Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 301 - LOCAL AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES
Subchapter L - CRIMINAL HISTORY AND REGISTRY CLEARANCES IN LOCAL INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AUTHORITIES
Section 301.609 - Conducting Criminal History and Registry Checks
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 301.609
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Criminal history check.
(1) Before making an offer of employment or
contractual or volunteer status to an applicant, an MRA or community center
must conduct a criminal history check by:
(A)
obtaining criminal history record information from the Texas Department of
Public Safety (TDPS); and
(B) if
the applicant has lived outside the State of Texas at any time during the two
years before making the application for employment or contractual or volunteer
status with an MRA or community center, obtaining criminal history information
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2) An MRA or community center may conduct a
criminal history check on an employee, contractor, or volunteer of the MRA or
community center at any time the MRA or community center determines it is
necessary.
(b) Registry check.
(1) Before making an offer of
employment or contractual or volunteer status to an applicant, an MRA or
community center must conduct a registry check by searching both registries
listed in § 4.503(11) of this subchapter (relating to Definitions) to
determine if the applicant is listed as unemployable.
(2) An MRA or community center must conduct a
registry check annually to ensure that an employee, contractor, or volunteer of
the MRA or community center is not listed as unemployable. The MRA and
community center must retain a copy of the results of an annual registry
check.
(3) An MRA or community
center may conduct a registry check to determine if an employee, contractor, or
volunteer of the MRA or community center is listed as unemployable at any time
the MRA or community center determines it is necessary.
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