Section 746.5201 - What is an emergency preparedness plan?An emergency preparedness plan is designed to ensure the safety of children during an emergency by addressing staff responsibility and facility readiness with respect to emergency evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down. The plan addresses the types of responses to emergencies most likely to occur in your area, including:
(1) An evacuation of the children and caregivers to a designated safe area in an emergency such as a fire or gas leak;(2) A relocation of the children and caregivers to a designated, alternate shelter in an emergency such as a flood, a hurricane, medical emergency, or communicable disease outbreak; and(3) The sheltering and lock-down of children and caregivers within the center to temporarily protect them from situations such as a tornado, volatile person on the premises, or an endangering person in the area.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.5201
The provisions of this §746.5201 adopted to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10238; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6240; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909