81R2219 UM-F
 
  By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 59
 
 
 
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 Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  The training required by this section must be provided
  by a person who:
               (1)  is a training provider registered with the Texas
  Early Care and Education Career Development System's Texas Trainer
  Registry that is maintained by the Texas Head Start State
  Collaboration Office;
               (2)  is an instructor at a public or private secondary
  school or at a public or private institution of higher education, as
  defined by Section 61.801, Education Code, who teaches early
  childhood development or another relevant course, as determined by
  rules adopted by the commissioner of education and the commissioner
  of higher education;
               (3)  is an employee of a state agency with relevant
  expertise;
               (4)  is a physician, psychologist, licensed
  professional counselor, social worker, or registered nurse;
               (5)  holds a generally recognized credential, such as a
  certification to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary
  resuscitation; or
               (6)  is a registered family home care provider or
  director of a day-care center in good standing with the department,
  if applicable, and is only providing training at the home or center
  where the provider or director and the person receiving training
  are employed, provided that the department has not taken an action
  against the provider's license, listing, or registration under
  Section 42.071, 42.072, or 42.078 during the two-year period
  preceding the date on which the provider or director provides the
  training.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2010.