bill letting school districts and TEA train childcare staff

The text as introduced · 399 words

By: Manuel
H.B. No. 4665

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to training requirements for childcare employees and

directors.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 42.0421, Human Resources Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (f) to read as follows:

(f) The training required by this section must be

appropriately targeted and relevant to the age of the children who

will receive care from the individual receiving training and must

be provided by a Texas independent school district, the Texas

Education Agency, or a person who:

(1) is a training provider registered with the Texas

Early Childhood Professional Development System's Texas Trainer

Registry that is maintained by the Texas Head Start State

Collaboration Office;

(2) is an instructor at a public or private secondary

school, an institution of higher education, as defined by Section

61.003, Education Code, or a private college or university

accredited by a recognized accrediting agency who teaches early

childhood development or another relevant course, as determined by

rules adopted by the commissioner of education and the commissioner

of higher education;

(3) is an employee of a state agency with relevant

expertise;

(4) is a physician, psychologist, licensed

professional counselor, social worker, or registered nurse;

(5) holds a generally recognized credential or

possesses documented knowledge relevant to the training the person

will provide;

(6) is a registered family home care provider or

director of a day-care center or group day-care home in good

standing with the department, if applicable, and who:

(A) has demonstrated core knowledge in child

development and caregiving; and

(B) is only providing training at the home or

center in which the provider or director and the person receiving

training are employed; or

(7) has at least two years of experience working in

child development, a child development program, early childhood

education, a childhood education program, or a Head Start or Early

Head Start program and:

(A) has been awarded a Child Development

Associate (CDA) credential; or

(B) holds at least an associate's degree in child

development, early childhood education, or a related field.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.