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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to trauma-informed care training for certain state |
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employees developed by the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 656, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 656.056 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 656.056. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING. (a) The |
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Health and Human Services Commission shall develop a |
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trauma-informed care training program for state agency employees. |
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(b) Each state agency shall administer the trauma-informed |
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care training program to the agency's employees who interact |
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directly with members of the public in performing the employees' |
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regular duties. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission shall develop |
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the trauma-informed care training program required under Section |
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656.056, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |