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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 356 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER B - SHELTER CENTERS
SECTION/RULE §356.203 - Satellite Shelter Requirements
Chapter Review Date 06/21/2024

A satellite shelter must:(1) Have a freestanding shelter building in which residents are sheltered;(2) Serve nonresidents from the satellite service area;(3) Either:(A) Be in an area that prohibits resident and nonresident access to existing shelter center services because of difficulty or distance; or(B) Provide services to an unserved or underserved population as demonstrated by its Family Violence Services Plan's consistency with Human Resources Code, §51.0021;(4) Provide the same services as a 24-hour-a-day shelter;(5) Have local community representation on the center's board of directors;(6) Have local funding and local volunteer support;(7) Have been operational for at least one year preceding the fiscal year for which funding is requested;(8) Have housed residents in the past year; and(9) Have at least one employee or volunteer on-site continuously when residents are staying in the shelter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §356.203 adopted to be effective December 23, 2007, 32 TexReg 9328; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4309; transferred effective April 1, 2024, as published in the March 8, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 1507.

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