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