Section 248A.053 - Initial or Renewal License Term; Renewal; Notification(a) An initial or renewal license issued under this chapter expires on the third anniversary of the date of issuance. The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a system under which licenses expire on staggered dates during each three-year period. The commission shall prorate the license fee as appropriate if the expiration date of a license changes as a result of this subsection.(b) A person applying to renew a center license shall:(1) submit a renewal application to the commission on a prescribed form at least 60 days but not more than 120 days before expiration of the license;(2) submit the renewal fee in the amount required by agency rule; and(3) comply with any other requirements specified by agency rule.(c) The commission shall assess a $50 per day late fee to a license holder who submits a renewal application after the date required by Subsection (b)(1), except that the total amount of a late fee may not exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the license renewal fee or $500.(d) At least 120 days before expiration of a center license, the commission shall notify the owner or operator of the center of the license expiration.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.053
Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 836,Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2017.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 557,Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 557,Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.0745, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1168,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2013.