1. (a) A Board shall develop, adopt, and modify its policies for the design and management of the delivery of child care services in a public process in accordance with Chapter 801 of this title.
2. (b) A Board shall maintain written copies of the policies that are required by federal and state law, or as requested by the Commission, and make such policies available to the Commission and the public upon request.
3. (c) A Board shall also submit any modifications, amendments, or new policies to the Commission no later than two weeks after adoption of the policy by the Board.

4. (d) At a minimum, a Board shall develop policies related to:

   1. (1) how the Board determines that the parent is making progress toward successful completion of a job training or educational program as described in §809.2(1);
   2. (2) maintenance of a waiting list as described in §809.18(b);
   3. (3) assessment of a parent share of cost as described in §809.19, including the reimbursement of providers when a parent fails to pay the parent share of cost;
   4. (4) maximum reimbursement rates as provided in §809.20, including policies related to reimbursement of providers that offer transportation;
   5. (5) family income limits as described in Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Eligibility for Child Care Services);
   6. (6) provision of child care services to a child with disabilities up to the age of 19 as described in §809.41(a)(1)(B);
   7. (7) minimum activity requirements for parents as described in §809.48 and §809.50;
   8. (8) time limits for the provision of child care while the parent is attending an educational program as described in §809.41(b);
   9. (9) frequency of eligibility redetermination as described in §809.42(b)(2);
   10. (10) Board priority groups as described in §809.43(a);
   11. (11) transfer of a child from one provider to another as described in §809.71(3);
   12. (12) provider eligibility for listed family homes as provided in §809.91(b), if the Board chooses to include listed family homes as eligible providers;
   13. (13) attendance standards and procedures as provided in §809.92(b)(4), including provisions consistent with §809.54(f) (relating to Continuity of Care for custody and visitation arrangements);
   14. (14) providers charging the difference between their published rate and the Board's reimbursement rate as provided in §809.92(d);
   15. (15) procedures for fraud fact-finding as provided in §809.111; and
   16. (16) procedures for imposing sanctions when a parent fails to comply with the provisions of the parent responsibility agreement (PRA) as described in §809.76(c).

Source Note:The provisions of this §809.13 adopted to be effective January 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 336; amended to be effective September 8, 2008, 33 TexReg 7568.