Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0431
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0431, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 42.0431. ENFORCEMENT OF SCREENING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO VISION, HEARING, AND OTHER SPECIAL SENSES AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS.
Official statutory text
(a) The executive commissioner, after consultation with the Department of State Health Services, shall adopt rules necessary to ensure that children receiving care at a day-care center or group day-care home licensed under this chapter are screened for vision, hearing, and any other special senses or communication disorders in compliance with rules adopted under Section 36.004, Health and Safety Code.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 423 (H.B. 2789), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 423 (H.B. 2789), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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