Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
Filed: 4/14/2016
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2536 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2536 as follows:


 
3on page 2, immediately below line 7, by inserting the 
4following:
5    "(b) No later than September 30, 2016, the Department shall 
6provide mandatory annual trainings covering health and safety 
7matters appropriate to a home-based setting for non-relative 
8providers in the child care assistance program. Non-relative 
9providers shall be paid $15 per hour for their attendance and 
10time spent at mandatory annual trainings. There shall be no 
11charge for non-relative providers to attend mandatory annual 
12trainings. Relative providers shall be encouraged, but not 
13required, to attend mandatory annual trainings, and shall be 
14paid $15 per hour for their attendance and time spent at 
15mandatory annual trainings.
16    Trainings shall be offered in person in each service 
17delivery area. The Department shall provide mandatory annual 
 
 
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1trainings in reasonably convenient locations, and at 
2reasonable dates and times, and shall provide reasonable 
3advance notice of available mandatory trainings to providers. 
4The Department and the collective bargaining representative of 
5the providers shall discuss the locations and schedules for 
6mandatory annual trainings and notice to providers. Providers 
7may complete no more than 50% of mandatory annual training 
8hours online."; and 
 
9on page 2, line 8, by replacing "(b)" with "(c)".