Section 809.43 - Priority for Child Care Services(a) A Board shall ensure that child care services are prioritized among the following three priority groups: (1) The first priority group is assured child care services and includes children of parents eligible for the following: (A) Choices child care as referenced in § 809.45;(B) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Applicant child care as referenced in § 809.46;(C) SNAP E&T child care as referenced in § 809.47; and(D) Transitional child care as referenced in § 809.48.(2) The second priority group is served subject to the availability of funds and includes, in the order of priority: (A) children who need to receive protective services child care as referenced in § 809.49;(B) children of a qualified veteran or qualified spouse as defined in § 801.23 of this title;(C) children of a foster youth as defined in § 801.23 of this title;(D) children experiencing homelessness as defined in § 809.2 and described in § 809.52;(E) children of parents on military deployment as defined in §809.2 whose parents are unable to enroll in military-funded child care assistance programs;(F) children of teen parents as defined in §809.2; and(G) children with disabilities as defined in §809.2.(3) The third priority group includes any other priority adopted by the Board.(b) A Board shall not establish a priority group under subsection (a)(3) of this section based on the parent's choice of an individual provider or provider type.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 809.43
The provisions of this §809.43 adopted to be effective January 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 336; amended to be effective September 8, 2008, 33 TexReg 7568; amended to be effective January 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 155; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 39, September 23, 2016, TexReg 7575, eff. 10/1/2016