88R13389 CXP-D
By: Zwiener H.B. No. 3838
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to trauma-informed care training for certain state
employees developed by the Health and Human Services Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 656, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 656.056 to read as follows:
Sec. 656.056. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING. (a) The
Health and Human Services Commission shall develop a
trauma-informed care training program for state agency employees.
(b) Each state agency shall administer the trauma-informed
care training program to the agency's employees who interact
directly with members of the public in performing the employees'
regular duties.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission shall develop
the trauma-informed care training program required under Section
656.056, Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.