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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
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Subtitle D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
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Chapter 42. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE CHILD-CARE SERVICES |
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Subchapter C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES |
Sec. 42.054. FEES
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(a) The department shall charge an applicant a nonrefundable application fee of $35 for an initial license to operate a child-care facility or a child-placing agency.
(b) The department shall charge each child-care facility a fee of $35 for an initial license. The department shall charge each child-placing agency a fee of $50 for an initial license.
(c) The department shall charge each licensed child-care facility an annual license fee in the amount of $35 plus $1 for each child the child-care facility is permitted to serve. The fee is due on the date on which the department issues the child-care facility's initial license and on the anniversary of that date.
(d) The department shall charge each licensed child-placing agency an annual license fee of $100. The fee is due on the date on which the department issues the child-placing agency's initial license and on the anniversary of that date.
(e) The department shall charge each family home that is listed or registered with the department an annual fee to cover a part of the department's cost in regulating family homes. The amount of the fee is $20 for a listed home or $35 for a registered home. The fee is due on the date on which the department initially lists or registers the home and on the anniversary of that date.
(f) If a facility, agency, or home fails to pay the annual fee when due, the license, listing, or registration, as appropriate, is automatically suspended until the fee is paid. The license, listing, or registration shall be revoked if the fee is not paid within six months after the date the automatic suspension begins. A suspension or revocation under this subsection is not a suspension or revocation under Section 42.072.
(g) The provisions of Subsections (b) through (f) of this section do not apply to:
(1) licensed foster homes and licensed foster group homes;
(2) nonprofit facilities regulated under this chapter that provided 24-hour care for children in the managing conservatorship of the department during the 12-month period immediately preceding the anniversary date of the facility's license;
(3) facilities operated by a nonprofit corporation or foundation that provides 24-hour residential care and does not charge for the care provided; or
(4) a family home listed under Section 42.0523 in which the relative child-care provider cares for the child in the child's own home.