Section 42.048 - Licensing(a) The commission shall issue a license after determining that an applicant has satisfied all requirements.(a-1) The commission shall associate a license issued under this chapter for a group day-care home with the applicant's name as stated in the applicant's license application.(b) When issuing a license, the commission may impose restrictions on a facility, including the number of children to be served and the type of children to be served.(c) The commission may grant a variance of an individual standard set forth in the applicable standards for good and just cause.(d) A license holder must display a license issued under this chapter in a prominent place at the facility. (e) A license issued under this chapter is not transferable and applies only to the operator stated in the license application. A change in ownership automatically revokes a license.(e-1) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 225), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.(e-2) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 225), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.(e-3) A licensed child-care facility that changes location:(1) must inform the commission regarding the new location before changing location; and(2) may not operate at the new location unless the commission approves the new location after the licensed child-care facility meets all requirements related to the new location.(e-4) To the extent necessary to comply with a state or local order during a declared state of disaster under Chapter 418, Government Code, the commission may authorize a residential child-care facility to temporarily: (1) relocate to a new location that is not stated in the facility's license application; or(2) provide care to one or more children at an additional location that is not stated in the facility's license application.(f) A license must be issued if the commission determines that a facility meets all requirements. The evaluation shall be based on one or more visits to the facility and a review of required forms and records. A license is valid until the license expires, is revoked, or is surrendered.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.048
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 768,Sec. 12.001, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 547,Sec. 9, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 547,Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 37,Sec. 1, eff. 5/15/2021.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1318,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 317,Sec. 60, eff. 9/1/2017.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 944,Sec. 77, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 4.225, eff. 4/2/2015.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406, Sec. 35, eff. 9/1/2007.Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1081, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987. Renumbered from Human Resources Code Sec. 42.049 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/1997. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2364, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1979.