Sec. 313.002. LOCATION OF CARE. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), relative child care must be provided in the child-care provider's home.
(b) The commission shall allow relative child care in the child's home:
(1) for a disabled child and the child's siblings;
(2) for a child under 18 months of age and the child's siblings;
(3) for a child of a teen parent; and
(4) when the parent's work schedule necessitates child–care services during the evening, overnight, or on the weekend and taking the child outside of the child's home would be disruptive to the child.
(c) The commission may allow relative child care in the child's home if the commission determines that other child-care provider arrangements are not available in the community.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (S.B. 76), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment
Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services
Chapter 313 - Requirements for Providers of Relative Child Care
Section 313.002. Location of Care
Section 313.003. Listing as Family Home
Section 313.004. Notice of Background and Criminal History Checks