Section 351.31 - Training(a) Training Required Before Assuming Duties. Before assuming duties as the facility administrator and before providing supervision to residents, the facility administrator and all short-term detention officers shall be trained in recognition and reporting of abuse, exploitation and neglect, the contents and implementation of the facility's suicide prevention plan, and hold current certification in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, and a physical restraint technique that has been approved by the Commission.(b) Training Required Within 60 Days from Date of Hire. (1) Within 60 days from the date of hire, the facility administrator and short-term detention officers shall be trained in the following subjects: (A) Introduction to Juvenile Detention;(C) Abuse, Exploitation and Neglect;(D) Behavior Observation and Recording;(E) Suicide Prevention and Identification;(G) Dynamics of Youth with Mental Illness in Detention Centers;(I) Risk Management, Safety, and Security;(J) HIV/AIDS and other Communicable Diseases; and(K) Medical and Health Services.(2) A short-term juvenile detention officer who fails to complete the training required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 60 days shall not be the sole supervisor of residents under § 351.5(a)(2) of this title, nor count toward meeting the supervision ratio under § 351.5(b) of this title.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 351.31
The provisions of this §351.31 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 2953