# 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 744.1017: 26 TAC § 744.1017. What qualifications must a site director meet?, DIVISION 1. DIRECTOR

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 744.1017
- **Heading:** 26 TAC § 744.1017. What qualifications must a site director meet?, DIVISION 1. DIRECTOR
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 26 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / Part 1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 744 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS / 26 TAC § 744.1017

## Text

(a) The qualifications for education and experience
 that a site director must meet depend in part on how many site directors
 are supervised by a program director. Except as otherwise provided
 in this division, the site director of an operation must have a high
 school diploma or its equivalent, and meet one of the following combinations
 of education and experience:
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(b) Except as otherwise provided in this division,
 a site director of an operation that provides care exclusively for
 children five years old and older must be at least 18 years of age,
 while the site director of an operation that also provides care for
 children younger than five years must be at least 21 years of age.
(c) A site director may complete the required education
 during the first 90 days of employment, if:
(1) The site director completed at least half of the
 required education prior to beginning work as the site director; and
(2) You provide Licensing a written plan describing
 the oversight the program director will be providing the site director
 until the required education is completed. If applicable, the plan
 must include the sharing of director responsibilities as required
 in §744.1005(b) of this title (relating to What are the director’s
 responsibilities?).

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