AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Receive a Staff presentation and Hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-17, adopting Youth Programs Standards of Care for 2021; and consider approval of Ordinance 2021-17, on the first of two readings; providing a severability clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provision; declaring an effective date.
Body
Meeting date: March 2, 2021
Department: Parks and Recreation
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Funds Required: N/A
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: City Council approved Ordinance 2020-42 unanimously on June 16, 2020 following the first reading and public hearing held on June 2, 2020.
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Background Information:
The State of Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 42 exempts certain after-school and summer recreation programs from state licensing requirements as identified in Subsection 42.041(14) stating "an elementary-age (ages 5-13) recreation program operated by a municipality provided the governing body of the municipality annually adopts standards of care by ordinance after a public hearing for such programs, that such standards are provided to the parents of each program participant, and that the ordinances shall include, at a minimum, staffing ratios, minimum staff qualifications, minimum facility, h...
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