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Amend CSHB 1 in Article XI of the bill as follows:
(1) Add the following rider following the Article XI provisions for the Department of Family and Protective Services
(page XI-10):
Statewide Child-Care Training Portal. In addition to other
amounts appropriated to the Department of Family and Protective
Services, an amount not to exceed $2 million is appropriated from
the general revenue fund for the state fiscal biennium ending
August 31, 2009, to the department for the purpose of awarding,
through a competitive bidding process, a contract to a public
nonprofit agency or community-based organization for the
development and maintenance of a bilingual, statewide training
portal that connects child-care providers with approved child-care
training. To receive a contract, an agency or organization must:
(1) develop a comprehensive, eight-hour training
course that can be used as a self-instructional tool or in an
instructor-led format and that covers current findings on the
health, safety, and development of young children;
(2) demonstrate professional experience and technical
expertise in early childhood education;
(3) have at least 10 years of experience in developing
and providing training to providers in both child-care facilities
and listed and registered family homes located in low-income
communities; and
(4) have experience in automating programs used in
subsidized child-care programs.
(2) Adjust the article totals (page XI-1) and agency totals
(page XI-10) appropriately.