88R12217 MM-D
By: Schwertner S.B. No. 1511
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the evaluation of child-care providers participating in
the Texas Rising Star Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2308.3155, Government Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (b-3) and (b-4) to read as follows:
(b-3) When determining the provider's rating under the
rating system adopted under Subsection (b), the commission shall
consider:
(1) comments from caregivers employed by the
child-care provider and parents of children receiving care from the
provider;
(2) information regarding any investigations by the
Department of Family and Protective Services relating to the
provider; and
(3) a provider's detailed licensing information,
including any reports against the provider for a violation of the
minimum standards for the provider and any adverse action taken by
the Health and Human Services Commission against the provider's
license or registration.
(b-4) The commission shall collaborate with the Department
of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services
Commission to obtain the information described by Subsections
(b-3)(2) and (3).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.