H.B. No. 2789
AN ACT
relating to trauma-informed care training for certain employees of
state supported living centers and intermediate care facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 161, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 161.088 to read as follows:
Sec. 161.088. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING. (a) The
department shall develop or adopt trauma-informed care training for
employees who work directly with individuals with intellectual and
developmental disabilities in state supported living centers and
intermediate care facilities. The executive commissioner by rule
shall require new employees to complete the training before working
with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
(b) The training required under this section may be provided
through an Internet website.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2789 was passed by the House on April
23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 5, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2789 on May 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0,
2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2789 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays
2.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor