(a) An owner or operator of a group home shall obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas on each individual who is an applicant for employment with or an employee of the group home.
(b) An owner or operator of a group home may not hire or continue to employ an individual for whom the owner or operator obtains criminal history record information on the applicant’s or employee’s conviction of an offense under Chapter 19, 20, 20A, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, 34, 35, 35A, or 71, Penal Code, or § 48.015, 48.02, 48.03, or 48.04, Penal Code, or any other offense punishable as a Class A misdemeanor or a felony.
(c) An owner or operator of a group home who violates Subsection (b) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.