State Regulations: Texas

Date Revised: 4/72013

Governing Body:   Tex. Dept. of State Health Services
 
License Required:   Yes
 
License Information:  

Youth Camp Licensing Program

25 Tex. Admin. Code § 265.11-29

Texas Youth Camp Safety and Health Act (HTML)

Texas Youth Camp Safety and Health Act (PDF)
 
Criminal Background Checks Required:   Yes
 
Criminal Background Checks Information:  

Texas Department of Public Safety
PO Box 4143
Austin, TX 78765-4143

CRS Related Laws

Criminal History Search

$3.00 (+ service fees) per online search;
$10.00 offline name based search
$15 offline fingerprint searches
 
State Allows FBI Checks:   No
 
Driving Record Checks:   Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Driver License Div. website

Driving record request: $4.50 - $22
 
State Sex Offender Registry:   Texas Sex Offender Registry
 
Minimum Wage:   $7.25 per hour
 
Coverage and Exemptions:   Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: employees of any camp run by a religious, educational, charitable, or nonprofit organization; employees of certain amusement or recreational establishments; employees of the Boy or Girls Scouts of America; those employees covered by the FLSA; employees under age 18 who are not high school or vocational training program graduates and employees under age 20 regularly enrolled in a high school, college, university, or vocational training program (unless an agricultural or piece rate worker); bona fide executives, administrators, or professionals; volunteers or non-employees providing services for an educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization; employees of a family member.
 
Subminimum Wage:   Not permitted.
 
Minimum Wage Source:   Tex. Lab. Code §§ 62.051-.052, 62.102-.103, 62.152-.160
 
Overtime Pay Requirements:   No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act.
 
Exemptions:   No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act.
 
Meal/Rest Period Requirments:   No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act.
 
Other Wages Source:   Not available
 
Additional Info:   None
 
* Federal minimum wage rate applies

 

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