Sec. 2308.3155. TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM. (a) The Texas Rising Star Program is a voluntary, quality-based child care rating system of child care providers participating in the commission's subsidized child care program.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules to administer the Texas Rising Star Program, including:
(1) guidelines for rating a child-care provider who provides child care to a child younger than 13 years of age, including infants and toddlers, enrolled in the subsidized program; and
(2) a timeline and process for regularly reviewing and updating the quality standards used to determine the rating system that includes the commission's consideration of input from interested parties regarding those standards.
(c) The commission shall make money available to each board to hire necessary employees to provide technical assistance under Section 2308.320 from the child care and development block grant. In addition, a board may use money available from other public or private sources to hire necessary employees for the program.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.