| 1 | 1 | | By: Uresti, et al. S.B. No. 771 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (Raymond) |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to training for certain employees of the Department of |
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| 8 | 8 | | Family and Protective Services. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, |
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| 11 | 11 | | is amended by adding Section 40.037 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 40.037. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
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| 13 | 13 | | MANAGERS. (a) The department shall develop and implement a |
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| 14 | 14 | | training program that each employee who is newly hired or promoted |
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| 15 | 15 | | to a management position in the child protective services division |
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| 16 | 16 | | must complete before the employee begins serving in the management |
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| 17 | 17 | | position. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) The training program must be designed to assist the |
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| 19 | 19 | | employee in developing skills, including communication, |
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| 20 | 20 | | decision-making, and strategic thinking skills, to prepare the |
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| 21 | 21 | | employee to assume management duties, including managing employee |
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| 22 | 22 | | workloads, conducting effective unit meetings, managing a mobile |
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| 23 | 23 | | workforce, implementing program and operational policies, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | completing performance plans. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (c) The department may waive the training required by this |
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| 26 | 26 | | section for an employee who has completed another training program |
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| 27 | 27 | | provided by the department that is similar to the management |
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| 28 | 28 | | training required by this section. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. Section 40.037, Human Resources Code, as added |
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| 30 | 30 | | by this Act, applies only to a person who is newly hired or promoted |
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| 31 | 31 | | to a management position in the child protective services division |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the Department of Family and Protective Services on or after |
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| 33 | 33 | | January 1, 2014. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |
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