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Public commenter urges TWC to ask Sunset Commission to include Texas pre-K partnerships and Texas Rising Star
Summary
Kayla Linder told the commission the Sunset Commission report on TWC omits TWC’s Texas pre-K partnerships and the Texas Rising Star quality-rating system and said those programs affect subsidy money and deserve explicit inclusion; she said she submitted formal comments to the Sunset Commission.
A Kayla Linder delivered a public comment at the start of the June 28 meeting urging the Texas Workforce Commission to ensure the Sunset Commission’s review captures TWC’s work on Texas pre-K partnerships and the Texas Rising Star quality-rating program.
Linder told commissioners the Sunset report lacked detail about the time and energy TWC devotes to pre-K partnerships and noted a 24-person committee within TWC that focuses on those partnerships. She also said the Texas Rising Star program — the state’s quality-rating system for child-care providers — was omitted and is pivotal to subsidy administration.
Linder said she had submitted formal comments to the Sunset Commission but wanted to highlight the omissions for the commission record. Commissioners thanked her for the input and noted the comment had been received.
Ending: The public comment was recorded and commissioners moved on to the agenda; staff confirmed the submitted public comment and said they would consider it in the Sunset review process.
