April 20, 2010
9:00 a.m.
Brown-Heatly Building, Public Hearing Room

4900 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, Texas

  1. Call to Order
  2. Reading, Correction, and Approval of Minutes of January 15, 2010 regular meeting*
  3. Public Testimony
  4. Agency Briefings
    1. Committee on Licensing Standards…………Dr. Karyn Purvis, Chair/ Sasha Rasco
    2. Commissioner’s Report to include: Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) timeline and process, announcement of upcoming stakeholder meeting, and notification of rule adoptions…………Anne Heiligenstein
    3. Chair’s Report…………Gigi Bryant
  5. New Business
    1. Recommendation to propose new rules at 40 TAC, Chapter 744, Minimum Standards for School-Age and Before or After-School Programs*…………Sasha Rasco, CCL
    2. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC, Chapter 746, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers; and Chapter 747, Minimum Standards for Child- Care Homes*…………Sasha Rasco, CCL
    3. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC, Chapter 720, 24-Hour Care Licensing; Chapter 745, Licensing; Chapter 748, General Residential Operations; Chapter 749, Child-Placing Agencies; and Chapter 750, Independent Foster Homes*…………Sasha Rasco, CCL
    4. Recommendation to propose new rules at 40 TAC, Chapter 743, Minimum Standards for Shelter Care; and relevant amendments to Chapter 745, Licensing*…………Sasha Rasco, CCL
    5. Recommendation to amend existing HHSC Rules at 1 TAC, Section 355.7101, Cost Determination Process and 355.7103, Rate-Setting Methodology for 24-Hour Residential Child-Care Reimbursements*…………Brandon Wilson, HHSC
    6. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC, Chapter 711, Subchapter O, Employee Misconduct Registry*…………Karl Urban, APS
    7. Recommendation to propose rule changes in 40 TAC, Chapter 700, Section 700.1613 relating to the Educational and Training Voucher (ETV) Program*…………Audrey Deckinga, CPS
  6. Old Business
    1. Recommendation to adopt rule changes in 40 TAC, Chapter 711, Investigations in DADS Mental Retardation and DSHS Mental Health Facilities and Related Programs*…………Karl Urban, APS
    2. Recommendation to adopt rule changes in 40 TAC, Chapter 745 Licensing, to support and implement Senate Bill 68*…………Sasha Rasco, CCL
  7. Adjourn*

*Denotes Action Item

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