84R1680 YDB-F
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2360
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the licensing and regulation of certain residential
educational child-care facilities serving victims of human
trafficking.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.041, Human Resources Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(7), an educational
facility that is accredited by an accreditation body that is a
member of the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission and
operates primarily for educational purposes for prekindergarten
and above shall comply with the licensing requirements of
Subsection (a) and all department rules and minimum standards
applicable to general residential operations that provide services
to persons who are victims of human trafficking under Section
20A.02, Penal Code, if at any point during the academic year more
than 50 percent of the children at the facility are victims of human
trafficking.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.