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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 holds a bachelor's degree. |
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The department shall give preference to an applicant for a child |
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protective services caseworker position if the applicant holds a |
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bachelor's degree or an advanced degree in social work conferred by |
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a college or university accredited by an accrediting organization |
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recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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SECTION 2. 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 hold a bachelor's |
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degree as required by Section 40.0324, Human Resources Code, as |
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added by this Act, as long as the person remains employed by the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services as a caseworker. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |