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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care |
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providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and |
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reimbursement rates for those providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 2308, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2308.3156 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2308.3156. OPTIONAL CERTIFICATIONS FOR TEXAS RISING |
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STAR PROGRAM. (a) As part of the Texas Rising Star Program, the |
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commission shall create optional certifications that a child-care |
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provider may obtain to enhance the provider's rating under the |
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program. |
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(b) The optional certifications created under Subsection |
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(a) must include a certification for child-care providers who |
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provide for the inclusion of children with disabilities with their |
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typically developing peers. |
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(c) The commission shall provide a child-care provider who |
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receives an optional certification under this section with an |
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additional reimbursement amount. The additional reimbursement |
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amount may not exceed the reimbursement amount for a Texas Rising |
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Star Program provider with a two-star rating. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |