Sec. 43.0055. COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING RULES. (a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.
(b) Rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not include a rule that:
(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restricts the use of a license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder; or
(4) restricts the license holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.249, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General
Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services
Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators
Section 43.003. License Required
Section 43.004. Qualifications for License
Section 43.0041. Examination Results
Section 43.0042. Recognition of License Issued by Another State
Section 43.0055. Competitive Bidding or Advertising Rules
Section 43.007. License Application
Section 43.0081. Provisional License
Section 43.009. License Renewal
Section 43.010. License Denial, Revocation, Suspension, or Refusal to Renew; Reprimand or Probation
Section 43.0105. Revocation of Probation