40 Tex. Admin. Code § 809.71 - Parent Rights
A Board shall ensure that the Board's child care contractor informs the parent in writing that the parent has the right to:
(1) choose the type of child care provider
that best suits their needs and to be informed of all child care options
available to them as included in the consumer education information described
in §
809.15 of this chapter;
(2) visit available child care providers
before making their choice of a child care option;
(3) receive assistance in choosing initial or
additional child care referrals including information about the Board's
policies regarding transferring children from one provider to another, which
shall include a waiting period of two weeks before the effective date of a
transfer, except in cases in which the provider is subject to a CCR action, as
described in §
809.94 of this chapter; when the
transfer is authorized by CPS for a child in protective services; or on a
case-by-case basis determined by the Board;
(4) be informed of the Commission rules and
Board policies related to providers charging parents amounts above the assessed
parent share of cost as described in §
809.92 of this chapter;
(5) be represented when applying for child
care services;
(6) be notified of
their eligibility to receive child care services within 20 calendar days from
the day the Board's child care contractor receives all necessary documentation
required to initially determine eligibility for child care;
(7) receive child care services regardless of
race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, political beliefs, or
religion;
(8) have the Board and
the Board's child care contractor treat information used to determine
eligibility for child care services as confidential;
(9) receive written notification at least 15
calendar days before termination of child care services;
(10) reject an offer of child care services
or voluntarily withdraw their child from child care, unless the child is in
protective services;
(11) be
informed of the possible consequences of rejecting or ending the child care
that is offered;
(12) be informed
of the eligibility documentation and reporting requirements described in §
809.72 and §
809.73 of this chapter;
(13) be informed of the parent appeal rights
described in §
809.74 of this chapter;
(14) be informed of required background and
criminal history checks for relative child care providers through the listing
process with CCR as described in §
809.91 of this chapter before the
parent or guardian selects the relative child care provider;
(15) receive written notification pursuant to
§
809.78 of this chapter of the
possible termination of child care services for excessive absences, as
described in §
809.78 of this chapter;
and
(16) receive written
notification of possible termination of child care services for failure to pay
the parent share of cost, pursuant to §
809.19 of this chapter.
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