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Committee considers bill to allow higher reimbursement for high-quality childcare in low‑income areas
Summary
Senate Bill 972 would let local workforce boards pay Texas Rising Star providers up to the maximum quality-based rate even when local published market rates are lower; proponents said it could reduce 'childcare deserts' while resource witnesses described safeguards.
Senate Bill 972 drew several providers and policy witnesses who described how the Texas Rising Star (TRS) quality tiers interact with local market rates and the Texas Workforce Commission’s Child Care Services (CCS) scholarship program.
The bill, as described by the author, would allow workforce development boards flexibility to reimburse TRS‑certified providers at the maximum quality‑level rate for their rating even when the provider’s published private-pay rate in a low‑income area is lower. That option would be allowed only if it does not reduce the average number of children served each day under the CCS program in the board’s area.
Proponents said the…
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