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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
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PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
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CHAPTER 744. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
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SUBCHAPTER D. PERSONNEL |
| DIVISION 1. DIRECTOR |
| § 744.1001. Am I required to have a director for my operation? |
| § 744.1003. If I have multiple operations, must I designate a director for each operation? |
| § 744.1005. What are the director's responsibilities? |
| § 744.1007. May I be a director of my own operation? |
| § 744.1009. May I have more than one operation director? |
| § 744.1011. For how many hours must a director be at my operation? |
| § 744.1013. Must someone else be designated to be in charge of my operation in the director's absence? |
| § 744.1015. What qualifications must an operation director or a program director meet? |
| § 744.1017. What qualifications must a site director meet? |
| § 744.1021. What types of experience may count towards meeting director qualifications? |
| § 744.1023. Can Licensing verify whether someone has sufficient experience? |
| § 744.1025. What credit courses does Licensing recognize as child development? |
| § 744.1027. What credit courses does Licensing recognize as management? |
| § 744.1029. What documentation must I provide to show that my director meets the child development and management education qualifications? |
| § 744.1035. May clock hours or CEUs (continuing education units) be substituted for any of the educational requirements in this division? |
| § 744.1037. What additional documentation must I submit to Licensing to show my director is qualified and when must I submit it? |
| § 744.1043. Does education received outside of the United States substitute for the education requirements for a child-care director? |
| § 744.1045. Will Licensing keep the original training certificates and college transcripts I submit to obtain a Licensing director's certificate? |
| § 744.1047. What happens if Licensing determines that a director for my operation does not meet minimum standard qualifications? |
| § 744.1049. Will my director receive a certificate verifying that director qualifications have been met? |
| § 744.1051. Will a director's certificate expire? |
| § 744.1053. How often must an expiring certificate be renewed? |
| § 744.1055. What happens if my operation director's or program director's credential expires? |
| § 744.1057. If I hire someone who was qualified as a director at another licensed operation in Texas, must I resubmit all of the information to Licensing staff for review? |
| § 744.1059. Does Licensing charge a fee for issuing the director's certificate? |
| § 744.1061. Can my director get a replacement Director's Certificate? |
| DIVISION 2. EMPLOYEES AND CAREGIVERS |
| § 744.1103. What minimum qualifications must each of my employees meet? |
| § 744.1105. What additional minimum qualifications must each of my caregivers meet? |
| § 744.1107. When may I employ a person under the age of 18 or a person who does not have a high school diploma or equivalent as a caregiver? |
| § 744.1109. Does education received outside of the United States count toward caregiver qualifications? |
| DIVISION 3. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PERSONNEL |
| § 744.1201. What general responsibilities do my employees have? |
| § 744.1203. What additional responsibilities do my caregivers have? |
| § 744.1205. What responsibilities does a caregiver have when supervising a child or children? |
| DIVISION 4. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| § 744.1301. What are the training requirements for employees, caregivers, and directors? |
| § 744.1303. What must orientation for employees at my operation include? |
| § 744.1305. What areas of training must the pre-service training for caregivers cover? |
| § 744.1307. Are any caregivers exempt from the pre-service training? |
| § 744.1309. What areas of training must the annual training for caregivers and site directors cover? |
| § 744.1311. What areas of training must the annual training for an operation director or a program director cover? |
| § 744.1313. When must annual training for my caregivers and director be obtained? |
| § 744.1315. Who must have pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR training? |
| § 744.1317. What additional training must an employee and director have if the operation transports children? |
| § 744.1319. Must the training for my caregivers and the director meet certain criteria? |
| § 744.1321. Does Licensing approve training resources or trainers for training hours? |
| § 744.1325. If I hire a caregiver or a director that received training at another operation, may these hours count towards the annual training requirement at my operation? |
| § 744.1331. What documentation must I provide to Licensing to verify that employees have met training requirements? |
| DIVISION 5. SUBSTITUTES, VOLUNTEERS, AND CONTRACTORS |
| § 744.1401. What minimum standards must substitutes, volunteers, or contractors comply with? |
| § 744.1403. What are the training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors? |
| § 744.1405. When is a substitute, volunteer, or contractor exempt from the pre-service training? |