84R19789 YDB-F
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2360
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2360:
By: Raymond C.S.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), a residential
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:
(1) at any point during the academic year more than
either 25 children at the facility or 30 percent of the children at
the facility are victims of human trafficking; and
(2) the facility provides or intends to provide
specialized services designed to treat and support trafficking
victims in addition to providing basic child care services.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.