1. (a) The division shall consult with stakeholders who do not have a conflict of interest to do the following:

   1. (1) Establish standards of a competency based training curriculum for direct support professionals.
   2. (2) Develop procedures to improve incident reporting concerning direct support professionals.

2. (b) The training curriculum established under this section must include a tiered approach to training that consists of the following:

   1. (1) General education and training in providing direct support to individuals with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities with the issuance of a certificate upon successful completion of a standardized test.
   2. (2) Specialized subcategories of additional direct support professional training to allow for advanced learning and enable career growth in the provision of direct support services.

As added by P.L.228-2023, SEC.2.