84R10831 LEH-F
By: Guillen H.B. No. 2283
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to entities exempt from regulation as a boarding home
facility.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 260.002, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 260.002. EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply
to:
(1) a person that is required to be licensed under
Chapter 142, 242, 246, 247, or 252;
(2) a person that is exempt from licensing under
Section 142.003(a)(19), 242.003(3), or 247.004(4);
(3) a hotel as defined by Section 156.001, Tax Code;
(4) a retirement community;
(5) a monastery or convent;
(6) a child-care facility as defined by Section
42.002, Human Resources Code;
(7) a family violence shelter center as defined by
Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; [or]
(8) a sorority or fraternity house or other dormitory
associated with an institution of higher education; or
(9) an alcohol- and drug-free recovery home.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop
criteria for establishing whether an entity is an alcohol- and
drug-free recovery home. In developing the criteria, the executive
commissioner shall consult with the National Alliance for Recovery
Residences, the Texas Recovery Oriented Housing Network, and other
interested organizations.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.