United States Code
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§ 2924.
Child development center employees
(a)
(1)
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)
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)
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)
The Commandant may use Department of Defense training programs, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, for purposes of this subsection.
(b)
(1)
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)
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)
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.)
cite as: 14 USC 2924
