(a) For a public hearing related to the renewal of a license to operate a general residential operation that provides treatment services to children with emotional disorders:
  (1) A Licensing representative will facilitate the hearing;
  (2) A representative of the general residential operation that submitted the renewal application must attend the hearing;
  (3) 10 days prior to the scheduled public hearing, Licensing will send a notice of the public hearing to the commissioner's court and the general residential operation that submitted the renewal application and post it on the Licensing consumer website with the following information:
    (A) The name, address, and phone number of the Licensing representative who will facilitate the hearing;
    (B) The name and address of the general residential operation that submitted the renewal application;
    (C) The date, time, and location of the hearing;
    (D) A description of the population that the general residential operation currently serves, the services being provided (except for the provision of trafficking victim services), the number of children that the operation is currently licensed to serve, and the number of children the operation is currently serving; and
    (E) A statement that the public hearing is for Licensing to receive public comments regarding the renewal of the general residential operation's license; and
  (4) Licensing will provide written procedures that Licensing has adopted to provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to offer public comments on any issues related to the renewal of the general residential operation's license, including how the hearing will be conducted, order of witnesses, and the conduct of participants at the hearing.
(b) During an active declaration of a state of disaster under Texas Government Code, Chapter 418, public hearings concerning an operation located in an area subject to the declaration of disaster may be held in a manner that allows remote participation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.489 adopted to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2437