Texas § 42.0563 PRE-EMPLOYMENT AFFIDAVIT.

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§ 42.0563 — PRE-EMPLOYMENT AFFIDAVIT.

Texas § 42.0563

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Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 42.0563 (2026).

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Sec. 42.0563. PRE-EMPLOYMENT AFFIDAVIT.

(a)An applicant for a position with a child-care facility must submit, using a form adopted by the department, a pre-employment affidavit disclosing whether the applicant has ever been charged with, adjudicated for, or convicted of having an inappropriate relationship with a minor.

(b)An applicant who answers affirmatively concerning an inappropriate relationship with a minor must disclose in the affidavit all relevant facts pertaining to the charge, adjudication, or conviction, including, for a charge, whether the charge was determined to be true or false.

(c)An applicant is not precluded from being employed based on a disclosed charge if the employing entity determines based on the information disclosed in the affidavit that the charge was false

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Sec. 42.0563. PRE-EMPLOYMENT AFFIDAVIT. (a) An applicant for a position with a child-care facility must submit, using a form adopted by the department, a pre-employment affidavit disclosing whether the applicant has ever been charged with, adjudicated for, or convicted of having an inappropriate relationship with a minor.
(b) An applicant who answers affirmatively concerning an inappropriate relationship with a minor must disclose in the affidavit all relevant facts pertaining to the charge, adjudication, or conviction, including, for a charge, whether the charge was determined to be true or false.
(c) An applicant is not precluded from being employed based on a disclosed charge if the employing entity determines based on the information disclosed in the affidavit that the charge was false.
(d) A determination that an employee failed to disclose information required to be disclosed by an applicant under this section is grounds for termination of employment.