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| 1 | 1 | 85R11676 MK-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 2718 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to examination requirements for child protective services | |
| 8 | 8 | caseworkers. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, | |
| 11 | 11 | is amended by adding Section 40.0328 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 40.0328. CASEWORKER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | |
| 13 | 13 | EXAMINATION. (a) A child protective services caseworker may not | |
| 14 | 14 | work in the field unless the caseworker has passed the child | |
| 15 | 15 | protective services professional development examination with a | |
| 16 | 16 | score of 70 percent or more. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) A caseworker who does not pass the child protective | |
| 18 | 18 | services professional development examination may not retake the | |
| 19 | 19 | examination until the caseworker has completed a skills development | |
| 20 | 20 | plan under the supervision of the caseworker's direct supervisor. | |
| 21 | 21 | A caseworker may not take the examination more than three times. | |
| 22 | 22 | (c) The department may annually update the child protective | |
| 23 | 23 | services professional development examination. | |
| 24 | 24 | (d) The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement | |
| 25 | 25 | this section. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |