Bill Text: TX SB694 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the evaluation of child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB694 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB694-Introduced.html
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By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 694 |
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relating to the evaluation of child-care providers participating in | ||
the Texas Rising Star Program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2308.3155, Government Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | ||
(d) The commission shall, using a competitive procurement | ||
process that complies with all federal and state laws, select a | ||
single entity to oversee a statewide roster of qualified assessors | ||
to evaluate child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising | ||
Star Program during the initial certification process and when a | ||
provider applies for a higher level of certification. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 2308.320, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2308.320. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDERS. Each | ||
board shall provide technical assistance to Texas Rising Star | ||
Program providers and to providers seeking certification under the | ||
Texas Rising Star Program, including providing: | ||
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provider to meet regularly with the provider and provide child care | ||
resources to the provider, including developmentally appropriate | ||
books, materials, and equipment; | ||
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selection of quality child care for parents of children enrolled in | ||
the program; and | ||
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of children enrolled in the program, including information about | ||
parenting classes that are available in the area or on the Internet. | ||
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall complete the | ||
initial competitive procurement process required under Section | ||
2308.3155(d), Government Code, as added by this Act, to select the | ||
entity to oversee a statewide roster of assessors for Texas Rising | ||
Star Program providers. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |