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Bill would let local workforce boards top-up childcare reimbursements for high-quality providers in low-income areas
Summary
House Bill 2294 would let local workforce development boards reimburse Texas Rising Star providers at the maximum quality-based rate even when local published rates are lower, using local funds, to reduce childcare deserts and stabilize providers in low-income areas.
The Committee on State Affairs heard House Bill 2294, a measure by Representative Sophronia Thompson explained in the Senate by Dean Zaffirini, that would allow workforce development boards greater flexibility to reimburse providers participating in the Texas Rising Star (TRS) quality system at the TRS maximum quality rate even when local market-published rates are lower.
Supporters, including Children at Risk,…
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