89R12383 DNC-D
By: Hickland H.B. No. 3597
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for
or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.0461(a), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Before the department may issue a license or certificate
for the operation or the expansion of the capacity of a general
residential operation, a cottage home operation, or a
continuum-of-care residential operation that is located in a county
with a population of less than 500,000 [300,000], the applicant for
the license, certificate, or expansion shall, at the applicant's
expense:
(1) conduct a public hearing on the application in
accordance with department rules after notifying the department of
the date, time, and location of the hearing; and
(2) publish notice of the application in a newspaper
of general circulation in the community in which the child-care
services are proposed to be provided.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.