Amend CSSB 758 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill 
as appropriate:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources 
Code, is amended by adding Section 40.0325 to read as follows:
	Sec. 40.0325.  RECRUITMENT OF CASEWORKERS.  When recruiting 
child protective services caseworkers, the department shall target 
its recruitment efforts toward individuals who hold a bachelor's 
degree or advanced degree in at least one of the following academic 
areas:
		(1)  social work;                                                      
		(2)  counseling;                                                       
		(3)  early childhood education;                                        
		(4)  psychology;                                                       
		(5)  criminal justice;                                                 
		(6)  elementary or secondary education;                                
		(7)  sociology; or                                                     
		(8)  human services.