40 Tex. Admin. Code § 809.131 - Requirements for the Texas Rising Star Program
(a) A regulated child care provider is
eligible for initial certification under the Texas Rising Star program if the
provider has a current agreement to serve Commission-subsidized children and:
(1) has a permanent (nonexpiring) license or
registration from CCR;
(2) has at
least 12 months of licensing history with CCR and does not exceed the points
threshold for high and medium-high CCR deficiencies within the most recent
6-month period as established in the Texas Rising Star guidelines pursuant to
§809.130(d)(4), and is not on:
(A)
corrective action with a Board pursuant to Subchapter F of this
chapter;
(B) a "Notice of Freeze"
with the Commission pursuant to Texas Labor Code, Chapter 213 (Enforcement of
the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act) or Chapter 61 (Payment of Wages);
or
(C) corrective or adverse action
with CCR;
(3) meets the
criteria for star-level certification in the Texas Rising Star guidelines
pursuant to §
809.130(d) of
this subchapter; and
(4) has at
minimum, a center director account registered in the Texas Early Childhood
Professional Development System Workforce Registry; or
(5) is regulated by and in good standing with
the United States Military.
(b) Regulated child care providers not
meeting the Texas Rising Star certification requirements described in this
subchapter and established in the Texas Rising Star guidelines shall be
initially designated as Entry Level if the child care provider:
(1) is not on corrective or adverse action
with CCR; and
(2) does not exceed
the points threshold for high and medium-high CCR deficiencies within the most
recent 6-month period as established in the Texas Rising Star guidelines
pursuant to §809.130(d)(4).
(c) A provider initially meeting the
requirements in subsection (b) of this section is eligible for mentoring
services through the Texas Rising Star program during the time periods
described in subsections (d) - (f) of this section.
(d) A provider shall be initially designated
as Entry Level for no more than 24 months unless approved for a waiver under
subsection (f) of this section.
(e)
An Entry Level provider will be reviewed for Texas Rising Star certification no
later than the end of the 12th month of the 24-month period. Beginning on the
18th month, an Entry Level provider will be reviewed monthly for Texas Rising
Star certification, and if it is determined that they will not be eligible by
the end of their 24-month timeframe based on the 6-month licensing review time
period (as described in subsection (a)(2) of this section), the provider shall
not receive referrals for new families as an Entry Level provider, unless the
provider is located in a child care desert or serves an underserved population
and is approved by the Agency to accept new family referrals.
(f) The Agency may approve a waiver to extend
the time limit under subsection (d) of this section if the provider is:
(1) located in a child care desert or serves
an underserved population as determined by the Agency;
(2) unable to meet the certification
requirements due to a federal or state declared emergency/disaster;
or
(3) unable to meet the
certification requirements due to conditions that the Agency determines are
outside the provider's control.
(g) Waivers approved under subsection (f) of
this section shall not exceed a total of 36 months.
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