((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.