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H.B. No. 3597 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 commission [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 commission [department] rules after notifying the commission [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. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3597 was passed by the House on May 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3597 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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