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AN ACT
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relating to trauma-informed care training for certain employees of |
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state supported living centers and intermediate care facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 161, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 161.088 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 161.088. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING. (a) The |
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department shall develop or adopt trauma-informed care training for |
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employees who work directly with individuals with intellectual and |
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developmental disabilities in state supported living centers and |
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intermediate care facilities. The executive commissioner by rule |
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shall require new employees to complete the training before working |
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with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
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(b) The training required under this section may be provided |
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through an Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2789 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 5, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2789 on May 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2789 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |