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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a process for determining the rating level of certain |
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child-care facilities operated by providers participating in the |
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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 (b-3) to read as follows: |
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(b-3) The commission shall develop a process by which the |
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commission may apply the four-star rating level of an existing |
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child-care facility operated by a Texas Rising Star Program |
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provider to a new child-care facility opened by the provider in the |
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same city, postal code, or county. The new child-care facility may |
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retain the four-star rating level applied under this subsection for |
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not longer than six months after the date the provider opens the |
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facility. During the six months described by this subsection, the |
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provider must demonstrate the provider's efforts to ensure the new |
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child-care facility is able to meet eligibility requirements for |
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initial certification under the Texas Rising Star Program. The |
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process developed under this subsection must require that for a new |
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child-care facility to which this subsection applies: |
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(1) the provider obtains an initial permit from the |
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Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(2) the commission completes a full assessment of the |
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facility not later than six months after the date the provider opens |
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the facility; and |
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(3) the commission waives requirements related to |
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licensing history for the facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |