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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the rating of child-care providers participating in the |
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Texas Rising Star Program that install certain safety barriers. |
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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 2308.3157 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2308.3157. OUTDOOR SAFETY FEATURES FOR TEXAS RISING |
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STAR PROGRAM PROVIDERS; GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall |
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provide for a higher rating under the Texas Rising Star Program for |
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a child-care provider that installs crash-rated bollards or other |
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similar safety barriers adjacent to areas of the child-care |
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provider's facility where children and staff are most likely to |
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gather including playgrounds and entrances to the facility. |
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(b) The commission shall adopt rules to administer this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt rules |
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necessary to implement Section 2308.3157, Government Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |