HB 4665

relating to training requirements for childcare employees and
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
(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
(3)  is an employee of a state agency with relevant
(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
(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
(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
(A)  has been awarded a Child Development
(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.