Who has authority to suspend or revoke an LCPAA license?

• A. DFPS program director
• B. DFPS
• C. Local city council
• D. Court

Answer: (B)

The ability to suspend or revoke an LCPAA license rests with DFPS. In Texas, the Department of Family and Protective Services is the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating child-placing agencies and their administrators. This means DFPS sets the standards, conducts investigations, and can take disciplinary actions, including suspending or revoking licenses, to protect child welfare and ensure compliance.

A program director within DFPS doesn’t independently carry licensing authority; such actions are carried out through the agency’s licensing processes and in line with due process. Local city councils don’t regulate state-licensed child-placing agencies, and courts would only be involved in specific legal proceedings rather than serving as the general licensing authority. So the official body empowered to suspend or revoke is DFPS.