Sec. 43.0106. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. (a) If the department denies a license or proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Proceedings for a disciplinary action are governed by the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code. Rules of practice adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 2001.004, Government Code, applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
(b) A person may not continue to operate as a licensed child-care administrator or child-placing agency administrator during the appeal process if the department determines that the person is an immediate threat to the health or safety of a child.
(c) The department must notify the person, and if applicable, the governing body of the facility that employs the person, of the department's determination under Subsection (b).
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.121, eff. September 1, 2005.
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