Bill Text: TX HB3368 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the accreditation of education or training programs for food service industry employees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-18 - Referred to Public Health [HB3368 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB3368-Introduced.html

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82R3351 JSC-F
By: King of Taylor H.B. No. 3368

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the accreditation of education or training programs for
food service industry employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 438.043(a) and (b), Health and Safety
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission on behalf of the department shall by rule
establish the requirements for the accreditation of [may not
accredit] an education or training program for food service
managers. The rules may require [unless] the program to include
[includes]:
(1) [four hours of] training on the subject of food,
including:
(A) a description of food-borne disease and its
cause and prevention; and
(B) protection of food in location, receipt,
storage, preparation, service, and transportation;
(2) [four hours of] training on the subject of food
service facilities, including:
(A) waste disposal and sanitary plumbing and
water;
(B) cleaning and sanitization of dishes and
utensils;
(C) storage of equipment and utensils;
(D) housekeeping procedures and schedules;
(E) proper handling of nonfood supplies,
including single service items, linens, and toxic materials; and
(F) cleanliness of the physical plant, including
building construction, ventilation, lighting, pest control, and
general safety of the environment;
(3) [two hours of] training on the subject of sanitary
habits for food handlers, including:
(A) personal hygiene, including proper dress,
handwashing, personal habits, and illness;
(B) food handling practices, including minimum
handling and proper use of food service utensils; and
(C) operational problems, including
identification and correction of commonly occurring deficiencies;
and
(4) [four hours of] training on the subject of
management in the food service industry, including:
(A) self-inspection promotion and techniques;
(B) motivation, including safety, the economics
of safe food handling, and planning to meet sanitation guidelines;
and
(C) personnel training, including management
responsibility, resources, and methods.
(b) In addition to the course requirements adopted by rule
under [in] Subsection (a), the executive commissioner of the Health
and Human Services Commission on behalf of the department shall by
rule require that, to receive accreditation, a course include an
examination [of at least one hour] to allow the instructor to
evaluate the students' comprehension of the subject matter covered.
SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Health and
Safety Code are repealed:
(1) Section 438.042(b), as added by Chapter 539 (S.B.
873), Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991;
(2) Section 438.042(b), as added by Chapter 885 (H.B.
1682), Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991; and
(3) Sections 438.043(c), (d), and (e).
SECTION 3. The executive commissioner of the Health and
Human Services Commission, on behalf of the Department of State
Health Services, shall adopt the rules required by Section 438.043,
Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not later than
January 1, 2012.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2012.