Sec. 43.004. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. (a) To be eligible for a child-care administrator's license a person must: (1) provide information for the department's use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person's fingerprints; (2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks; (3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of child-care administration; and (4) have an experiential or educational equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree in social work, child development, or a similar field. (b) To be eligible for a child-placing agency administrator's license a person must: (1) provide information for the department's use in conducting a criminal history and background check under Subsection (c), including a complete set of the person's fingerprints; (2) satisfy the minimum requirements under department rules relating to criminal history and background checks; (3) pass an examination developed and administered by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of placing children in residential settings or adoptive homes; and (4) have an experiential or educational equivalent to that of a bachelor's degree in social work, child development, or a similar field. (c) Before the department issues a license under this chapter, the department must conduct a criminal history and background check of the applicant using: (1) the information made available by the Department of Public Safety under Section 411.114 , Government Code, or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other criminal justice agency under Section 411.087 , Government Code; and (2) the information in the central registry of reported cases of child abuse or neglect established under Section 261.002 , Family Code. (d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules consistent with Section 42.056 relating to requiring a criminal history and background check before issuing or renewing a license under this chapter.
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