(a) The commission shall issue a license after determining that an applicant has satisfied all requirements.
(a-1) The commission shall associate a license issued under this chapter for a group day-care home with the applicant's name as stated in the applicant's license application.
(b) When issuing a license, the commission may impose restrictions on a facility, including the number of children to be served and the type of children to be served.
(c) The commission may grant a variance of an individual standard set forth in the applicable standards for good and just cause.
(d) A license holder must display a license issued under this chapter in a prominent place at the facility.
(e) A license issued under this chapter is not transferable and applies only to the operator stated in the license application. A change in ownership automatically revokes a license.
(e-1) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 225), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.
(e-2) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 225), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.
(e-3) A licensed child-care facility that changes location:
(1) must inform the commission regarding the new location before changing location; and
(2) may not operate at the new location unless the commission approves the new location after the licensed child-care facility meets all requirements related to the new location.
(e-4) To the extent necessary to comply with a state or local order during a declared state of disaster under Chapter 418, Government Code, the commission may authorize a residential child-care facility to temporarily:
(1) relocate to a new location that is not stated in the facility's license application; or
(2) provide care to one or more children at an additional location that is not stated in the facility's license application.
(f) A license must be issued if the commission determines that a facility meets all requirements. The evaluation shall be based on one or more visits to the facility and a review of required forms and records. A license is valid until the license expires, is revoked, or is surrendered.