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By: Thompson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 2294 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2025; |
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May 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic |
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Development; May 14, 2025, rereferred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 23, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 23, 2025, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers |
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participating in 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 2308.3151, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Each board may reimburse a Texas Rising Star Program |
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provider in the board's area at the board's maximum rate of |
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reimbursement for the provider's Texas Rising Star Program rating |
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level regardless of the provider's published rate only if paying |
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the higher reimbursement rate does not reduce the commission's |
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target performance measure for the average number of children |
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served each day for children receiving subsidized child care in the |
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workforce development area served by the board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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