SECTION 747.5005. Must I practice my emergency preparedness plan?

Yes, the following components of your home's emergency preparedness plan must be practiced as follows:

(1) You must practice a fire drill every month. The children must be able to safely exit the child-care home within three minutes; and

(2) You must practice a sheltering drill for severe weather at least four times in a calendar year; and

(3) You must practice a lock-down drill for a volatile or endangering person on the premises or in the area at least four times in a calendar year.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.5005 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10266; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6250; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909