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| 1 | 1 | 89R3580 MM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 175 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care | |
| 10 | 10 | providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and | |
| 11 | 11 | reimbursement rates for those providers. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 2308, Government Code, is | |
| 14 | 14 | amended by adding Section 2308.3156 to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | Sec. 2308.3156. OPTIONAL CERTIFICATIONS FOR TEXAS RISING | |
| 16 | 16 | STAR PROGRAM. (a) As part of the Texas Rising Star Program, the | |
| 17 | 17 | commission shall create optional certifications that a child-care | |
| 18 | 18 | provider may obtain to enhance the provider's rating under the | |
| 19 | 19 | program. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) The optional certifications created under Subsection | |
| 21 | 21 | (a) must include a certification for child-care providers who | |
| 22 | 22 | provide for the inclusion of children with disabilities with their | |
| 23 | 23 | typically developing peers. | |
| 24 | 24 | (c) The commission shall provide a child-care provider who | |
| 25 | 25 | receives an optional certification under this section with an | |
| 26 | 26 | additional reimbursement amount. The additional reimbursement | |
| 27 | 27 | amount may not exceed the reimbursement amount for a Texas Rising | |
| 28 | 28 | Star Program provider with a two-star rating. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |