Relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and establishing a grant program for those providers.
HB 175 creates optional certifications for child-care providers enrolled in Texas’s Rising Star Program, allowing them to improve their program rating. One required certification focuses on including children with disabilities alongside typically developing peers. Providers earning these certifications receive an extra payment, capped at the amount for a two-star-rated provider. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action May 9, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
→
Engrossed
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5 edits
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May 8, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was amended to change the funding mechanism from a reimbursement increase to a grant program, add new requirements for providers to apply for grants, and include additional administrative provisions for the commission. The effective date remains September 1, 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from solely establishing optional certifications with reimbursement increases to also creating a grant program for certified providers, with new application requirements and administrative rules.
FISCAL
Changed from providing additional reimbursement amounts to establishing a separate grant program for providers who obtain optional certifications.
REQUIREMENT
Added requirement that providers must apply for grants on forms and in the manner prescribed by commission rules.
Added requirement that grant amounts must consider the age groups of children served and provider enrollment capacity.
Added requirement for the Texas Workforce Commission to adopt rules necessary to implement the new section.
ENFORCEMENT
Added authority for the commission to solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from public or private sources.
Floor votes · House May 7, 2025
How they voted
90–48
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 144
May 7, 2025
D
Democratic59
96% Yea
R
Republican85
54% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Talarico
DDemocratic
P
Lauren Simmons
DDemocratic
P
MG
Mary González
DDemocratic
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