89R3580 MM-D
By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 175
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care
providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and
reimbursement rates for those providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 2308, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2308.3156 to read as follows:
Sec. 2308.3156. OPTIONAL CERTIFICATIONS FOR TEXAS RISING
STAR PROGRAM. (a) As part of the Texas Rising Star Program, the
commission shall create optional certifications that a child-care
provider may obtain to enhance the provider's rating under the
program.
(b) The optional certifications created under Subsection
(a) must include a certification for child-care providers who
provide for the inclusion of children with disabilities with their
typically developing peers.
(c) The commission shall provide a child-care provider who
receives an optional certification under this section with an
additional reimbursement amount. The additional reimbursement
amount may not exceed the reimbursement amount for a Texas Rising
Star Program provider with a two-star rating.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.