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| 4 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 8 | | relating to training requirements for childcare employees and |
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| 7 | 9 | | directors. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, is |
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| 10 | 12 | | amended by amending Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (f) The training required by this section must be |
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| 12 | 14 | | appropriately targeted and relevant to the age of the children who |
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| 13 | 15 | | will receive care from the individual receiving training and must |
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| 14 | 16 | | be provided by a Texas independent school district, the Texas |
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| 15 | 17 | | Education Agency, or a person who: |
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| 16 | 18 | | (1) is a training provider registered with the Texas |
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| 17 | 19 | | Early Childhood Professional Development System's Texas Trainer |
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| 18 | 20 | | Registry that is maintained by the Texas Head Start State |
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| 19 | 21 | | Collaboration Office; |
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| 20 | 22 | | (2) is an instructor at a public or private secondary |
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| 21 | 23 | | school, an institution of higher education, as defined by Section |
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| 22 | 24 | | 61.003, Education Code, or a private college or university |
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| 23 | 25 | | accredited by a recognized accrediting agency who teaches early |
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| 24 | 26 | | childhood development or another relevant course, as determined by |
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| 25 | 27 | | rules adopted by the commissioner of education and the commissioner |
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| 26 | 28 | | of higher education; |
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| 27 | 29 | | (3) is an employee of a state agency with relevant |
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| 28 | 30 | | expertise; |
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| 29 | 31 | | (4) is a physician, psychologist, licensed |
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| 30 | 32 | | professional counselor, social worker, or registered nurse; |
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| 31 | 33 | | (5) holds a generally recognized credential or |
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| 32 | 34 | | possesses documented knowledge relevant to the training the person |
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| 33 | 35 | | will provide; |
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| 34 | 36 | | (6) is a registered family home care provider or |
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| 35 | 37 | | director of a day-care center or group day-care home in good |
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| 36 | 38 | | standing with the department, if applicable, and who: |
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| 37 | 39 | | (A) has demonstrated core knowledge in child |
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| 38 | 40 | | development and caregiving; and |
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| 39 | 41 | | (B) is only providing training at the home or |
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| 40 | 42 | | center in which the provider or director and the person receiving |
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| 41 | 43 | | training are employed; or |
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| 42 | 44 | | (7) has at least two years of experience working in |
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| 43 | 45 | | child development, a child development program, early childhood |
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| 44 | 46 | | education, a childhood education program, or a Head Start or Early |
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| 45 | 47 | | Head Start program and: |
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| 46 | 48 | | (A) has been awarded a Child Development |
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| 47 | 49 | | Associate (CDA) credential; or |
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| 48 | 50 | | (B) holds at least an associate's degree in child |
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| 49 | 51 | | development, early childhood education, or a related field. |
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| 50 | 52 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 51 | 53 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 52 | 54 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 53 | 55 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 54 | 56 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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