SECTION 744.1017. What qualifications must a site director meet?

(a) The qualifications for education and experience that a site director must meet depend in part on how many site directors are supervised by a program director. Except as otherwise provided in this division, the site director of an operation must have a high school diploma or its equivalent, and meet one of the following combinations of education and experience:

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(b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, a site director of an operation that provides care exclusively for children five years old and older must be at least 18 years of age, while the site director of an operation that also provides care for children younger than five years must be at least 21 years of age.

(c) A site director may complete the required education during the first 90 days of employment, if:

(1) The site director completed at least half of the required education prior to beginning work as the site director; and

(2) You provide Licensing a written plan describing the oversight the program director will be providing the site director until the required education is completed. If applicable, the plan must include the sharing of director responsibilities as required in §744.1005(b) of this title (relating to What are the director’s responsibilities?).

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.1017 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909