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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the evaluation of child-care providers participating in |
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the Texas Rising Star Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2308.3155, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The commission shall, using a competitive procurement |
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process that complies with all federal and state laws, select a |
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single entity to oversee a statewide roster of qualified assessors |
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to evaluate child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising |
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Star Program during the initial certification process and at any |
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other time during the provider's participation in the program. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2308.320, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2308.320. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDERS. Each |
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board shall provide technical assistance to Texas Rising Star |
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Program providers and to providers seeking certification under the |
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Texas Rising Star Program, including providing: |
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(1) [a child development specialist to serve as an |
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evaluator of the provider during the certification process; |
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[(2)] a mentor or coach to a Texas Rising Star Program |
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provider to meet regularly with the provider and provide child care |
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resources to the provider, including developmentally appropriate |
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books, materials, and equipment; |
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(2) [(3)] consumer information regarding the |
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selection of quality child care for parents of children enrolled in |
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the program; and |
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(3) [(4)] parenting education information for parents |
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of children enrolled in the program, including information about |
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parenting classes that are available in the area or on the Internet. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall complete the |
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initial competitive procurement process required under Section |
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2308.3155(d), Government Code, as added by this Act, to select the |
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entity to oversee a statewide roster of assessors for Texas Rising |
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Star Program providers. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |