Texas Human Resources Code 43.004 – Qualifications for License
(a) To be eligible for a child-care administrator’s license a person must:
(1) provide information for the department’s use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person’s fingerprints;
(2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks;
(3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of child-care administration;
(4) have one year of full-time experience in management or supervision of child-care personnel and programs; and
(5) have one of the following educational and experience qualifications:
(A) a master’s or doctoral degree in social work or other area of study; or
(B) a bachelor’s degree and two years’ full-time experience in child care or a closely related field.
(b) To be eligible for a child-placing agency administrator’s license a person must:
(1) provide information for the department’s use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person’s fingerprints;
(2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks;
(3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of placing children in residential settings or adoptive homes;
(4) have one year of full-time experience in management or supervision of child-placing personnel and programs; and
(5) have one of the following educational and experience qualifications:
(A) a master’s or doctoral degree in social work or other area of study; or
(B) a bachelor’s degree and two years’ full-time experience in the field of placing children in residential settings or adoptive homes or a closely related field.
Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 43.004
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Before the department issues a license under this chapter, the department must conduct a criminal history and background check of the applicant using:
(1) the information made available by the Department of Public Safety under § 411.114, Government Code, or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other criminal justice agency under § 411.087, Government Code; and
(2) the information in the central registry of reported cases of child abuse or neglect established under § 261.002, Family Code.
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules consistent with § 42.056 relating to requiring a criminal history and background check before issuing or renewing a license under this chapter.