HB 4113
AN ACT relating to the rating of child-care providers participating in the
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
relating to the rating of child-care providers participating in the
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the rating of child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program that install certain safety barriers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 2308, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2308.3157 to read as follows: Sec. 2308.3157. OUTDOOR SAFETY FEATURES FOR TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM PROVIDERS; GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall provide for a higher rating under the Texas Rising Star Program for a child-care provider that installs crash-rated bollards or other similar safety barriers adjacent to areas of the child-care provider's facility where children and staff are most likely to gather including playgrounds and entrances to the facility. (b) The commission shall adopt rules to administer this SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 2308.3157, Government Code, as added SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Safety and related subject areas.
Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Fred Shannon
Matthew Bentley
Allison Billodeau
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Ky Ash
Nora Del Bosque
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the rating of child-care providers participating in the
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