| (B) Confirmation that the person received home-schooling
that adequately addressed basic competencies such as basic reading,
writing, and math skills, which would otherwise have been documented
by a high school diploma.
(33) Individual activities--Opportunities for the child
to work independently or to be away from the group but supervised.
(34) Inflatable--An amusement ride or device, consisting
of air-filled structures designed for use by children, as specified
by the manufacturer, which may include bouncing, climbing, sliding,
or interactive play. They are made of flexible fabric, kept inflated
by continuous air flow by one or more blowers, and rely upon air pressure
to maintain their shape.
(35) Instructor-led training--Training characterized
by the communication and interaction that takes place between the
student and the instructor. The training must include an opportunity
for the student to interact with the instructor to obtain clarifications
and information beyond the scope of the training materials. For such
an opportunity to exist, the instructor must communicate with the
student in a timely fashion, including answering questions, providing
feedback on skills practice, providing guidance or information on
additional resources, and proactively interacting with students. Examples
of this type of training include, classroom training, web-based on-line
facilitated learning, video-conferencing, or other group learning
experiences.
(36) Janitorial duties--Those duties that involve the
cleaning and maintenance of the operation's building, rooms, furniture,
etc. Cleaning and maintenance include such duties as cleansing carpets,
washing cots, and sweeping, vacuuming, or mopping a restroom or a
classroom. Sweeping up after an activity or mopping up a spill in
a classroom that is immediately necessary for the children's safety
is not considered a janitorial duty.
(37) Local sanitation official--A sanitation official
designated by the city or county government.
(38) Multi-site operations--Two or more operations
owned by the same person or entity, but the operations have separate
permits. These operations may have centralized business functions,
record keeping, and leadership.
(39) Natural environment--Settings that are natural
or typical for all children of the same age without regard to ability
or disability. For example, a natural environment for learning social
skills is a play group of peers.
(40) Nighttime care--Care given on a regular or frequent
basis to children who are starting or continuing their night sleep,
or to children who spend the night or part of the night at the operation
between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(41) Operation--A person or entity offering a before
or after-school program or school-age program that is subject to Licensing's
regulation. An operation includes the grounds where the program is
offered, any person involved in providing the program, and any equipment
used in providing the program.
(42) Operation director--A director at your operation
who is not supervised by a program director. An operation that has
an operation director cannot have a program director or a site director.
(43) Owner--The sole proprietor, partnership, corporation,
or other type of business entity who owns the operation.
(44) Permit holder--The owner of the operation that
is granted the permit.
(45) Permit is no longer valid--For purposes of this
chapter, a permit remains valid through the renewal process. A permit
only becomes invalid when your:
(A) Operation voluntarily closes;
(B) Operation must close because of an enforcement
action in Chapter 745, Subchapter L of this title (relating to Enforcement
Actions);
(C) Permit expires according to §745.481 of this
title (relating to When does my permit expire?); or
(D) Operation must close because its permit is automatically
revoked according to Texas Human Resources Code §§42.048(e),
42.052(j), or 42.054(f).
(46) Physical activity (moderate)--Levels of activity
for a child that are at intensities faster than a slow walk, but still
allow the child to talk easily. Moderate physical activity increases
heart rate and breathing rate.
(47) Physical activity (vigorous)--Rhythmic, repetitive
physical movement for a child that uses large muscle groups, causing
the child to breathe rapidly and only enabling the child to speak
in short phrases. Typically, the child's heart rate is substantially
increased and the child is likely to be sweating while engaging in
the vigorous physical activity.
(48) Pre-kindergarten age child--A child who is three
or four years of age before the beginning of the current school year.
(49) Premises--See the term "grounds" and
its definition in this section.
(50) Program--The services and activities provided
by an operation.
(51) Program director--A director who oversees your
program at multi-site operations and supervises a site director at
each operation.
(52) Regular--On a recurring, scheduled basis. Note:
For the definition of "regularly or frequently present at an
operation" as it applies to background checks, see §745.601
of this title.
(53) Safety belt--A lap belt and any shoulder straps
included as original equipment on or added to a vehicle.
(54) Sanitize--The use of a disinfecting product that
provides instructions specific for sanitizing and is registered by
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to substantially reduce
germs on inanimate objects to levels considered safe by public health
requirements. Many bleach and hydrogen peroxide products are EPA-registered.
You must follow the product's labelling instructions for sanitizing
or disinfecting, depending on the surface (paying attention to any
instructions regarding contact time and toxicity on surfaces likely
to be mouthed by children). If you use bleach instead of an approved
disinfecting product, you must follow these steps in order:
(A) Washing with water and soap;
(B) Rinsing with clear water;
(C) Soaking in or spraying on a bleach solution for
at least two minutes;
(D) Rinsing with cool water only those items that children
are likely to place in their mouths; and
(E) Allowing the surface or item to air-dry.
(55) School-age child--A child who is five years of
age and older and is enrolled in or has completed kindergarten.
(56) School-age program--An operation that provides
supervision and recreation, skills instruction, or skills training
for at least two hours a day and three days a week to children who
attend pre-kindergarten through grade six. A school-age program operates
before or after the customary school day and may also operate during
school holidays, the summer period, or any other time when school
is not in session.
(57) Screen time activity--An activity during which
a child views media content on a cell or mobile phone, tablet, computer,
television, video, film, or DVD. Screen time activities do not include
video chatting with a child's family or assistive and adaptive computer
technology used by a child with special care needs on a consistent
basis.
(58) Self-instructional training--Training designed
to be used by one individual working alone and at the individual's
own pace to complete lessons or modules. Lessons or modules commonly
include questions with clear right and wrong answers. An example of
this type of training is web-based training. Self-study training is
also a type of self-instructional training.
(59) Self-study training--Non-standardized training
where an individual reads written materials, watches a training video,
or listens to a recording to obtain certain knowledge that is required
for annual training. Self-study training is limited to three hours
of annual training per year.
(60) Site director--A director who has on-site responsibility
at a specific operation, but who is supervised by a program director.
(61) Special care needs--A child with special care
needs is a child who has:
(A) A chronic physical, developmental, behavioral,
or emotional condition or a disability and who also requires assistance
beyond that required by a child generally to perform tasks that are
within the typical chronological range of development, including the
movement of large or small muscles, learning, talking, communicating,
comprehension, emotional regulation, self-help, social skills, emotional
well-being, seeing, hearing, and breathing; or
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