(a) A center must use a safe HVAC system that meets the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 90A and is sufficient to maintain a comfortable temperature, with a minimum of 65 degrees and a maximum of 80 degrees Fahrenheit, in all public and private areas year round.
(b) A center must ensure that during warm weather conditions, the temperature within the center does not exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The center must ensure that the HVAC operates in designated core areas of the center in the event of power failure.
(c) A center must maintain the HVAC system in good repair.
(d) A center must inspect gas-fired heating equipment before the cold weather season to ensure that the equipment operates properly and safely. The center must ensure that gas-fired heating equipment is inspected by a person licensed or approved by the State of Texas to inspect the equipment.
(e) The center must maintain a record of the inspection conducted in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.
(f) A center must correct any unsatisfactory condition or evacuate or relocate the minors.
(g) A center must ensure that a gas heating unit and water heater are vented in accordance with NFPA 54 to carry the products of combustion to the outside atmosphere. The center must ensure that a vent is constructed and maintained to provide a continuous draft to the outside atmosphere in accordance with NFPA 54. The center must ensure that a heating unit is provided with a sufficient supply of outside combustion air in accordance with NFPA 54. A center must not use a portable heater within the center.

Source Note: The provisions of this §550.1220 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875