| 1 | 1 | | 88R15856 AMF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Garcia H.B. No. 5040 |
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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 requiring training in cultural competence for certain |
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| 8 | 8 | | employees of the Department of 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 40.0375 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 40.0375. TRAINING IN CULTURAL COMPETENCE. (a) In this |
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| 13 | 13 | | section, "cultural competence" means the ability to understand, |
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| 14 | 14 | | communicate with, and effectively interact with people from |
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| 15 | 15 | | different cultures. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) The department shall provide training in cultural |
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| 17 | 17 | | competence to employees who work in the family-based safety |
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| 18 | 18 | | services area. The training must educate employees on the ways in |
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| 19 | 19 | | which a person's cultural differences affect the person's views on |
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| 20 | 20 | | family and raising children. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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