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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 744 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER M - PHYSICAL FACILITIES
SECTION/RULE §744.3005 - How many toilets am I required to have in my operation?
Chapter Review Date 03/27/2024

(a) If you are licensed to serve 13 or more children ages five years and older, you must have one flush toilet for every 20 children.(b) If you are licensed to serve 13 or more children, and have children younger than five years of age in care, unless otherwise specified in this division, you must have one flush toilet for every 17 children.(c) If you are licensed to serve 12 or fewer children, you must have at least one flush toilet available for the children's use.(d) If you were licensed as a kindergarten and nursery school, or school: grades kindergarten and above, before September 1, 2003, you must have one flush toilet for every 20 children.(e) If you were licensed as a drop-in center before September 1, 2003, you must have at least one flush toilet for every 25 children.(f) An operation licensed before September 1, 2003, must comply with the requirements specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section if the permit issued prior to September 1, 2003, is no longer valid.

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.3005 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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