Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0761
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0761, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 42.0761. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR OPERATING DAY-CARE CENTER WITHOUT QUALIFIED DIRECTOR.
Official statutory text
(a) An owner or operator of a day-care center commits an offense if the owner or operator knowingly operates the day-care center:
(1) without a director who meets the qualifications of a director prescribed by department rules or an interim director under Section 42.04201; or
(2) without the routine presence during the day-care center's hours of operation of a director or an interim director described by Subdivision (1).
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(1) without a director who meets the qualifications of a director prescribed by department rules or an interim director under Section 42.04201; or
(2) without the routine presence during the day-care center's hours of operation of a director or an interim director described by Subdivision (1).
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
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