Tex. Human Resources Code § 43.004
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 43.004, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 43.004. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) To be eligible for a child-care administrator's license a person must:
(1) provide information for the department's use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person's fingerprints;
(2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks;
(3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of child-care administration; and
(4) have an experiential or educational equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree in social work, child development, or a similar field.
(b) To be eligible for a child-placing agency administrator's license a person must:
(1) provide information for the department's use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person's fingerprints;
(2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks;
(3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of placing children in residential settings or adoptive homes; and
(4) have an experiential or educational equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree in social work, child development, or a similar field.
(c) Before the department issues a license under this chapter, the department must conduct a criminal history and background check of the applicant using:
(1) the information made available by the Department of Public Safety under Section 411.114, Government Code, or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other criminal justice agency under Section 411.087, Government Code; and
(2) the information in the central registry of reported cases of child abuse or neglect established under Section 261.002, Family Code.
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules consistent with Section 42.056 relating to requiring a criminal history and background check before issuing or renewing a license under this chapter.
(1) provide information for the department's use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person's fingerprints;
(2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks;
(3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of child-care administration; and
(4) have an experiential or educational equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree in social work, child development, or a similar field.
(b) To be eligible for a child-placing agency administrator's license a person must:
(1) provide information for the department's use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person's fingerprints;
(2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks;
(3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of placing children in residential settings or adoptive homes; and
(4) have an experiential or educational equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree in social work, child development, or a similar field.
(c) Before the department issues a license under this chapter, the department must conduct a criminal history and background check of the applicant using:
(1) the information made available by the Department of Public Safety under Section 411.114, Government Code, or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other criminal justice agency under Section 411.087, Government Code; and
(2) the information in the central registry of reported cases of child abuse or neglect established under Section 261.002, Family Code.
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules consistent with Section 42.056 relating to requiring a criminal history and background check before issuing or renewing a license under this chapter.
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