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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training for certain employees of the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 40.037 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 40.037. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
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MANAGERS. (a) The department shall develop and implement a |
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training program that each employee who is newly hired or promoted |
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to a management position in the child protective services division |
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must complete before the employee begins serving in the management |
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position. |
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(b) The training program must be designed to assist the |
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employee in developing skills, including communication, decision |
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making, and strategic thinking skills, to prepare the employee to |
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assume management duties, including managing employee workloads, |
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conducting effective unit meetings, managing a mobile workforce, |
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implementing program and operational policies, and completing |
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performance plans. |
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SECTION 2. Section 40.037, Human Resources Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a person who is newly hired or promoted |
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to a management position in the child protective services division |
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of the Department of Family and Protective Services on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |