89R2022 AMF-D
By: Paxton S.B. No. 2311
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirements for the operational plan for certain
general residential operations licensed by the Health and Human
Services Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.252(c), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The operational plan must include:
(1) a community engagement plan to develop and, if
necessary, improve relations between the general residential
operation and the community in which the operation is located that
includes:
(A) a summary of any discussions the operation
had with:
(i) local law enforcement; and
(ii) local health, therapeutic, and
recreational resources available to support children at the
operation; and
(B) a summary of the opportunities the children
at the operation will have for social interaction in the community;
(2) an educational plan describing the applicant's
plan to provide for the educational needs of the children at the
general residential operation that:
(A) identifies whether the proposed operation
will provide for the public or private education of school-age
children at the operation;
(B) identifies whether the proposed operation
will provide for the education of school-age children through a
local school, off-site charter school, or on-site charter school;
(C) includes a written agreement [any
discussions, plans, and agreements] with the local school district,
private school, or local charter school that will be providing
education to the school-age children at the operation that includes
information about the location where education services will be
provided and the transportation of children to that location; and
(D) if the children are to be enrolled in a public
school, includes either:
(i) a statement from the local independent
school district on the impact of the proposed child-care services
on the local school district; or
(ii) an explanation of the reasons the
operation was unable to obtain a statement described by
Subparagraph (i) and a discussion of other alternative educational
services that the operation could offer;
(3) a trauma-informed plan to address unauthorized
absences of children from the general residential operation;
(4) a suicide prevention, intervention, and
postvention plan that meets the requirements of Section 42.0433;
and
(5) the qualifications, background, and history,
including any compliance history, of each individual who is
proposed to be involved in:
(A) the management of the operation; and
(B) the educational leadership of the operation
if the operation will be using an on-site charter school.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.