(1) There is hereby established within the state department the child welfare training academy, referred to in this section as the "academy", to ensure that certain persons hired to work within child welfare services receive the necessary training to perform the functions of their jobs responsibly and effectively. The state department shall administer the academy in accordance with rules promulgated by the state department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
(2) On or before September 15, 2009, the state department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the academy. The rules shall include:
Identification of specific job titles within child welfare services that shall be requiredto attain certification from the academy as a mandatory condition of employment;
Identification of specific job titles within child welfare services that shall be requiredto complete ongoing or occasional training from the academy as a mandatory condition of employment;
Establishment of minimum standards of competence that a person shall be requiredto demonstrate prior to receiving certification from the academy, which standards of competence shall include, but need not be limited to, a demonstrated ability to perform the duties described in section 19-3-313.5 (2), C.R.S.;
Identification of means by which a person may demonstrate the minimum standardsestablished pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (2); and
Establishment of alternative methods for attaining certification from the academy forpersons who have already successfully completed comparable child welfare training, including a description of child welfare training that shall be deemed to be comparable to the training offered by the academy.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-164), ch. 276, p. 1239, § 2, effective May 19.