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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training for employees and operators of certain |
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child-care facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) The training required by this section must be |
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appropriately targeted and relevant to the age of the children who |
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will receive care from the individual receiving training and must |
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be provided by a person who: |
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(1) is a training provider registered with the Texas |
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Early Care and Education Career Development System's Texas Trainer |
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Registry that is maintained by the Texas Head Start State |
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Collaboration Office; |
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(2) is an instructor at a public or private secondary |
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school or at a public or private institution of higher education, as |
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defined by Section 61.801, Education Code, who teaches early |
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childhood development or another relevant course, as determined by |
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rules adopted by the commissioner of education and the commissioner |
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of higher education; |
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(3) is an employee of a state agency with relevant |
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expertise; |
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(4) is a physician, psychologist, licensed |
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professional counselor, social worker, or registered nurse; |
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(5) holds a generally recognized credential or |
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possesses documented knowledge relevant to the training the person |
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will provide; |
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(6) is a registered family home care provider or |
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director of a day-care center or group day-care home in good |
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standing with the department, if applicable, and who: |
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(A) has demonstrated core knowledge in child |
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development and caregiving; and |
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(B) is only providing training at the home or |
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center in which the provider or director and the person receiving |
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training are employed; or |
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(7) has at least two years of experience working in |
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child development, a child development program, early childhood |
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education, a childhood education program, or a Head Start or Early |
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Head Start program and: |
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(A) has been awarded a Child Development |
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Associate (CDA) credential; or |
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(B) holds at least an associate's degree in child |
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development, early childhood education, or a related field. |
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(g) A person described by Subsection (f)(6) may provide |
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training under this section only if the department has not taken an |
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action under Section 42.071, 42.072, or 42.078, other than an |
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evaluation, against the license, listing, or registration of the |
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person or the home or center for which the person is a provider or |
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director during the two-year period preceding the date on which the |
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person provides the training. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2012. |