This chapter and the standards of care established by this chapter are adopted by the city council of the city of Dallas, Texas in compliance with Section 42.041(b)(14) of the Texas Human Resources Code, as amended, in order to exempt city youth programs from state child-care licensing requirements. These standards of care are intended to be minimum standards by which the city will operate its youth programs. The programs operated by the city are recreational in nature and are not child-care facilities. Although this chapter establishes standards of care for city youth programs for children of ages five through 13 years, nothing in this chapter requires the city to provide any youth programs, or prevents the city from limiting youth programs to specific age groups within the five- through 13-year-old range. (Ord. Nos. 23159; 23534; 23907; 24281; 24611; 24943; 25269; 25628; 25998; 26376; 26800; 27222; 27565; 27911; 28217; 28670; 29036; 30106; 30650)
This chapter and the youth program standards of care established in this chapter expire on September 9, 2022, unless sooner terminated or extended by ordinance of the city council. (Ord. Nos. 23159; 23534; 23907; 24281; 24611; 24943; 25269; 25628; 25998; 26376; 26800; 27222; 27565; 27911; 28217; 28670; 29036; 29358; 30106; 30650; 30976; 31647; 31994)
In this chapter:
(1) ADMINISTRATION CENTER means the main administrative site for a city youth program.
(2) CITY means the city of Dallas, Texas.
(3) CITY COUNCIL means the city council of the city of Dallas.
(4) DEPARTMENT means the park and recreation department of the city.
(5) DIRECTOR means the director of the park and recreation department or the director’s authorized representative.
(6) INTER-SESSION means the periods of time when a year-round school is not in session.
(7) PARENT means a person who:
(A) is a natural parent, an adoptive parent, or a step-parent of a youth;
(B) is, under court order, the guardian of the person of a youth or is a public or private agency with whom a youth has been placed by a court; or
(C) otherwise has legal custody and authority to enroll a youth in a city youth program.
(8) PARTICIPANT means a youth whose parent has completed all required registration procedures and who is determined by the director to be eligible to participate in a city youth program.
(9) PROGRAM COORDINATOR or COORDINATOR means a full-time professional employee of the department who is responsible for:
(A) managing a recreational facility where a youth program is conducted; or
(B) overseeing the planning, administration, and implementation of a particular city youth program.
(10) PROGRAM EMPLOYEE or EMPLOYEE means any person hired to work for the department who is assigned responsibility for managing, administering, or implementing some portion of a youth program. The term includes program coordinators and program leaders.
(11) PROGRAM LEADER or LEADER means a full-time, part-time, permanent, or temporary employee of the department, or an independent contractor or volunteer of the city, who is assigned responsibility for implementing or conducting some portion of a youth program.
(12) PROGRAM MANUAL means a notebook of policies, procedures, required forms, and organizational and programming information relevant to the city’s youth programs, as promulgated or otherwise approved by the director.
(13) PROGRAM SITE means any area or facility where any portion of a city youth program is conducted.
(14) STANDARDS OF CARE means all provisions contained in this chapter.
(15) YOUTH means a person who is not less than five years nor more than 13 years of age.
(16) YOUTH PROGRAM or PROGRAM means a city-sponsored recreational program for youth that may be offered by the park and recreation department after school, during the summer, during holidays, or during inter-session. The term does not include any program or activity to which attendees are free to come and go at will without regard to the presence of a parent or other responsible adult to care for them. (Ord. Nos. 23159; 23534; 23907; 24281; 24611; 24943; 25269; 25628; 25998; 26376; 26800; 27222; 27565; 27911; 28217; 28670; 29036; 30106; 30650)
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