Texas Register, Volume 32, Number 44, Pages 7777-8060, November 2, 2007 Page: 7,883
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The amendment is proposed under Human Resources Code
(HRC) 40.0505 and Government Code 531.0055, which
provide that the Health and Human Services Executive Com-
missioner shall adopt rules for the operation and provision of
services by the health and human services agencies, including
the Department of Family and Protective Services; and HRC
40.021, which provides that the Family and Protective Ser-
vices Council shall study and make recommendations to the
Executive Commissioner and the Commissioner regarding rules
governing the delivery of services to persons who are served or
regulated by the department.
The amendment implements Human Resources Code 42.042.
746.1311. How many clock hours of training must my child-care
center director obtain each year?
(a) (No change.)
(b) At least six clock hours of the annual training must be in
one or more of the following topics:
(1) - (2) (No change.)
(3) Age-appropriate curriculum; [and]
(4) Teacher-child interaction; and [.]
(5) Serving children with special care needs.
(c) - (g) (No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on October 18,
2007.
TRD-200704948
Gerry Williams
General Counsel
Department of Family and Protective Services
Earliest possible date of adoption: December 2, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 438-3437
SUBCHAPTER R. HEALTH PRACTICES
DIVISION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
40 TAC 746.3427
The Health and Human Services Commission proposes, on
behalf of the Department of Family and Protective Services
(DFPS), an amendment to 746.3427, concerning must I use
a licensed exterminator to treat my child-care center for in-
sects, rodents, and other pests, in its Minimum Standards for
Child-Care Centers chapter. The purpose of the amendment is
to also reference the Texas Department of Agriculture, because
the Texas Structural Pest Control Board has been transferred
to the Texas Department of Agriculture, as required by House
Bill 2458 of the 80th Legislature.
Cindy Brown, Chief Financial Officer of DFPS, has determined
that for the first five-year period the proposed section will be in
effect there will be no fiscal implications for state or local govern-
ment as a result of enforcing or administering the section.
Ms. Brown also has determined that for each year of the first
five years the section is in effect the public benefit anticipatedas a result of enforcing the section will be that the health, safety,
and welfare of children day child-care will be enhanced and the
quality of these operations will improve. There will be no effect on
large, small, or micro-businesses because the proposed change
does not impose new requirements on any business and does
not require the purchase of any new equipment or any increased
staff time in order to comply. There is no anticipated economic
cost to persons who are required to comply with the proposed
section.
HHSC has determined that the proposed amendment does not
restrict or limit an owner's right to his or her property that would
otherwise exist in the absence of government action and, there-
fore, does not constitute a taking under 2007.043, Government
Code.
Questions about the content of the proposal may be directed
to Indiana Villagarcia at (512) 438-3323 in DFPS's Child Care
Licensing Division. Electronic comments may be submitted to
Marianne.Mcdonald@dfps.state.tx.us. Written comments on the
proposal may be submitted to Texas Register Liaison, Legal Ser-
vices-370, Department of Family and Protective Services E-611,
P.O. Box 149030, Austin, Texas 78714-9030, within 30 days of
publication in the Texas Register.
The amendment is proposed under Human Resources Code
(HRC) 40.0505 and Government Code 531.0055, which
provide that the Health and Human Services Executive Com-
missioner shall adopt rules for the operation and provision of
services by the health and human services agencies, including
the Department of Family and Protective Services; and HRC
40.021, which provides that the Family and Protective Ser-
vices Council shall study and make recommendations to the
Executive Commissioner and the Commissioner regarding rules
governing the delivery of services to persons who are served or
regulated by the department.
The amendment implements Chapter 1951 of the Occupations
Code, and HRC 42.042(a).
746.3427. Must I use a licensed exterminator to treat my child-care
center for insects, rodents, and other pests?
You may treat your center for pests only if you are certified as a non-
commercial applicator by the Structural Pest Control Board. Other-
wise, you must use a pest control operator licensed by the Texas Struc-
tural Pest Control Board or the Texas Department of Agriculture to
prevent, control, or eliminate pest infestations at your child-care center,
including the use of over-the-counter products designed for controlling
insects, rodents, and other pests. [Refer to the Structural Pest Control
Aet and related regulation for further information en pest control be-
feore treating your child-eare center]
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on October 18,
2007.
TRD-200704959
Gerry Williams
General Counsel
Department of Family and Protective Services
Earliest possible date of adoption: December 2, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 438-3437
4 4 4PROPOSED RULES November 2, 2007 32 TexReg 7883
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