79R7347 KLA-D

By:  Farrar                                                       H.B. No. 1877



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to training for employees and operators of certain 
child-care facilities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, is 
amended by adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:
	(e)  The training required by this section must be provided 
by a person who:
		(1)  is listed on the statewide list of certified 
training providers maintained by the Texas Workforce Commission as 
certified to provide child-care provider training; or
		(2)  is an instructor at a public or private 
institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.801, 
Education Code, and teaches early child development or another 
relevant course, as determined by rules adopted by the executive 
commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission after 
considering the topics with respect to which training is required 
as provided by 40 T.A.C. Section 746.1309.
	(f)  An employee or operator of a child-care facility to whom 
a training requirement applies under this section may satisfy the 
requirement by enrolling in a course taught by an instructor 
described by Subsection (e)(2) and attending the course for the 
number of hours required by this section.
	(g)  Notwithstanding Subsections (e) and (f), an employee or 
operator of a child-care facility to whom a training requirement 
applies under this section may satisfy the requirement through any 
means by which the employee or operator was authorized to satisfy 
the requirement before September 1, 2005.  This subsection expires 
September 1, 2007.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.