(a) Substitutes not counted in the child/caregiver ratio must comply with minimum standards that apply to employees, except as otherwise provided in this division.
(b) Volunteers and contractors who are regularly or frequently present at the operation but not counted in the child/caregiver ratio must comply with minimum standards that apply to employees.
(c) Substitutes, volunteers, and contractors who are counted in the child/caregiver ratio must comply with minimum standards that apply to employees and caregivers, except as otherwise noted in subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Volunteers, including parents, who only supplement the ratios for field trips and water activities do not have to comply with the minimum standards that apply to employees and caregivers, but they do have to comply with the relevant minimum standards in Subchapter E of this chapter relating to (Child/Caregiver Ratios and Group Sizes).
(e) Substitutes, volunteers, and contractors who do not meet caregiver qualifications must never be left alone with children.
(f) Substitutes, volunteers, and contractors must comply with the training requirements in §744.1403 of this division (relating to What are the training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors?).

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.1401 adopted to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 921