(a) Training.—(1) In general.—The Commandant shall establish a training program for Coast Guard child development center employees and satisfactory completion of the training program shall be a condition of employment for each employee of a Coast Guard child development center.
(2) Timing for new hires.—The Commandant shall require each employee of a Coast Guard child development center to complete the training program established under paragraph (1) not later than 6 months after the date on which the employee is hired.
(3) Minimum requirements.—The training program established under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, instruction with respect to—(A) early childhood development;
(B) activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to children of different ages;
(C) child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and
(D) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency medical procedures.
(4) Use of department of defense programs.—The Commandant may use Department of Defense training programs, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, for purposes of this subsection.
(b) Training and Curriculum Specialists.—(1) Specialist required.—The Commandant shall require that at least 1 employee at each Coast Guard child development center be a specialist in training and curriculum development with appropriate credentials and experience.
(2) Duties.—The duties of the specialist described in paragraph (1) shall include—(A) special teaching activities;
(B) daily oversight and instruction of other child care employees;
(C) daily assistance in the preparation of lesson plans;
(D) assisting with child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and
(E) advising the director of the center on the performance of the other child care employees.
(3) Competitive service.—Each specialist described in paragraph (1) shall be an employee in a competitive service position.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3032, § 554; renumbered § 2924, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 117(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4230.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 554 of this title as this section.
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