Licensed facilities must train staff on child abuse reporting, first aid, and communicable diseases, keep attendance statements for certain training, and some child-care employees must finish facility orientation within 7 days of starting work.
Sec. 42.0426. TRAINING OF PERSONNEL. (a) A licensed facility shall provide training for staff members in: (1) the recognition of symptoms of child abuse, neglect, and sexual molestation and the responsibility and procedure of reporting suspected occurrences of child abuse, neglect, and sexual molestation to the department or other appropriate entity; (2) the application of first aid; and (3) the prevention and spread of communicable diseases. (a-1) A licensed facility shall require each employee of the facility who attends a training program required by Subsection (a)(1) to sign a statement verifying the employee's attendance at the training program. The licensed facility shall maintain the statement in the employee's personnel records. (b) A residential child-care facility shall implement a behavior intervention program approved by the department for the benefit of a child served by the facility who needs assistance in managing the child's conduct. The program must include: (1) behavior intervention instruction for staff members who work directly with children served by the facility, including crisis response training for emergency behavior intervention with a goal of limiting law enforcement involvement; and (2) training for all employees regarding the risks associated with the use of prone restraints. (c) Not later than the seventh day after the date an employee begins employment at a day-care center, group day-care home, or registered family home, the employee must complete an orientation to the facility. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.95, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (S.B. 260), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 939), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 10.08, eff. December 4, 2025.