89R3580 MM-D     By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 175       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care   providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and   reimbursement rates for those providers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 2308, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 2308.3156 to read as follows:          Sec. 2308.3156.  OPTIONAL CERTIFICATIONS FOR TEXAS RISING   STAR PROGRAM. (a) As part of the Texas Rising Star Program, the   commission shall create optional certifications that a child-care   provider may obtain to enhance the provider's rating under the   program.          (b)  The optional certifications created under Subsection   (a) must include a certification for child-care providers who   provide for the inclusion of children with disabilities with their   typically developing peers.          (c)  The commission shall provide a child-care provider who   receives an optional certification under this section with an   additional reimbursement amount. The additional reimbursement   amount may not exceed the reimbursement amount for a Texas Rising   Star Program provider with a two-star rating.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.