Amend CSSB 359 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION to read as follows and renumbering existing SECTIONS
accordingly:
      SECTION __.  Section 42.042, Human Resources Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows:
      (p)  The department by rule shall prescribe minimum training
standards for an employee of a regulated child-care facility,
including the time required for completing the training.  The
department may not require an employee to repeat required training
if the employee has completed the training within the time
prescribed by department rule.  The department's local offices
shall make available at the local office locations a copy of the
rules regarding minimum training standards, information enabling
the owner or operator of a regulated facility to apply for training
funds from other agencies to lower facility costs, and any other
materials the department may develop to assist the owner or
operator or other entity in providing the training.