SECTION 749.3021. How much space must bedrooms used by foster children have?

(a) A bedroom must have at least 40 square feet of space for each occupant and no more than four occupants per bedroom are permitted, even if the square footage of the room would accommodate more than four occupants. The four occupants restriction does not apply to children receiving treatment services for primary medical needs.

(b) Single occupant bedrooms must have at least 80 square feet of floor space.

(c) The floor space requirement must not include closets or other alcoves.

(d) Floor space must be space that children can use for daily activities.

(e) If a foster home was verified before January 1, 2007, then a foster home is exempt from the maximum bedroom occupancy requirement until:

(1) The foster family moves to a new home;

(2) The foster home is structurally altered by adding a new room; or

(3) The foster home's verification is no longer valid.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3021 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909