Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 356	FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER B	SHELTER CENTERS
DIVISION 2	CONTRACT STANDARDS
RULE §356.203	Satellite Shelter Requirements

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