing agency administrator without a license issued by the department under this chapter. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 4.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 664, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6 ), Sec. 1.113(a), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 427 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.
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Section HR.43.003 ("LICENSE REQUIRED") 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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