Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 744 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
Subchapter D - PERSONNEL
Division 2 - EMPLOYEES AND CAREGIVERS
Section 744.1107 - When may I employ a person under the age of 18 or a person who does not have a high school diploma or equivalent as a caregiver?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 744.1107
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) You may employ a 16 or 17-year-old who has a high school diploma or its equivalent and count the person in the child/caregiver ratio, provided that:
(1) You
don't leave the person alone with sole responsibility for or in charge of an
individual child, a group of children, or the operation;
(2) The person works in the same room with
and is supervised by a caregiver qualified under § 744.1105 of Title 40
(relating to What additional minimum qualifications must each of my caregivers
meet?); and
(3) The person has
completed a child-care-related career program, which:
(A) The Texas Education Agency (including a
charter school), the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission, other
similar educational entity in another state, or federal agency approves;
or
(B) A home-school approves, and
the person completes the eight hours of pre-service training before being
placed in a room with children.
(b) You may employ a 16-,17-, or 18-year-old who attends high school but has not graduated and count the person in the child/caregiver ratio, provided that:
(1) You
do not leave the person alone with sole responsibility for or in charge of an
individual child, a group of children, or the operation;
(2) The person works in the same room with
and is supervised by a caregiver qualified under § 744.1105;
(3) The person is currently enrolled in or
has completed a child-care-related career program, which:
(A) The Texas Education Agency (including a
charter school), the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission, other
similar educational entity in another state, or federal agency approves;
or
(B) A home-school approves, and
the person completes the eight hours of pre-service training before being
placed in a room with children;
(4) The person is expected to obtain a high
school diploma or equivalent.
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