Figure: 40 TAC §749.4151(a)
Who is required to
receive the
training?		 What type of pre-
service training is
required?		 How many hours
of training are
required?		 When the training
must be
completed by?
(1) All caregivers General pre-service
training		 8 hours Before the person
can be the only
caregiver
responsible for a
child in care.
(2) All caregivers Pre-service training
regarding
emergency behavior
intervention		 16 hours; however,
if your child-placing
agency prohibits the
use of emergency
behavior
intervention, then
only 8 hours of
training are needed		 At least half of the
required hours of
training before the
person can be the
only caregiver
responsible for a
child in care, and all
of the required
hours of training
within 90 days of
being responsible
for a child in care.
(3) All caregivers Pre-service training
regarding complex
trauma experienced
by trafficking victims		 5 hours At least two of the
required hours of
training before the
person can be the
only caregiver
responsible for a
child in care, and all
of the required
hours of training
within 90 days of
being responsible
for a child in care.
(4) Child-placing
agency
administrators,
treatment directors,
child placement
management staff,
child placement
staff, and full-time
professional service
providers		 Pre-service training
regarding
emergency behavior
intervention		 8 hours All 8 hours of
training within 90
days of beginning
job duties.
(5) Child-placing
agency
administrators,
treatment directors,
child placement
management staff,
child placement
staff, and full-time
professional service
providers		 Pre-service training
regarding complex
trauma experienced
by trafficking victims		 5 hours All 5 hours of
training within 90
days of beginning
job duties.