Sec. 43.011. APPEALS. (a) A person whose license application is denied or whose license is revoked is entitled to written notice of the reasons and may request that the department provide a hearing.
(b) The hearing shall be held within 30 days after the date the department receives the request.
(c) If the hearing results in the department upholding the license denial or revocation, the person may challenge the department's decision by filing suit in a district court in the county where the person resides within 30 days after the date the person receives notice of the department's final decision.
(d) The trial shall be de novo.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2369, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
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