By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 59

(In the Senate - Filed November 10, 2008; February 10, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services; April 14, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 14, 2009, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 59 By: Zaffirini

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) and (f) to read as follows:

(e) The training required by this section must be appropriately targeted and relevant to the age of the children who will receive care from the individual receiving training and 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 or possesses documented knowledge relevant to the training the person will provide;

(6) is a registered family home care provider or director of a day-care center or group day-care home in good standing with the department, if applicable, and who:

(A) has demonstrated core knowledge in child development and caregiving; and

(B) is only providing training at the home or center in which the provider or director and the person receiving training are employed; or

(7) has at least two years of experience working in child development or early childhood education and:

(A) has been awarded a child development associate (CDA) credential; or

(B) holds an associate's degree in child development, early childhood education, or a related field.

(f) A person described by Subsection (e)(6) may provide training under this section only if the department has not taken an action under Section 42.071, 42.072, or 42.078, other than an evaluation, against the license, listing, or registration of the person or the home or center for which the person is a provider or director during the two-year period preceding the date on which the person provides the training.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010.

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