SECTION 749.931. What are the annual training requirements for an employee?

(a) Each type of employee in the chart must complete the following number of annual training hours:

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(b) For the annual training hours described in subsections (a)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, each employee must complete the following specific types of training and hours:

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(c) The annual training hours for an employee described in subsection (a)(4) of this section:

(1) Must include one hour of training on prevention, recognition, and reporting on child abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and

(2) May include annual training hours that the employee completes to maintain a relevant professional license, if the hours include the necessary components of subsection (c)(1) of this section or the employee completes those components separately.

(d) There are no annual training requirements for emergency behavior intervention. However, the employee must be retrained whenever there is a substantial change in techniques, types of intervention, or agency policies for emergency behavior intervention.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.931 adopted to be effective June 27, 2021, 46 TexReg 3525; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2272