By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 59
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to training for employees and operators of certain
child-care facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
(e) The training required by this section must be
appropriately targeted and relevant to the age of the children who
will receive care from the individual receiving training and must
be provided by a person who:
(1) is a training provider registered with the Texas
Early Care and Education Career Development System's Texas Trainer
Registry that is maintained by the Texas Head Start State
Collaboration Office;
(2) is an instructor at a public or private secondary
school or at a public or private institution of higher education, as
defined by Section 61.801, Education Code, who teaches early
childhood development or another relevant course, as determined by
rules adopted by the commissioner of education and the commissioner
of higher education;
(3) is an employee of a state agency with relevant
expertise;
(4) is a physician, psychologist, licensed
professional counselor, social worker, or registered nurse;
(5) holds a generally recognized credential or
possesses documented knowledge relevant to the training the person
will provide;
(6) is a registered family home care provider or
director of a day-care center or group day-care home in good
standing with the department, if applicable, and who:
(A) has demonstrated core knowledge in child
development and caregiving; and
(B) is only providing training at the home or
center in which the provider or director and the person receiving
training are employed; or
(7) has at least two years of experience working in
child development or early childhood education and:
(A) has been awarded a child development
associate (CDA) credential; or
(B) holds an associate's degree in child
development, early childhood education, or a related field.
(f) A person described by Subsection (e)(6) may provide
training under this section only if the department has not taken an
action under Section 42.071, 42.072, or 42.078, other than an
evaluation, against the license, listing, or registration of the
person or the home or center for which the person is a provider or
director during the two-year period preceding the date on which the
person provides the training.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010.