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1		-	H.B. No. 1792
	1	+	By: Button, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 1792
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2021;
	3	+	April 19, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
	4	+	Human Services; May 13, 2021, reported favorably by the following
	5	+	vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 13, 2021, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to the evaluation of child-care providers participating in
6	12		the Texas Rising Star Program.
7	13		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	14		SECTION 1. Section 2308.3155, Government Code, is amended
9	15		by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
10	16		(d) The commission shall, using a competitive procurement
11	17		process that complies with all federal and state laws, select a
12	18		single entity to oversee a statewide roster of qualified assessors
13	19		to evaluate child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising
14	20		Star Program during the initial certification process and at any
15	21		other time during the provider's participation in the program.
16	22		SECTION 2. Section 2308.320, Government Code, is amended to
17	23		read as follows:
18	24		Sec. 2308.320. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDERS. Each
19	25		board shall provide technical assistance to Texas Rising Star
20	26		Program providers and to providers seeking certification under the
21	27		Texas Rising Star Program, including providing:
22	28		(1) [a child development specialist to serve as an
23	29		evaluator of the provider during the certification process;
24	30		[(2)] a mentor or coach to a Texas Rising Star Program
25	31		provider to meet regularly with the provider and provide child care
26	32		resources to the provider, including developmentally appropriate
27	33		books, materials, and equipment;
28	34		(2) [(3)] consumer information regarding the
29	35		selection of quality child care for parents of children enrolled in
30	36		the program; and
31	37		(3) [(4)] parenting education information for parents
32	38		of children enrolled in the program, including information about
33	39		parenting classes that are available in the area or on the Internet.
34	40		SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
35	41		of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall complete the
36	42		initial competitive procurement process required under Section
37	43		2308.3155(d), Government Code, as added by this Act, to select the
38	44		entity to oversee a statewide roster of assessors for Texas Rising
39	45		Star Program providers.
40	46		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
41		-	______________________________ ______________________________
42		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
43		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1792 was passed by the House on April
44		-	14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not
45		-	voting.
46		-	______________________________
47		-	Chief Clerk of the House
48		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1792 was passed by the Senate on May
49		-	19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
50		-	______________________________
51		-	Secretary of the Senate
52		-	APPROVED: _____________________
53		-	Date
54		-	_____________________
55		-	Governor
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