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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to minimum education requirements for child protective |
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services caseworkers. |
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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 40.0324 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 40.0324. MINIMUM CASEWORKER EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. |
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The department may not hire a person to be a child protective |
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services caseworker unless the person has a bachelor's degree or an |
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advanced degree in social work or another field related to human |
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services conferred by a college or university accredited by an |
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accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board. |
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SECTION 2. Section 40.0326, Human Resources Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Section 40.0324, Human Resources Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a child protective services caseworker |
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hired by the Department of Family and Protective Services on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A caseworker hired before the |
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effective date of this Act is not required to possess the degree |
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required by Section 40.0324, Human Resources Code, as added by this |
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Act, as long as the person remains employed by the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services as a caseworker. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |